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Coke Forge Build - RobWilson - 07-20-2014
Evening Chaps
Thought you maybe interested in a wee project I have just started , I got fed up with sorting out the shop so I decided to stick a few bits of tin together and build a coke forge ,its something I have been meaning to build for years now .
I have a ruff idea of what I want but for the most I am just winging it ,to suit materials at hand . I started by cutting up a bit 3/8 plate to be the bottom
of the hearth .
![[Image: P1070959_zpsd8f879e4.jpg]](http://s1066.photobucket.com/user/RobWilson100/media/Forge/P1070959_zpsd8f879e4.jpg.html)
![[Image: P1070962_zps583a5de4.jpg]](http://s1066.photobucket.com/user/RobWilson100/media/Forge/P1070962_zps583a5de4.jpg.html)
This done I could work out what I needed to make the stand , this is from recycled materials .
![[Image: P1070964_zps61e93368.jpg]](http://s1066.photobucket.com/user/RobWilson100/media/Forge/P1070964_zps61e93368.jpg.html)
The black gear was an old battery change over stand I ruffly cut up and stuck in my van to get it home , it yielded enough 50 x 50 x 3 box to make the stand .
![[Image: P1070968_zpsbb6ccc9b.jpg]](http://s1066.photobucket.com/user/RobWilson100/media/Forge/P1070968_zpsbb6ccc9b.jpg.html)
This was then promptly stuck together .
![[Image: P1070970_zps0003c1f6.jpg]](http://s1066.photobucket.com/user/RobWilson100/media/Forge/P1070970_zps0003c1f6.jpg.html)
![[Image: P1070973_zps538e8331.jpg]](http://s1066.photobucket.com/user/RobWilson100/media/Forge/P1070973_zps538e8331.jpg.html)
To form the stand .
![[Image: P1070975_zpscf1b3bec.jpg]](http://s1066.photobucket.com/user/RobWilson100/media/Forge/P1070975_zpscf1b3bec.jpg.html)
Then I cut and welded the side onto the 3/8 plate to form the hearth .
![[Image: P1070979_zps212a36ab.jpg]](http://s1066.photobucket.com/user/RobWilson100/media/Forge/P1070979_zps212a36ab.jpg.html)
Not as far along as I wanted to be , but its still progress .
Time for a curry and a few beers me thinks
Rob
RE: Coke Forge Build - doubleboost - 07-20-2014
That should last for some time before it burns out
John
RE: Coke Forge Build - EdK - 07-20-2014
Nice welds Rob.
Ed
RE: Coke Forge Build - doubleboost - 07-20-2014
(07-20-2014, 02:44 PM)EdK Wrote: Nice welds Rob.I thought they looked a bit "dry"
Ed
John
RE: Coke Forge Build - Micktoon - 07-20-2014
Its looking good so far Rob, nice to see some posts again too
. a good use for the old box section. Is that the stand from your wood lathe outside ?I am looking forward to seeing the thing in action
Cheers Mick.
RE: Coke Forge Build - krv3000 - 07-21-2014
well dun rob [/b]
RE: Coke Forge Build - john swift - 07-22-2014
Hi Rob
Good to see you are around
I've missed reading about your projects
very few I can duplicate with a 130A MIG
and only a fraction of your welding skills
John
RE: Coke Forge Build - RobWilson - 07-22-2014
Cheers for looking in Lads
Hi Mick its the old stand I made for that 3 in 1 sheet metal machine. I am going to recycle it into a stand for the fly press
Hi there John good to see you drop by
Rob
RE: Coke Forge Build - RobWilson - 07-28-2014
A bit more progress , hearth nearly done just needs a hole cutting for the fire pot , which I still have to make.
![[Image: P1070983_zps13315b76.jpg]](http://s1066.photobucket.com/user/RobWilson100/media/Forge/P1070983_zps13315b76.jpg.html)
![[Image: P1070980_zpsf0a48f16.jpg]](http://s1066.photobucket.com/user/RobWilson100/media/Forge/P1070980_zpsf0a48f16.jpg.html)
![[Image: P1070984_zpsccb571e6.jpg]](http://s1066.photobucket.com/user/RobWilson100/media/Forge/P1070984_zpsccb571e6.jpg.html)
Cheers Rob
RE: Coke Forge Build - Micktoon - 07-28-2014
Hi Rob , looks like you managed to get a bit more done anyway, it will be starting to get a bit heavy now, are you planning on having it movable or just fixed in one spot once its done ?.
Cheers Mick.