Coal forge restoration

[BenoitL]

I found this forge hearth and fire pot at a local scrapyard. Its in sorry shape with a some welding needed on the fire pot and tuyere. Most of the forge is missing but the cast parts are there and i should be able to build everything else. It looks like the champion lancaster forge so i am going to try and match that.

 

[djberta]

Very cool. Do you have weld any of the cast parts?

 

[BenoitL]

Very cool. Do you have weld any of the cast parts?

The fire pot had some cracks starting in the usual spot on the outer rim and a hole burned through where the mounting bolts go that needed to be filled. Most of the tuyere was fine.

 

[BenoitL]

I made up the threaded pipe legs and banding that goes around them. I like having a coal bin under the forge to save space so i made a drop in tub that rests on the banding.

 

[djberta]

Do you have a blower for it or are you going to fab one? Great progress.

 

[BenoitL]

Do you have a blower for it or are you going to fab one? Great progress.

Thanks, I don't have a blower for it yet. I am going to try and find the correct blower for it or at least something similar.

 

[Dan Dubeau]

Nice looking forge. I tried to find one for a few years that was in usable shape and decently priced, but in the end, just built my own. My Dad found me a hand crank blower though. Which is a Lancaster geared blower, but looks different than the one in the pic. Mine has the snail rotated 90* to the crank, but is still cast No 40, so I wonder if they took some liberties drawing the illustration. The angle of the gearcase is different too.

I have seen a few used ones like mine come and go on marketplace, so they're out there. Mine has been repaired at some point in it's life, and had a rustoleum rebuild, but it still works great.

 

[BenoitL]

I think all the champion blowers will have Lancaster pa on them since that's where they where made. I probably wont find the same one depicted but ill get something that matches well.

 

[BenoitL]

I located a champion electric blower for the forge. The motor on it needs work but it matches the forge well.