I use a pit forge to melt my lead that I collect to make bullets. Easy to make and easy to cover when you are finished. Thanks for the awsome videos keep up the great work.
You have to enable comments on your 1800 degrees 1/2" steel. That was some funny shit. Regardless of the conspiracy theory around it, your example was hilarious. The best part was tossing the steel to the ground and walking away. I don't know why it was so damn funny to me but I'm still laughing. Great video!
Just getting into blacksmithing, your videos are very helpful. Thank you sir for your time. Also, your hat and apron are awesome. Your mom jokes are pretty awesome too.
Cool really liked the video more forge videos info on each one is a good idea. Did I hear you say banana leaf bellows. Whas that just meant as a joke or did you manage to see someone do it. I got more than enough bananas around here.
Ok cool thanks for letting me know. See what you mean, but maybe good enough for travel somewhere and the putting it together would not be to much work. Like what the guy in the modern blacksmith had, where he hangs it in the tree and the chimney is like a rocket stove for the airflow. Cheers.
when you cover the ribbon forge can you include the kind of cast able you use for them it would be very helpful try to get mine up thank you for your time and effort to keep up the great content
I have looked at the forge from Devil Forge, from what I see people have been please with it. Can some one tell me the benefits/reason for a forge with two burners as opposed to one?
Glad to see your a master of physics that explained away everything that happened that day, what happened to building 7 if you are so smart? Did office fires bring it down? A black smith like you your self should be intelligent enough to realize that no amount of burning furniture is going to bring steel to the point of melting. Come on man you seem somewhat of a smart guy. Get it together...
Your moronic jet fuel melts steel beams video made me laugh my ass off and I immediately subscribed. I don't regret it. You've given me much happiness and knowledge. The knowledge is awesome, the comedy to my liking
This message is about the anti truther video on the melting point of steel... Would the steel bar you claimed was 1900 degrees have bent with 250 pounds pressing downwards... we all know steel bends at certain points when pressure is applied even when not heated ..either way cool video .. except for the get a job commet was uncalled for . You're Assuming people who question the governments version of why the towers collapsed are unemployed.
You can actually buy a small induction "forge" for like $20 bucks on eBay. All you'd need is to add power. These are fairly low powered things, almost more for play then anything, but they could definitely be scaled up if you've got the skill to do so.
Worlds simplest gas forge, weed burner with some fire bricks to contain the heat. I've even seen a propane torch for doing plumbing work and a single brick with a hole for the torch and hole for the stuff you want to heat up. Small stuff that is. Big thing is, it aint that complicated. Don't over think it. Just make heat. Heat steel. Hit steel with something heavy on something hard. Have fun.
Sorry...only came to thank you for you jet fuel melt steel beams debunk video. i undserstand turning off the comments. I think that is still my favourit video on yt,,,history! just awesome..... Although....safety... do you really throw freeking hot steel rods on the floor.
Very nice instructional video I love your work thank you I watch em all and I appreciate him very much I'm just starting out I'm a one-handed blacksmith beginner and I built what I like to call a Vortex Forge
Greetings from Denmark Trenton. A somewhat weird question... Would it be safe to assume that gasforges emit less particles (fewer types) than coalforges? And could you apply any type of filter? Feel free to ignore the question if it seems too random
Just finished building my dirt table forge. Just need to connect the pipe to the blower. When I upgrade to a (gas probably) forge, I can just tear down the dirt forge and recycle.
I use Kingsford charcoal for only one thing. To anneal a piece of steel. It works quite well since it produces so much ash that it covers the steel to slow the cooling process. Eventually I was able to collect enough ash to stop using Kingsford all together. Now I just use the forge to heat the steel and place it in the large bucket of ash.
I built a propane forge out of an old helium tank and some kast-o-lite 21 refractory and I built a burner based off of a few different designs and just what I could think of. The burner isn't powerful enough but if I make it forced air (which I usually do now), it gets too hot and melts my steel (I've melted a few railroad spikes by accident) what do you suggest I do to tune it down a bit?
Shalor McKee join www.iforgeiron.com and post pictures of your forge and burner. There are a number of propane forge gurus (including Wayne Coe) there who are on every day and will happily help you out. Just be ready for some straight forward, no nonsense input. The box of dirt forge Trent talked about in this video is called a JABOD (just a box of dirt) and was originated by one of the old timers who is on Iforgeiron every day as well. Tons of knowledge there...I can't even explain... If you search "Wayne Coe artist blacksmith" you will find Wayne's site where he gives plans and layouts for building your own forge. He is t a fan of buying premade because you can get something better and cheaper making your own.
