Written walkthrough: a homemade forge from scrap, with the safety bits spelled out
Link
https://www.plantservices.com/home/blog/11291758/harness-the-power-of-steel-with-a-homemade-forge ↗A text article for those who prefer reading. Covers fuel choice, air supply, firepot shape and the basic workflow. Useful alongside the video builds.
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Would this work on the older model? Mine is about ten years older than the one shown.
Followed along, got it done in about twice the time quoted, but it is done and it works.
Right around what the post says, give or take shipping.
Tried this over the weekend and it worked first time. Thanks for writing it up properly.
Small addition: wear eye protection for the part where you pry it. Learned that one the hard way.
Can confirm, the cheap part is the one that fails. Replaced mine twice before reading this.
Question: do you need to disconnect power for this or is it safe to leave it plugged in?