Old Blacksmith Forge Blower Restoration.
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- Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2021
- Welcome back! I bought this forge blower from a friendly man on Facebook Marketplace, I have always wanted one of these, and this was the perfect candidate.
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More on forge blowers.
The forge blower is one of the most important tools in a blacksmith’s workshop. The function of the blower is to deliver a consistent air supply to the base of the fire to aid the combustion process. Supplying the fire with oxygen means that the fire can get to a temperature hot enough to manipulate and craft iron objects - without a consistent supply of oxygen, this task is nearly impossible.
Historically blacksmiths have used a number of methods to deliver airflow to the fire:
Human Lungs
Bellows
Hand Cranked Fan
Electric Blowers
PRE-MEDIEVAL ERA
In the early days, it was common for a blacksmith’s apprentice to use their lungs to blow air into a hollow tube, directly into the base of the fire. This method was not very effective as the majority of the oxygen they inhaled would get absorbed by the lungs, and the exhalation contained a lot of carbon dioxide which did not help the fire. Not only that - heavy breathing would quickly make apprentices dizzy from hyperventilation and could result in them passing out (and possibly falling into the fire!) Many apprentices would have begun their training before the age of ten. Life was tough for a blacksmith apprentice in those days, for sure. This was not an effective method, and so an alternative was sought…
MEDIEVAL ERA
The classical medieval bellows was a device made from wood and leather and was used to push air into the fire to allow the furnace to reach a high enough temperature to make iron melt. The bellows were definitely an improvement. They expelled as much oxygen out as they took in and so fed the fire with much more oxygen than human lungs could. However, life did not improve much for our young apprentice as he now had the job of operating the bellows - a dull and grueling task which lasted for hours and the repetitive movements were enough to make anyone’s arms and backache.
Bellows are constructed from two wooden panels, one with a hole cut in the center. The paddles are connected with a hinge. A leather flap that only opened one way was secured to the hole in one of the paddles. A leather bag was fixed between the paddles and a nozzle set at the head. The air would come in through the hole in one of the paddles when the bellows were pulled apart. When they were pushed back towards each other, the air would be expelled out the nozzle and into the furnace’s fire.
The bellows shown in the image here are single-chambered hand-operated bellows. Most blacksmiths would have used the much bigger double-chambered bellows. As the name suggests, these had two air-tight chambers instead of one and were much more efficient and offered a more constant airflow.
Bellows began to be displaced as the sole source of air blast in the late 19th century when mass-produced cast iron hand-cranked blowers were introduced. The centrifugal blower was invented around 1850 and has pretty much replaced bellows due in part to its compact size relative to the bellows it replaced. Today, blacksmithing bellows are antique collectible items.
MODERN-DAY
As the handle of the hand-cranked blower is turned, the fan blades whirl in their cast-iron housing and move air with centrifugal force, pushing air outward into the fan housing and the air delivery pipe. A series of gears or pulleys are often used to step up the number of turns or rotations the fan wheel makes for each turn of the crank.
In the past, the blacksmith apprentice would have operated the bellows and ensured the fire was stoked before and during the blacksmithing process. He would have needed to keep out of the way, but also be ready if required to provide additional air blast and heat the fire. This could make for a crowded workspace with injuries possible as a result. Modern forge blowers are mounted out of the way, take up far less space, and are much more convenient for the modern blacksmith.
Forge blowers with an electric motor offer the blacksmith a constant, consistent stream of air that can easily be adjusted to suit the work requirements. Electric fans come with a speed control function, a way of controlling the amount of air being fed into the fire.
Today both modern electric blowers and old hand-cranked blowers are used to provide the air blast for forge fires.
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Good morning from Southeast South Dakota
Very cool project 👍 I'm really loving that powder coating colour. Turned out perfect
Looks good!! My dad had one. It was donated to the local museum in Yankalilla, South Australia.
