I would greatly prefer a hand crank type blower . Being the hillbilly that I am , It`s gotta be cheap ! Anybody got any sugestions on what I could use ?
2007-08-01 15:08:40 · 5 answers · asked by Hillbilly 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Many forges used bellow type air supplies.
Try freecycle groups in your area. Here is the link.
http://www.freecycle.org/groups/
Good Luck.
2007-08-01 15:21:23 · answer #1 · answered by Comp-Elect 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No offense at all, but certainly labor intensive and possibly inconsistant.
I also applaud SHRESH. This forum has as decen a search situation as the WWW, especially as it relates to same or similar questions asked, yet I suspect it's largely UNUSED?
Without knowing at all the purpose for the forge, but having some farmer knowledge of their purpose in general, why not do the shop vac thing? or a leaf blower? To maintain any temperature high enough to actually FORGE steel, it seems a hand bellows, or one hooked up to a bicycle, might not be so constant.
2007-08-01 16:30:30 · answer #2 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could you weld a bike pedal to a blower wheel off a A/C unit, and somehow use a piece of duct that the air could blow down toward your coals?
don't relaly know just throwing out some idea
actually , see this link, it has been asked before :)
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070601090706AATwlAl
2007-08-01 15:59:25 · answer #3 · answered by sreshowtime 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gotta go with the shop vac!
2007-08-01 17:32:32 · answer #4 · answered by Bob L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use exhaust of a shop vac. if you stick with it then get all the little goodies.
2007-08-01 15:34:31 · answer #5 · answered by hotdogseeksbun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