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I wanted it to look like something out of Skyrim.
Used an 1/2" thick steel plate at the top.
Getting it level
I wish I had more pictures of the during construction phase. It took me about 3 weeks and I had a redesign about halfway through.
I decided to move it to the side of the house, this was out hot tub area before it broke, so it made the perfect spot for the forge. When your not blacksmithing it makes for an awesome fire pit. It can bur coal, coke, or wood.
This is where the bellows goes. I just use a fan that blows up one of those inflatable Santa's on your lawn.
The ash falls down through the pipe that's vertical.
I made some bevel cuts and welded in a tray to hold the coke and Lined it with firebrick. Now I just need some fire salts.
This is my anvil. I bought it off Craigslist for 25 bucks and it's pretty awesome. It's a William Foster 95lb from 1835. It's a little worn but it still rings.
watthefrak
Fucking cool!
Nepeta33
my god i wish i had the time/ability to make a forge like that. when i made my forge, i basically filled an air compresser with cement...
arsetechnica
You might want to knock a gap on both sides of the lip on the top - won't be able to get long stock in there otherwise.
Godspeed89
Beautiful
bunkerben
An antique anvil for $25 ?!? I think I hate you. Good job on the force though.
Doomtoast
Where's the entrance to the werewolf cave?
whalefuck
Ask your mom.
Barbatus
Great deal on the anvil! One can never have to much anvils.
Shutyourfacehole
All the forges on Craigslist in my area are smashed to hell for 400$
Iwindmill
Holy shit only 25$
upsidedownmeloncake
Forgery!
mikeatike
This is a forgery
AGiantFan
This is awesome
Rodeodoc
The anvil is my spirit animal. I'm also a little worn but still ring.
jmacg
What's the postage cost on an anvil?
funkymonkyjump
This is beautiful... That being said, I hate to. Be the bearer of bad news, but cinder blocks explode under extreme heat... But its pretty
NiklasGaardsvig
DoctorDumpster
$25 for a 95lb anvil?? Lucky!!
Dranton12
Every frame of this post is sexy.
SmittyTitties
Fuck you got a smokin deal on that anvil
AngelsRegret
Favorite part about this build: it can burn coke.
darkunited
Dude if your going to post this I need to see the bellow and some fire!
whalefuck
Next time I get it fired up I'll make a follow-up post, maybe a knife making tutorial too!
underscoreneckbeard
Normally I just use a mirror to hold my coke.
yagunnerya
and y he burnin tha coke fo? cook dat shit
RegisterToVoteBoi
Wont that concrete go boom?
whalefuck
It has a 1/2 inch steel pan, lined with furnace brick and foundry cement. The concrete never gets hot enough.
RegisterToVoteBoi
Interesting...how much was this?
bonklife
Only genuine fire salts will do, the forge knows the difference!
SpecimenSpiff
*Uses the salts without thinking. Sees quest counter drop to 0/20*
AustinDwyer
annoyingjoe
I have coin...
ImgurLurkerMan
Khajit has wears
TalosGuideUs
He has wares
usedhottub
...if you have wares.
iixsephirothvii
I have an apple.... AppleCoin
mustang2733
apple. pen.
Aquaticlemming
PINEAPPLE PEN!
SaltyNun
Four of coin?
whalefuck
CreamyPutanesca
Please make swords and post about it!!
whalefuck
I shall when I get around to it, I just have a lot of coals in the fire right now.*cough*(sorry, I'll see my self out.)
sendmeshirtlesskylorenmemes
Best I can do is 5 septims
tarWHOdis
JoeButtcrack
Every time @OP says "coke"
TorilTheBlacksmithsApprentice
We always get a giggle out of this at events. We tend to yell things like "hey, someone drag the bag of coke over!" without thinking, 1/?
TorilTheBlacksmithsApprentice
and then wonder why everybody's turned to give us funny looks. 2/2
M15F1T
You say it still rings.. is that the sign to watch (listen) for?
whalefuck
From my understanding, if an anvil doesn't ring it's layers of steel can be seperating.
humptyblargh
Exactly. If it doesn't go PING! when you hit it, it's cracked, or it's not a real anvil. BTW, if the PING is too loud for you [or your 1/2
humptyblargh
neighborhood], you can loosely wrap a chunk of chain around the base of the anvil to soak up most of the noise. 2/2
TorilTheBlacksmithsApprentice
Even better, take the magnets out of an old(preferably broken) hard drive. Glue one to a roughly 1"x2" piece of scrap wood, and another 1/?
TorilTheBlacksmithsApprentice
to a similarly sized piece of non-ringing iron. Put one on the underside of the horn, and the other somewhere below the heel. Move them 2/?
TorilTheBlacksmithsApprentice
around to "tune" your anvil until you find the best positioning for yours. This can be combined with the chain to further reduce ring. 3/3
TorilTheBlacksmithsApprentice
I forgot to mention,any neodymium magnets will work.And some anvils do better with 2 smaller magnets on either end of the wood/metal blocks.
Krautenhain
"alittle worn" ? This thing has no edges anymore! Still nice thing you build
chunkblaster
Hey that baby's seen some shit, she earned them curves.
whalefuck
Let's see how good you look after 181 years lol. I know I need to get a new one, but I only smith as a Hobby so it does what I need.
NoblePerplexity
I'm thinking of building a forge. About how hot does the forge get?
whalefuck
Mine with the right amount air/good quality fuel I'd guess around 3500-3600 degrees. I recommend a gas forge though, it's way cheaper to run
Krautenhain
Maybe you find a blacksmith who will renew the top plate for you.Ive never seen it irl but it looks like a lot of fun ^^
DirtyDerbyChick
Find a blacksmith or machine shop to face the anvil, no need to get a new one!
humptyblargh
You can build it back up it yourself with 'hard-facing' wire or rod. Then grind the flats and corners to shape.
Milkthief
A welder and an angle grinder will do the trick.
rife170
After 181 years, look as good, you will not, hmm?
whalefuck
tylerx06
Lucky for finding a anvil that cheap.
TorilTheBlacksmithsApprentice
Not really. Lots of beat up anvils go for that price in my area, because they just don't have much life left. Poor abused anvils :<
Deadbau5andy
seriously I have been looking for one for years and can't find an actual steel anvil for under $100
tylerx06
And you probably never will unless you are willing to drive to a different state for a barnhouse find.
Deadbau5andy
thats probably true
eatyourmeat
So the beginning and end pics have nothing in common. When did you hire someone?
whalefuck
I went through a redesign with the help of my father, swapped from cinder blocks to landscaping stones. I don't have money to hire someone.
eatyourmeat
Who poured the concrete and sodded the yard then? Got any pics cus that pour looks a little complicated
whalefuck
If you look back at the post I said I moved the forge to the side of my house from the back. If you notice there's a swimming pool too.
whalefuck
*mutters to self* don't argue with people on the Internet, don't argue with people on the internet, don't argue with people on the Internet
eatyourmeat
My bad. Didn't get the whole hot tub area being poured before. Got any more pics of the second forge going up?