Beautiful restoration AJ! That silver powder coat came out amazing! Such a great contrast with the red fan blade 👌👌👌
Loved the color and the wood handle. Seems to work much better as well. Be safe there with the new c variant.
this came back to life nicely....
Now you need a forge to hook that blower up to. As always great job restoring this blower motor. I really like how it turned out.
Really like how that came out - nice restore and cool piece of equipment there! I am a fan of powder coat and it came out really well. Also like the drill press + death wheel handle maker! 🤣 Awesome video! 👍
That is one art froum you hardly ever see today using hot coals to shape metal.
Super jest to odrestaurowane pozdrawiam serdecznie 👍👍👍👍👍
Great. Seen it done soo often. Might even be able to do it alone. Love it.
Always good to watch your work. Get six-point open ends. Twelve-point will round apexes (and/or get stuck).
Nice restoration! Looks great! Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱
Awesome work my friend. Even the wooden handle was a nice touch of class.
Thank you so much Michael! I love how the handle turned out.
You find the most interesting things to restore. Nice Job on this one
Здравствуйте, очень интересный экземпляр для реставрации, посмотрел с удовольствием. 👍
Mantaap saya suka ini mas bro... 👍👍👍
That bladdy hadada .. anyway I'm going to try make one
oh...Amazing!!!
Your work is great
Good restoration. 👍
Another cracking video with an awesome looking finished item! Great work, dude! 🍻🤘💜
Thank you buddy!
really amazing restoration dear i love this
Great job but I would raise a few concerns. The white grease will not protect your gears for protracted operation. The gear box needs to be filled with 90 weight gear oil , at least to the level of the handle, to give some splash lubrication. The screw you forgot at the end is actually the fill port.
my thought as well. the lubrication for the gearbox is woefully inadequate.
The hole you put the screw in is for a grease nipple and the corresponding one on the crank shaft is the vent. You would fill the gear case with grease and when it came out the vent hole it was full. Job to be done every morning by an apprentice while stoking up the fire and preparing the coals for the day's work. Nice job, I like the grey/ silver colour of the body. That fan must be quite old as it uses flat impellers. Newer ones would be spiralled to increase the air speed and volume.
I thought it was a lithium based grease that was very potent
@@kettleshot6044 potency isn't really a factor, if there isn't enough of it... the amount of grease he put in there, will be anywhere BUT the gears after a few hours. Grease doesn't help, if it is not in the right place. The amount of grease you typically put in there ensures, that there is always enough grease between the gears.
La caja de engranes lleva grasa, no aceite, puesto que no tiene sellos de re.ten
Great restoration friend, have a nice day & Stay Safe friend !!!.
Valeu AJ! Parece uma turbina de carro. Ficou top. Abraço meu querido!
Great video,very nice job, keep doing what your doing and carry on.👍👍👍😎😎😎
The coating gives a very nice look of the metal. I had made a small seal between the two halfs
Amazing work.
Excellent job bro.
More AJ jy het my weer verstom met die restourasie pragtige werk doen so voort lekker dag vir jou
i want one of those now
Very well done! 😃👌🏼
Muy interesante vamos a tratar de acerlo gracias
Very good! Brazilian greetings!
Nicely done.
great job friend
i love it
Looks beautiful again. Now I wonder if and when you start forging metal.
Ik kijk uit naar je volgende video. Blijf gezond.
Good job
Muy bueno, gracias....!!! 🤜🏻🤛🏻🇦🇷🙋🏻♂️
Bom demais ficou excelente 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🙏🍀🇧🇷
Alright, add me among the ones whose favorite thing is the sandblasting. But the other stuff is cool too.
AJ, the ha de da gave you away at 11:26
Damn bird hahaha
Nice restoration. I have been doing restorations for years. But never filmed them. I missed out.
Its never too late!!
Nice colour
Very nice! I wonder if a rotisserie motor would turn the impeller shaft enough to maintain a constant supply of air to your coals
Very useful, especially when hooked up to a motor activated by a foot pedal, hands free
Hey AJ, have you ever done a dual valve marine bilge pump, made either of bronze or brass?
