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Jul 27, 2018, 04:20 AM #1

MountainMan

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Easy forge/Foundry

I went out to my scrap pile to find material to put together a forge for knife making but also wated to be able to use it as a foundry for melting down aluminum chips from the lathe and casting them into new parts. So I found a old brake drum and a old turkey fryer base that fit together perfectly. I ran to the hardware store and got 1.5" galvanized flange and bolted it to the brake drum. I used a 4" galvanined nipple with a T for my air intake and the bottom side of it is the ash dump. It works great as a coal forge and melts aluminum easily. Just thought I would share to help anybody else out if they where considering building one.

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