Cheapest DIY Forge
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2024
- Howdy everyone, This video is less of a direct tutorial, and more just a catalyst to spark your imagination and innovation. Have fun building the forge, you should see it as less of a chore and more of a fun challenge to try and overcome with unique solutions. Plus, playing with fire is always fun! Just make certain you are safe, but burning yourself is part of the journey as well! And as always, have a fantastic day!
I've been deep diving into Blacksmithtube. This was by far one of the best beginner vids I've seen
Thank you! I wanted to talk more about the ideas that you need to execute upon, rather than giving you a step-by-step guide, because when I was starting out, I had to watch a bunch of step-by-step guides and try to discern the main concepts. Good luck on your blacksmithing journey!
@@Anvil_knockerYou should split your fire wood down to 3/4" x 6"- 12" pieces I process drift wood washed up from a local river To my clay forge and it will get your steel up to temp quick.
My grandfather's forge was made basically this way except with sand in a 5 foot square box with an old hand crank blower that I still have.
Your grandfather knows his stuff! Sand is far better for this because it settles in a controlled manner, and insulated better. Also, those old hand crank blowers are worth their weight in gold! Wish I had one… or several.
The Con Air Nic Cage reference was pure gold.
Thank you! I have always thought it was a weird name for a hair blow dryer
I really liked that quick hammer interlude, I feel like it added a fair amount to your video.
Thank you, I figured even things like that should be added to the video, lust to show the daily “chores” that you might need to do
Okay, I was ready to dis you and go watch something mo' betta, but your 'silliness' finally got through me and it was really entertaining. Besides that, you proved your 'obviously ridiculous' ideas were quite good and that you had the skills to prove it. Well done!
The strategy of all fools is to wear down people until they are entertained
Glad to see that it’s working
My neighbors will love this
Dude, this is an absolutely fantastic tutorial. I love how you broke it down to be as bare-bones cheap, simple, and realistic as possible, which is exactly what most beginners need! I am definitely going to replicate this set up in the coming weeks. Thanks!
Thank you so much, and you are very welcome! I wish you the best of luck on your forging journey :)
I did this in high-school. My anvil was a chunk of railroad I ordered off of eBay for $20 and secured to a stump. It worked extremely well. You can grind the top down to make it more flat if needed. My forge was just a hole on top of a very small hill with a scrap piece of metal pipe sticking out. I built a little stand out of sticks for an electric leaf blower to rest on. I was able to make a crappy knife with it and mess around.
Edit: I used that exact same harbor freight hammer.
I always love hearing peoples first forging adventures, it sounds almost identical to what I made!
This is a fantastic video. Make sure to keep your handles oiled up with boiled linseed oil so they aren't dried out and weakened.
No worries, I actually have done this for so long that I have a layer of polymerized sticky linseed oil on every part of my body 24 seven.
I loved it. Always wondered how I could build my own
Hopefully, you no longer have to wonder!
The bloodied up thumb is legit!
When you’re out in the shed working every day, sometimes your thumbs just get in the way!
WOW cool project! The hook came out really well! Hope your finger is healing up!!
It’s already healed up! And thank you, it is a riot. A very calming riot, but it’s still very fun
Hair + makeup tutorial next?
Why, of course. Here’s a hint, there’s a lot of charcoal involved.
Go to the junkyard Find a 3 quarter ton or 1 ton truck Grab 1 of the drum break Off the truck Use That to build your forge A lot safer Very cheap Hold the heat longer
I have seen those brake drum forges floating around, I have always wanted to try it. Plus, everyone already knows they work great. But I figured I should do something different if I am uploading a video about it. You know, add something new to the conversation :)
lol, that was well worth watching. Good stuff brother.
Thank you!
Moving your thumb from that grip position to one without it in line with the rebound force may help prevent damaging your thumb, short and long term.
That’s a good point, I often change my hand position, like if I am doing heavier forging versus something where I need more precision
I've seen plans for this kind of forge, but I appreciate the video walkthrough - much obliged!