Could you provide any insight in to starting metal working while living in a city. I have a small back yard and a garage to work with but I got neighbors right next door on all sides. Safety is an issue and noise is an issue. That being said, I have a couple of anvils, one small, one medium and am looking to create some useful tools and items. Love the videos. Keep them coming. Cheers.
a small gas forge should be relatively safe to use in your garage/at the door of your garage. would probably start by asking for some general information from the city, noise ordinances and such, then negotiate with your neighbors (if you're just doing this as a hobby for the moment, then maybe just ask if a few hours on Saturdays would be ok, or something) show them you're trying to be reasonable and maybe things will work out. if that's a no go, ask around for any private shops in industrial zones that would be willing to rent you a corner or something. make your gear portable(so it can be put out of the way when you are not using it) and then just arrange that you can come by on off hours. maybe look for lawn/landscape shops that are empty after they leave to work for the day. maybe if there is enough interest in your area you could go for the private gym model and as a group rent a space.
If you check out the video I have on my channel you'll see my forge it's a combination of a couple kinds from what you have on this list in a way it qualifies as both type one and two it's a brake rotor in a table made from old red chimney bricks and clay and sand for mortor as well since everyone knows that red bricks will pop and break from too much heat so I've built up a thick layer of clay and sand to work as an instructor as well as it's got forced air from the bottom it's pretty cool you should check that out
Kenneth Ashley gonna check out your video. I use very old red bricks to shape my fire and make it higher if I need and all they do is melt a little. The clinker REALLY likes to build up on them and, after a while, they become insulated by it. That's the problem with clay and sand too. Clinker really likes it.
Maybe not the exact video to ask this but I have access to gray and ductile iron I was recently told to forget about iron and work with/just buy steel any thoughts on this topic ?
They are just a solid fuel forge for light work. If you start with raw wood, there is a ton of flame and the coals will burn up before the wood has a chance to cook down and replace it
Have you heard of starlite? You should try it and see what applications you can use it for. Very cheap diy heat shield. 10 parts cornstarch 1 part baking soda and enough water to make it a putty. It really sucks getting it mixed but once it is you can spread it out and use as a heatshield. I was just thinking of using it in a dirt table design like you spoke of
Do you have an email address or other contact information? I would like some quick thoughts on my forge set up and its pretty long for the comments section.
I just watched about 5 of your videos. You just got yourself a new subscriber. I've been interested in blacksmithing and bladesmithing since I was a kid, but I've never had the time or means to get into it. Next year, I am determined to start trying it out, and your videos are a great starting point. Thank you!
Good info Trenton. Beginners sometimes get overwhelmed by choices. Simple is almost always the best choice, and the most economical way to begin this craft.
Thank you for all your video's, l love the yard forge the best. After watching all the forging video's l can find, you are the best at what you do. Keep up the good work.
Induction is awesome but very power hungry. As a journeyman electrician I've seen em. And kinda scared by how awesomely fast they can be. It's like a welder with no arc just pumping that heat
tek413 It's also awesome how quickly they can turn a solid piece of quality steel into a puddle of slag if you aren't paying attention. You DO NOT EVER look away from your workpiece when using an induction forge.
Hi. No there wasn't, you're believing massively disproven lies. There's no evidence, actual photos, or otherwise. If there had been there'd have been a massive pool of steel that solidified and would have been impossible to hide. Reevaluate what you consider valid sources. Find a job ;)
I'm just here because comments were disabled on another video. lol if you disable the comments you disable your own validation of said video. You know the video
And this numbskull wants you to believe it weakened the entire structure of 100+floors. But he knows he's wrong and thats why he disabled comments on his idiotic video
by itself not to the point of liquid HOWEVER since your comment clearly refers to a plane on 9 - 11 ... what do you think those buildings re made of? btw induction caused in that building along with the jetfuel making the power lines in the building hit the steel beams as well as all the office furniture , computers and other such things you would find in those buildings would absolutely do what happened
Thats not entirely true.. What this guy isn't considering when he did his 9/11 video is the shape of the steel beams. Its one thing to heat up and bend a square bar, but an I-beam would require the fire to be directed consistently from multiple angles, which just doesn't happen with natural fires. So.. sure, if you gave me jet fuel, and office equipment to feed the fire + some wind I could probably heat a single piece of square bar enough to bend if I really tried. Its the structural integrity of the I-beams and the structural layout of the building skeleton that make it impossible to melt naturally. As a fellow blacksmith I hate to say this, but that guys video indicates hes a bit of a simple minded dingbat.
