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Front and rear pieces along with manifold bracketry to form a blacksmith forge. I built this as a project for my son in law and it worked out really well. The 90 degree slots in the front and rear covers accomodate 2" x 1/8" angle iron, so you can make the forge as long or short as you want it to be while you are setting it up. They get welded shut when you are closing the box off. Should be some of the last welds you put on the box. I ran the angle iron through and used that to keep it square while I cut the inset panels to close the forge off. Will need to pull at least one of them out to get your walls in. I left 3 walls in and tack welded the walls inside before I put the top on and welded the whole thing shut on the outside. Origianlly I had designed a 5 port manifold for this but I struggled with getting it completely sealed up, so I ran to the hardware store and purchased a 6 port manifold and blocked one port off. That is why there are small tabs on the bracketry, so that you could weld them to your manifold and bolt it on. The brace is used in the center of the bracketry to support the weight and keep it from bowing. I purchased 2 tube clamps from the hardware store and made 2 tabs that ran across the center of the bracket and welded them on to hold the hardware store manifold in place. You can use whatever you want as far as the walls are concerned. You will have to create the walls once you choose the size of box you want to make. Our walls are made out of 1/8" steel, but that is what we had, so we used it. The furnace back cover has an opening in the center that is the same size as the front plate thus completing the tunnel through the box. I did forget to incorporate the 4 mounting holes for the back cover when I designed the rear plate. Those can be added last with a drill however. Sadly I lost the design files for this and all I have are the NC codes, so I could not correct that before I posted it. I know, I know, the welds look like crap. I am not a professional. LOL
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5 months ago
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propane forge box Blacksmith forge box
- Furnace back cover.nc
- Furnace bracketry.nc
- Furnace end 2.nc
- Furnace ends.nc
- Brace.nc
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- Done 1.jpg
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Jim Clark (OP) - 5 months ago
The 4 small biscuts that get cut out of the center of the rear plate are gussetts that I used as supports behind the legs. They run from the bottom of the angle iron down to the back of the feet to add some support should you want to used solid refractory cement as your lining over a Kaowool set up. I am sure that the 1/8" steel that I used would be fine, but I feel that you can never be too careful when you are talking about a furnace.