I’m glad that you found it useful! Hopefully you can make your own
@@Anvil_knocker with any luck! I've currently got my backyard set up to be a garden and I only have about 100 square feet to work with, but I have a forge layout for whatever our next place will be.
dude! this was an absolute treat. i hit that subscribe button so hard -- but i had ear protection, and arctic animals around my neck, so everything was fine
That combo could protect you from a category 6 hurricane
(the scale only goes up to five, but we will hold fast beyond that)
I look forward to seeing what youll make with your forge.. great video!
I made a lovely heart chain, that video is also up on my channel! It’s the one right after this video
1/2inch plate lagged on the top of a hickory stump works in a pinch
Hell yeah! Like I said, an anvil is just a piece of metal you can whack on. I know that in some areas of Africa they just use old pieces of steel not even anchored to anything, but that seems too annoying for me
3:22 your head hasn't been in the video for too long now😳
😆🤣
But it was still a good video, good job my man!
It may have accidentally been left out of frame… but at least then people don’t get distracted from my graphics
Best overview I’ve seen subbed, keep posting very fun presentation. Maby talk shop safety. Your bloody thumb would have been a great side topic😇
Thank you! If you’re curious about my thumb, I just accidentally hit it with a saw when I was working on the handle, but it was just a scratch, it was essentially all healed up the next day
I swear at least 80% of UA-camrs are Canadian.
Would you by chance happen to be located in Canada? Or do you love Maple syrup or something
glass and stone are similar to metal in that they are all dimensional to orientation, top and bottom determin the thickness, never transport glass flat, that way it is thin and weak, on edge it is as thick as the outer dimension on the vertical plane.
Fainting, do you work with glass?
@@Anvil_knocker I've drilled a bunch of bottles for bongs and hand cut a bunch of flat glass and mirrors, but havent blown any glass yet, can hand cut glass tube.
youve made this seem oddly accessible! kinda want to try it now, maybe some time later this year
I hope you get to! It’s a very enjoyable process, not to mention the forging is always so fun. tell me if you get a forge up and running
Great video 👍
Thank you! Are you interested in building your own forge or just watch things like this for fun?
@@Anvil_knocker I have built two foundries and have done a bunch of stuff in aluminum. I am only a little interested in forging , but if I ever do decide to, this video will be a huge help in making the endeavor as inexpensive as possible.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video and you have a new subscriber 👌
My brother had a forge made with a steel frame, his anvil was just a hardened steel block.
A hardened steel block is even better because you don’t get as many dents or mushrooming
@@Anvil_knocker the first thing i made in my brothers forge was a little knife out of rebar that i still have.
Love your hook. How come we didn’t see how you hurt your finger? OUCH!
It was just the saw, it was basically just a scratch that bled more than it needed to, and thank you, I had a great time with it!
Thanks for sharing 👍
Of course! I love sharing the simple and easy way to do things, I find that people feel like they need a lot to start any craft, when really you can get going with almost nothing
Your funny. Let me guess... You were the one who always had the answer in school and could never it still😂😂. Great job!
Definitely the one who could never sit still! As for the answer… depends on the subject
Subscription well earned brother
Thank you, no subscriber goes unnoticed :)
where can I buy the dirtbox-9000?
That’s the fun, you have to make it!
What if you have a balld tip hammer
Ball peen hammers work great, especially for smaller forging and riveting. But, they only really go up to 24 oz and in my opinion the best weight for a forging hammer is 3 lbs. But do remember, in the equation that dictates the force of the hammer blow, the speed is more important. So just swing what you can swing!
10:30 uhhh yeah, I would've appreciated a gore warning
It’s all right, I rubbed some dirt in it and it healed up real nice 👍🩸
Can you use coal in your furnace?
Definitely, the only problem is that would be cool produces clinker when you burn it, which is the impurities of the cold that don’t combust, so that’s why most coal furnaces have what it’s called a clinker breaker. This is positioned right where your air meets your fire, and it is designed to break up the clinker and have it fall out, with this there’s no clinker breaker so I don’t know how you get rid of clinker, but if you just manually pick it out then you shouldn’t have any problems
@@Anvil_knocker
Thank you.
I was trying to think of ways to make the burn hotter, and recalled something about coal holding more potential energy than wood, but then if wood/charcoal burn hot enough for the forging of steel that's all that's really needed.