You would need that perfect storm of conditions to happen consistently across a huge portion of the structural beams at the same time in order for that to cause a natural collapse... The odds of that are... beyond our comprehension. The odds of it happening 3 times in one day in one place... I doubt it. I'm not saying I know for sure.. because I wasn't there, but I highly doubt those things came down naturally.
I use a pit forge to melt my lead that I collect to make bullets. Easy to make and easy to cover when you are finished. Thanks for the awsome videos keep up the great work.
You have to enable comments on your 1800 degrees 1/2" steel. That was some funny shit. Regardless of the conspiracy theory around it, your example was hilarious. The best part was tossing the steel to the ground and walking away. I don't know why it was so damn funny to me but I'm still laughing. Great video!
Just getting into blacksmithing, your videos are very helpful. Thank you sir for your time.
Also, your hat and apron are awesome.
Your mom jokes are pretty awesome too.
Great information sir!! Thank you!!
That hat is fantastic. I need a hat like that in my life.
Thank you messaged you last night about this and wake up to this.
excellent intro! thank you!
Excited to get started banging on some steel. I have a terrible neighbor and commercial zoning so it looks like "light industrial" noise is in order.
Cool really liked the video more forge videos info on each one is a good idea. Did I hear you say banana leaf bellows. Whas that just meant as a joke or did you manage to see someone do it. I got more than enough bananas around here.
No, its real thing. Not a great thing, but a real thing
Ok cool thanks for letting me know. See what you mean, but maybe good enough for travel somewhere and the putting it together would not be to much work. Like what the guy in the modern blacksmith had, where he hangs it in the tree and the chimney is like a rocket stove for the airflow. Cheers.
when you cover the ribbon forge can you include the kind of cast able you use for them it would be very helpful try to get mine up thank you for your time and effort to keep up the great content
That moment when you don't understand that steel beams were found cut diagonally at ground zero
Tfw you're a Dumbass truther and don't realize there were people cutting steel within hours of the collapse to rescue survivors
I have looked at the forge from Devil Forge, from what I see people have been please with it. Can some one tell me the benefits/reason for a forge with two burners as opposed to one?
Higher heat and forge welding
I have goats and shovel! I'm in business.
Glad to see your a master of physics that explained away everything that happened that day, what happened to building 7 if you are so smart? Did office fires bring it down? A black smith like you your self should be intelligent enough to realize that no amount of burning furniture is going to bring steel to the point of melting. Come on man you seem somewhat of a smart guy. Get it together...
I would just like to say just how absolutly fantastic you and your videos are :)
Thanks for your hard work
Your moronic jet fuel melts steel beams video made me laugh my ass off and I immediately subscribed. I don't regret it. You've given me much happiness and knowledge. The knowledge is awesome, the comedy to my liking
Your 9/11 video is retarded and you're a damn coward for disabling comments.
I agree with you 100% Trent. By the way, that is a fine looking lid that you're wearing there my brother !
I havent been a subscriber for too long, but I really like your approach. Good video.
Your videos have definitely increased in quality in the past month or so
This message is about the anti truther video on the melting point of steel... Would the steel bar you claimed was 1900 degrees have bent with 250 pounds pressing downwards... we all know steel bends at certain points when pressure is applied even when not heated ..either way cool video .. except for the get a job commet was uncalled for . You're Assuming people who question the governments version of why the towers collapsed are unemployed.
You can actually buy a small induction "forge" for like $20 bucks on eBay. All you'd need is to add power. These are fairly low powered things, almost more for play then anything, but they could definitely be scaled up if you've got the skill to do so.
Worlds simplest gas forge, weed burner with some fire bricks to contain the heat. I've even seen a propane torch for doing plumbing work and a single brick with a hole for the torch and hole for the stuff you want to heat up. Small stuff that is. Big thing is, it aint that complicated. Don't over think it. Just make heat. Heat steel. Hit steel with something heavy on something hard. Have fun.
Sorry...only came to thank you for you jet fuel melt steel beams debunk video. i undserstand turning off the comments.
I think that is still my favourit video on yt,,,history!
just awesome.....
