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MY FIRST INSTRUCTABLE!!!!!!! Improvised Coal/Charcoal Forge

MY FIRST INSTRUCTABLE!!!!!!! Improvised Coal/Charcoal Forge
MY FIRST INSTRUCTABLE!!!!!!! This is a forge made from some old and some modern, recycled / used metal parts. This forge is not limited to specific design as I added or took away parts as I saw fit.
 
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Step 1Materials

Materials
2-4 Brake Discs ( Very useful as either Firepot, Anvil, and / or Lid)
A Fan / Bellows or Vacuum cleaner engine I used a fan although a more DIRECT AIR SOURCE is better*
A stand anything heavy duty, NOT FLAMMABLE , and STURDY will work. I used A frame of some unknown machine and a 1/4" thick plate of steel with a hole in the middle
Water to quench / cool the glowing Steel.
A Metal bucket for the water
A Hammer
Blacksmiths Tongs/ Vise Grips
Metal chisel I used some kind of wedge/ an Axe head another blade like thing and a railroad spike
Fire Poker I used a rusty Door hinge
COAL and or CHARCOAL
METAL STOCK ( I used a file, steel rods and bars are also acceptable)
A vise

Safety
Heavy and or insulated leather or fireproof gloves
Safety goggles
WATER
Firstaid kit
A Phone just in case

*More air = hotter fire
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7 comments
Jan 2, 2009. 11:34 AMadmin says:
This is a great Instructable, but you need to add a main image of the final project to the intro step. Please do that and leave me a message when you have so that we can publish your work. Thanks!
Oct 23, 2011. 4:08 PMpfred2 says:
I like the artwork you used in your article. I think it is very striking and direct. Did you make it yourself? If yes what did you use? I've been trying to go more in this direction myself. I am not good drawing on computers though so it hasn't been going very well for me yet.
Sep 16, 2011. 1:51 PMNATIVEBOY says:
for a first instuctable i rate it a 4.9/5
Nov 11, 2009. 10:09 PMGksarmy says:
 like the admins were saying, i mean, it's nice...but it really doesn't look TOO professional...pictures owuld be a HUGE plus :)
May 21, 2009. 9:50 AMDerin says:
If you write detailed instructions,your project will be taken more seriously.Otherwise,you can take photos and make it a slideshow.

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