Quarantine Forge! Super simple DIY forge and anvil
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Just another video on stuff to do while stuck at home and losing your mind!
Made a hole in the ground forge and turned a railroad spike into the simplest stake anvil possible.
Got a little help with this one as I've been having a rough time and its hard to make the words happen when I'm not doing so well. Remember folks, its always ok to ask for help if you need it. Or sheepishly accept help that is offered. - Навчання та стиль
Very nice job useing what you have. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. God bless.
Thanks! Weird looking back on this video almost two years later...
I got inspired by your video so that's why I am making one like this but modified cool video great narration
Glad to hear it :D I'd love to see pics or video when you get it going. Be safe, use PPE and all that .
So, I tried something similar to this at my house.... And I went and got a hair dryer from Good Will... Well, it died before I got the fire too hot, so I hijacked my brother's miniature Shop Vac, and switched the hose around to blow.
Needless to say, it goes through fuel super fast, but holy cow, it gets HOT. I was only trying to melt a bunch of soda cans, and it melted the cast iron bowl I was using as a crucible, as well as the tip of the steel pipe I had to focus the vac stream without getting the hose too close to the fire and risk damaging it...
All in all, I had a bunch of fun. Also, a lot of dog food cans are made of steel, and can be used as one time use crucibles, though after you're done with the first go, they quickly rust and fall apart.
Keep up the great work with your awesome videos!
Oh dang, yeah I bet that burned hot! You really don't need much air at all, especially when you're forging and not casting. Sounds like a good time :D And thanks!
@lou Don't worry, I got plenty of ventilation and distance.
Thanks for the concern though!
@lou Just remember, it matters WHERE you put it too. Mine was up on top of a hill with nothing but a bench and some cinder blocks around.
@lou Sounds good to me! I never managed to get my hands on fire bricks. I just use the concrete mix that King Of Random did for their portable furnace, it tends to work pretty well, but it falls apart if it gets too wet and such.
Love your videos man
You are what you tube should be good content small channels that you can actually ask questions on and contact the creator not one of those corporate channels that do it only for the money thank you for being one of those you tubers.
I do what I can :)
Loved the narration.
Great video as always Bennett, just this afternoon my brother in law was quizzing me on making a forge as he has recently taken to the idea trying it. I shall send him this link, all the best and hopr you are well.
Rob
Thanks Rob. I suggest he not even bother with the bricks and just use dirt/clay. They ended up being more trouble than help.
@@BennettTheSmith Yes I had a similar setup when I first started out using concrete bricks and a old hoover set to blow. They only lasted a couple of heats before they perished. I liked the steak anvil idea tho, kudos.
Cool video. Some good ideas
I must be as bored as you guys. I watched the whole video. From quarantine Lockdown in Australia.
I'm assuming that was a non-galvanized nail? The whole family here looking forward to the possibility of a live stream...well...my wife probably doesn't care, but the kids and I are looking forward to it.
I'm looking into how to do a stream. I probably just need the cable to connect my good camera to the computer. And yep, not galvanized. Just your run-of-the-mill "big ol rusty nail". My mother found a box em for me, each about the size of a pencil. Good stock for small projects.
OMGGG I thought you were talking to me hahah when you said you heard the car snoring and as soon as you said that my cat snored
heh. Nice. :D
I think this was one of my favourite videos from you. Super chill and low budget :) Would LOVE a livestream btw. Ideas for it, I would like to see something small that can be completed in an entire livestream. Hope you are keeping well :)
Honestly, this was a brilliant video XD
Edit: if you do decide to live stream? i cant wait for that!
Hand the camera and have her follow you while you work so you can have more vids.
That narrator is a keeper, no offense to your witty sense of humor and voice 😁
More stuff like this would be great. Love your videos, only one problem though:
Not enough of them! Keep up the great work.
Loved the video and great narration by the way lol I think she could easily replace you if you're not careful lol joking of course lol I like the imagination of something to do when your quarantined. Stay healthy my friends
I must know why he was pouring water on the stump.
It's the most important part of the video to me
The water was to keep the heat of the spike from burning the hole wider - which would leave the spike loose instead of held firmly in place. I also quenched off the bottom of the spike before pounding it in. Dumping water over the spike after hammering was also just to cool it to prevent the wood from burning. It's possible that it also slightly hardened the spike, but only a little and that wasn't the main intent.
So I should ask you a question--
Unfortunately unable to enjoy this. The video playback was really glitchy. Other videos are playing fine. Shame, I got really excited when I saw that you'd uploaded.
Ok, never mind. It plays fine on my phone, but not my tv.
Ah, youtube.