Paint Can Forge Complete

Well, here's my paint can forge with the front and rear openings finished. The results were good, but there's a couple things I need to adjust. First...the burner opening still isn't large enough (particularly on the outside). This makes the burner placement absolutely key. Second...I need to let the forge heat fully for five minutes or slightly longer before introducing the work. As you can see about halfway through, once I adjusted the burner to a more optimal position, the interior of the forge really started to heat up (you can see it brighten considerably). Keep in mind also that the camera dims the color spectrum in daylight. What you are seeing at the end is actually a high orange.

Anyhow, I'll be working with 1"x 1/4" and 1 1/2"x1/4" stock to begin with...so heating shouldn't be any problem at all =D.

Cris

~Edit - I added a short bit at the end that shows precisely how effective this little forge is when you get things right!

Information on how I built it can be found here:
http://sbgswordforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=forgetools&action=disp...

C.

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[jack688]

How come the can isent melting? Im having such a hard time making a working forge and people on here are making them out of paint cans -_-.

[crisnrachel]

@jack688 It's not melting because it's lined with refractory blanket/mortar. I will edit the video information to include links to the forum pages where I documented the build. It's really VERY easy...cost me about $30 (less the torch), and took me about two hours total (less dry time for the refractory mortar).

If you have any other questions after reading those pages...PM me and I'll help any way I can!

Cris

[crisnrachel]

Thanks =D.

I am still slightly surprised at how well it works. That little torch doesn't exactly seem to be a powerhouse of heat lol, but the forge body seems to reflect and magnify it handily. It'll be nice to get back to making things. Very theraputic =p.

Cris

[yoicho37660]

If you wanted a forge that is a bit longer you could go to home depot or lowes and get some stove pipe and some stove pipe caps.

[ljl787]

@ConorC96

[ConorC96]

Where did you get the refractory mortar?

[NeverAReflection]

Cool forge, Cris!