Although....safety... do you really throw freeking hot steel rods on the floor.
Very nice instructional video I love your work thank you I watch em all and I appreciate him very much I'm just starting out I'm a one-handed blacksmith beginner and I built what I like to call a Vortex Forge
Greetings from Denmark Trenton. A somewhat weird question... Would it be safe to assume that gasforges emit less particles (fewer types) than coalforges? And could you apply any type of filter? Feel free to ignore the question if it seems too random
Came here just to comment on bullshit jetfuel video that had commenting disabled. Seems like it wasn’t too original idea. :)
What was some basic understanding of electronics you can build an induction Forge for a couple hundred bucks I've actually done it
Just finished building my dirt table forge. Just need to connect the pipe to the blower. When I upgrade to a (gas probably) forge, I can just tear down the dirt forge and recycle.
I use Kingsford charcoal for only one thing. To anneal a piece of steel. It works quite well since it produces so much ash that it covers the steel to slow the cooling process. Eventually I was able to collect enough ash to stop using Kingsford all together. Now I just use the forge to heat the steel and place it in the large bucket of ash.
Don’t disable comments because people will come here comment from the other video and it’s annoying.
Hi, love yiur video one question I do have is why is bottom blast better than side blast? Thanks
Really enjoy your videos. Very informative!
Exceedingly informative.
The element on an old heatgun died on me any chance that will work?
I built a propane forge out of an old helium tank and some kast-o-lite 21 refractory and I built a burner based off of a few different designs and just what I could think of. The burner isn't powerful enough but if I make it forced air (which I usually do now), it gets too hot and melts my steel (I've melted a few railroad spikes by accident) what do you suggest I do to tune it down a bit?
Shalor McKee join www.iforgeiron.com and post pictures of your forge and burner. There are a number of propane forge gurus (including Wayne Coe) there who are on every day and will happily help you out. Just be ready for some straight forward, no nonsense input. The box of dirt forge Trent talked about in this video is called a JABOD (just a box of dirt) and was originated by one of the old timers who is on Iforgeiron every day as well. Tons of knowledge there...I can't even explain... If you search "Wayne Coe artist blacksmith" you will find Wayne's site where he gives plans and layouts for building your own forge. He is t a fan of buying premade because you can get something better and cheaper making your own.
Great info....thanks for taking the time!
Could you provide any insight in to starting metal working while living in a city. I have a small back yard and a garage to work with but I got neighbors right next door on all sides. Safety is an issue and noise is an issue. That being said, I have a couple of anvils, one small, one medium and am looking to create some useful tools and items. Love the videos. Keep them coming. Cheers.
a small gas forge should be relatively safe to use in your garage/at the door of your garage. would probably start by asking for some general information from the city, noise ordinances and such, then negotiate with your neighbors (if you're just doing this as a hobby for the moment, then maybe just ask if a few hours on Saturdays would be ok, or something) show them you're trying to be reasonable and maybe things will work out.
if that's a no go, ask around for any private shops in industrial zones that would be willing to rent you a corner or something. make your gear portable(so it can be put out of the way when you are not using it) and then just arrange that you can come by on off hours. maybe look for lawn/landscape shops that are empty after they leave to work for the day.
maybe if there is enough interest in your area you could go for the private gym model and as a group rent a space.
Holy Pheasant Phethers Batman!
Good stuff, where have you been no video's lately???
If you check out the video I have on my channel you'll see my forge it's a combination of a couple kinds from what you have on this list in a way it qualifies as both type one and two it's a brake rotor in a table made from old red chimney bricks and clay and sand for mortor as well since everyone knows that red bricks will pop and break from too much heat so I've built up a thick layer of clay and sand to work as an instructor as well as it's got forced air from the bottom it's pretty cool you should check that out
Kenneth Ashley gonna check out your video. I use very old red bricks to shape my fire and make it higher if I need and all they do is melt a little. The clinker REALLY likes to build up on them and, after a while, they become insulated by it. That's the problem with clay and sand too. Clinker really likes it.
Maybe not the exact video to ask this but I have access to gray and ductile iron I was recently told to forget about iron and work with/just buy steel any thoughts on this topic ?
Just buy it, gray and ductile are cast iron and not forgeable!
did you make your hat yourself?
How you ever looked at the forges sold by Whitlox...they are wood fired? Any thoughts on them?
