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12-17-2015, 01:43 PM
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Building a simple forge questions
Will this refractory cement work for filling a coffee can for making a forge? I know it's meant for mortaring together the brick but wondering if it could take the heat?
Or would it be best to make a two brick forge with side orifice for the propane torch tip?
Thinking this may be an option for heat treating 1084 steel before tempering, using a standard propane torch.
I have a burnout oven kiln at work but looking for a simple home option.
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12-22-2015, 04:49 AM
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12-22-2015, 08:09 AM
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A simple metal tube like a piece of stove pipe lined with Kaowool would be a far better option...
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12-22-2015, 07:55 PM
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Okay thanks. I'm rethinking this whole idea. At my work I have use of an electric oven with controlled temperatures. Giving that up for a homemade propane forge and "guestimated" temperatures isn't making a whole lot of sense. It's mostly the convenience factor of having it at home that is appealing. Thanks for the input. And thank you Crex for the pm.
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12-22-2015, 08:54 PM
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I'm not saying a forge is better than a controlled furnace, only that a forge made the way I suggested makes more sense for a beginning knifemaker than one built the way you were thinking. That aside, pretty much every knife maker learns to heat treat his simple carbon steel blades in such a forge. Most do it for purely financial considerations, but some because its closer to being traditional. If the truth be known, I think they just like to play with the fire and hot steel ...
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12-23-2015, 04:57 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ray Rogers
I'm not saying a forge is better than a controlled furnace, only that a forge made the way I suggested makes more sense for a beginning knifemaker than one built the way you were thinking. That aside, pretty much every knife maker learns to heat treat his simple carbon steel blades in such a forge. Most do it for purely financial considerations, but some because its closer to being traditional. If the truth be known, I think they just like to play with the fire and hot steel ...
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Well I gotta admit, it IS pretty cool to heat treat like that and it's getting right down to the roots of metal working...sort of anyway. :-)
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