Subject: Gas forges

From: "D. M. Dickie" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 96 21:58 PST

Hi everyone!!

A friend of mine is all orgasmic after reading a series of books from
Lindsay publications on home built metal working machines, written by a man
named Dave Gingery. Mr. Gingery  includes a book on building a small home
charcoal foundry for use in casting some of the parts for these machines out
of aluminum.  Though I am strictly a coal forge man myself, it occured to me
that perhaps some type of home buildable propane forge could be used for the
dual purpose of smithing, and small scale light foundry work.  Is this so,
and if so, can anyone suggest a source for info, plans or whatever, for a
suitable  dual purpose forge design that I might pass on to my buddy (who is
also a budding blacksmith,)???

Mike Dickie
Flatlander Forge

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From: Steve Smith <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 96 9:27:19 MST

There are a couple of propane metal melters on the ArtMetal --
Resources web page. ABANA has gas forge plans. Kern's book "Building
the Gas Forge and Foundry" has both. Ask again if you don't find what
you are looking for or have more questions. 

If you make your gas forge large enough to take a small crucible, you
have a dual purpose metal heater.

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Steve Smith
[email-masked]