They are just a solid fuel forge for light work. If you start with raw wood, there is a ton of flame and the coals will burn up before the wood has a chance to cook down and replace it
Informative.
as far as rotor forges are concerned; is it better to have a shallow rotor/forge or a deeper rotor forge?
Shallow!
Kewl
Have you heard of starlite? You should try it and see what applications you can use it for. Very cheap diy heat shield. 10 parts cornstarch 1 part baking soda and enough water to make it a putty. It really sucks getting it mixed but once it is you can spread it out and use as a heatshield. I was just thinking of using it in a dirt table design like you spoke of
We put a tiny wax pellet under some and hit it with a torch. The wax survived the blast..
.......Because dirt is too expensive?
@@purgatoryironworks 😂😂😂😂 ok. Yeah that would work i guess.
First
My first forge was a dirt table type. It worked incredibly well, in fact it worked better than anything I used since, until I got my centaur firepot.
Thanks Man, been looking for you. I'm a new student, pretty sure I'm gonna be a Blacksmith legend this time next month.
Do you have an email address or other contact information? I would like some quick thoughts on my forge set up and its pretty long for the comments section.
I wish I had the room for some of those, I'm limited to using and oxygen/acetylene with a rosebud setup if I have to forge small things.
I just watched about 5 of your videos. You just got yourself a new subscriber. I've been interested in blacksmithing and bladesmithing since I was a kid, but I've never had the time or means to get into it. Next year, I am determined to start trying it out, and your videos are a great starting point. Thank you!
Good info Trenton.
Beginners sometimes get overwhelmed by choices.
Simple is almost always the best choice, and the most economical way to begin this craft.
Thank you for all your video's, l love the yard forge the best. After watching all the forging video's l can find, you are the best at what you do. Keep up the good work.
Induction is awesome but very power hungry. As a journeyman electrician I've seen em. And kinda scared by how awesomely fast they can be. It's like a welder with no arc just pumping that heat
tek413 It's also awesome how quickly they can turn a solid piece of quality steel into a puddle of slag if you aren't paying attention. You DO NOT EVER look away from your workpiece when using an induction forge.
Thanks for starting this series I look forward to see what yo have for me to learn..
thank you for the info, I've never hear of an induction forge..... cool
Speak me a sermon, Reverend Tai
Well said!
I hear you on coal being scarce.. it's a 14 hr drive round trip for me to get it.
Hat video please...
Thanks for the video..
I just want to comment on your 9/11 video
There was molten steel found at the base of each tower and WTC building 7 so please explain that
Hi.
No there wasn't, you're believing massively disproven lies.
There's no evidence, actual photos, or otherwise.
If there had been there'd have been a massive pool of steel that solidified and would have been impossible to hide.
Reevaluate what you consider valid sources.
Find a job ;)
What do you mean coal is hard to come by in Georgia? I figure it would be easier there than almost anywhere.
energywise, induction is far more effective than gas
I'm just here because comments were disabled on another video. lol if you disable the comments you disable your own validation of said video. You know the video
Nah he just got tired of notifications from morons like yourself.
Jet fuel can't melt steel beams
benjamin ramsden -
who ever said it could? But it DOES burn hotter than hell!
And this numbskull wants you to believe it weakened the entire structure of 100+floors. But he knows he's wrong and thats why he disabled comments on his idiotic video
by itself not to the point of liquid HOWEVER since your comment clearly refers to a plane on 9 - 11 ... what do you think those buildings re made of? btw induction caused in that building along with the jetfuel making the power lines in the building hit the steel beams as well as all the office furniture , computers and other such things you would find in those buildings would absolutely do what happened
Thats not entirely true.. What this guy isn't considering when he did his 9/11 video is the shape of the steel beams. Its one thing to heat up and bend a square bar, but an I-beam would require the fire to be directed consistently from multiple angles, which just doesn't happen with natural fires. So.. sure, if you gave me jet fuel, and office equipment to feed the fire + some wind I could probably heat a single piece of square bar enough to bend if I really tried. Its the structural integrity of the I-beams and the structural layout of the building skeleton that make it impossible to melt naturally.
As a fellow blacksmith I hate to say this, but that guys video indicates hes a bit of a simple minded dingbat.
You would need that perfect storm of conditions to happen consistently across a huge portion of the structural beams at the same time in order for that to cause a natural collapse... The odds of that are... beyond our comprehension. The odds of it happening 3 times in one day in one place... I doubt it. I'm not saying I know for sure.. because I wasn't there, but I highly doubt those things came down naturally.