Waooooooow..... niec work 👍🏾
Baie nice goeie werk .love dit
Baie dankie!
Muy bien y con detalle
Muito bom !
جميل جدا وراءع تحفة جميلة 👍👍morroco 🇲🇦2022
Hand crank turbo! 💨
Eu já usei um peça dessa é muito boa, ficou nova.
Очень приятно видеть, что внутренности корпуса очищены, покрашены. За это отдельное спасибо 👍👍👍
I have an old blacksmith forge. I think it is like 1890's from Lancaster. Was wondering if you maybe interested in buying
nice
muy vuena eramieta jenial
Looks like a turbo for a stage coach!
Poor horse hahahaha
Did you use cold bluing on the location pins after removing the paint?
Safer alternative to gasoline for degreaser bug spray , kerosene but Awesome restoration
Top
Powder coating will make it last until you get tired of that color. Thumbs Up
Who else skipped to the end to see the blower blowing before watching the actual restoration? :-D
Умничка 👋🇰🇿
A supra turbo 😂😂
Sorry, another question, do you only FIM when it's raining? Lol
Great job, just will look better if you use one better tool in 1:27 maybe one impact driver or ratchet wrench with Allen bit?
Miata/Mk4 Supra owners just perked up.
We use this instead of the fan. 😂
Haha I have used this to heat up the BBQ fires.
Do you sell any of your restoration projects?
Middag A J ek like jou draai bank ek het ook nou iets nuuts geleer. Mooi dag vir julle
Yo hace poco restauré una fragua qué tenía un nido de hormigas entre los engranajes 😨
Good job. More explanatory captions (like what kind of grease you used) would be nice.
здорово
Something something will it fit my Honda, hyuk hyuk hyuk.
😁
Well u know its old when the impeller looks like a paddle and not a turbo
Tomorrow morning is my exam, but I think I can spare 26 min till 2 am.
Good luck with tomorrow buddy!
AmjadKhan
Don’t you need to add some oil to the gearing case??
🙄 - you saw him put white grease on the gears
@@samuelfellows6923 Yes, but that is not enpugh if it will be used as intended. The last screw he fogot is a oil hole for refill.
Red arrow.
Hey A.J., do you live in the U.K. or U.S.A.?
18:00 no you need to line up the teeth on the gears. you should have assembled all of the gears on one half of the assembly and then put on the lid.
Что это за приспособление?
Кузница воздуходувки делает уголь горение горячее
what method of painting is that???
Powder coating. You statically charge one part and then blow "plastic" powder onto it and bake it in an oven and it melts. Sort of.
@@RachaelSA thanks!
U should use Diesel for degreasing, my dad does with it and works better, is less dangerous.
Gasoline is so expensive here in Brazil that watching you using as degreaser makes me nervous ha ha. We're paying 7,20 in our currency per litre.
Dayumm isn’t ur currency based of the dollar?
Netjies
Not enough grease in the gear case....
Apart from that....okay
🇬🇧🙂
More than enough. Thank you haha
@@AJRestoration
There isn't.
When it gets warm it'll all just run out to the bottom of the gearcase...
Should be about 1/3 full
🇬🇧🙂
@@AJRestoration If you put it to use at a forge, you would want it 1/3 to 1/2 full of oil, so ambient heat doesn't melt grease and leave the gearing without lubrication.
Why do i hear hadidas
Are you from south Africa
Haha correct, that is a hadida, and yes I am in SA.
@@AJRestoration i knew it
Keep up the good work uncle
Stutututututututuyututuutt
is going in truck or car u go put nos kit
No one gonna talk about the baby crying?
Must have been a ghost.
Thought it was a turbo for about 2 seconds
Wow really well done AJ Restoration 👍
Никогда не откручивайте так винты как на 4:04! Отвертка может соскочить и продырявит руку.
Да автору пох
Very good restoration 👍
मोबाइल नंबर और एड्रेस