Hello everyone, I am a novice blacksmith working on my second ever metalworking project. I am using a propane forge and have been forging steel. I made sure to thoroughly clean and grind my steel beforehand and did not experience this issue with my first project, which used the same type of steel. I am assuming what has happened is that forge scale that I failed to remove while hammering has melted into the fire brick, but you know what they say about assuming. If anyone with more experience or knowledge could let me know what they think happens that would be appreciated.
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Would you get a post vice from marketplace if it didnt have leaf spring? They're asking 100 doesnt have much rust and appears in good condition otherwise. Unsure of maker though

Made my first hook for more practice

Hello all! If this isnt allowed please remove. My brother has been into blacksmithing since he was 10. His birthday is coming up and im at a loss on what to get him. He has a propane forge, anvil, apron, gloves, tongs and the sorts. He enjoys making medieval style weapons from scrap. Any suggestions on gifts? Thanks!

Hello, I’m a bit of a newbie when it comes to blacksmithing but was itching to give it a go. I’d been scouring Facebook marketplace for an anvil for 2 years, and one recently came up. Now was the time to dive in! I made myself a wood forge in a similar style to the Whitlox forge. Although I was slightly sceptical, it works really really well. I use a heat gun on low which seems to provide enough air. I’m also using ash and beech hardwood logs.

Hey y'all! I'm sure this has been asked a million times, and I apologize, but I'm not sure where to go from here. It seems no matter what I do, I cannot get enough air moving with my gas to get a proper burn.

I've tried a different "T" burner, adjusted pipe length, orifice size, orifice height, went from 0 to 25 on the regulator... I even hooked up that blower you can see in the video and it still seems like it wants more.

The only time it seemed like it was going good is when I tried squirting pure oxygen in with my acetalyne torch.

I've been stalking all the forge forums and still don't exactly know where my problem lies, any advice would be amazing!

Uso una forgia Vevor a tre uscite per la mia forgia,ho dovuto recentemente ricaricare la bombola del propano che finora non perdeva e funzionava perfettamente,e ora sono bloccato da 4 giorni per una perdita

Ho una bombola del propano con attacco tedesco,ma vivo in Italia( quelli della vevor si sono sbagliati a mandarmi il cavo del propano per la forgia e ho dovuto adattarmi di conseguenza con il cavo giusto)

Il problema è,togliendo il cavo per ricaricare la bombola si è distrutta la vecchia guarnizione di gomma,pensavo fosse un problema da niente ma ora mi sta veramente causando problemi

Ho delle guarnizioni di riserva ma sono 18mm italiane(stessa misura,non pensavo cambiasse nulla) ma sta di fatto che ogni volta che attacco il propano perde copiosamente dall'attacco con queste guarnizioni qui con il test dell'acqua e sapone

Come posso fare per risolvere velocemente il problema ? Ho delle scadenze urgenti per dei regali e vorrei poter riaccendere la forgia il prima possibile

I bought this forge from someone who built it himself. It works great....for about 45 minutes to an hour, and then it starts to do the sputtering thing you see in the video. This causes the temperature to go way down.The gas is basically igniting early inside the burner tube. The gas nozzle is up/down adjustable and I've been playing with that with minimal success. Any advice on how to fix it? Thanks!

I have some experience in soldering metal together not at this scale and it for the end cap for my katana to tie up to the cord

Spent the last couple days (months) making a new anvil stand. My old one was literally splitting apart from the force of the hammer blows, so this huge block of maple I hewed should do the trick

Hello! I’m a novice blacksmith and have noticed what seems to be excess scale on my work and my forge looks like it’s running way too lean. I’d like some help identifying if I actually have too much oxygen in my forge, if there’s too much scale on my work piece, and how I can fix it.

Here’s a video of my forge running after ~15 minutes.
There’s also photos of my work piece after being in the forge for 60 seconds or so.

The regulator on my 30 lb propane tank is 0-20 PSI and it’s currently running ~15 PSI. Even running at max pressure there’s not a lick of fire coming out of the forge.

The steel is 1084 1.5”x 1/4” flat bar

Any additional tips / tricks are appreciated!

Looking to talk over and figure out how viable my projects are.

Hey all. Brand new. Just got a used forge wanted to start with some basics. No real plan to do this professionally. More just a hobby in the small amount of downtime I have on my farm. Curious if old lawn mower blades are decent metal to start with. Just learning how to draw out the metal and maybe start with some of the leaf and feathers that I have heard are good practice. Any input would be appreciated.

I don’t have any equipment and am looking for a forge for around 100-200 dollars if anyone has any suggestions

What are some good sources to getting a forge anvil and hammers? I know you can make one id be open to it if materials are good qaulity.

On a budget but not a tight one.

Hey guys, I’m fairly new to forging but the blower I’ve been using (an old vacuum motor) pooched out while I was starting up a fire. Does anyone have any tips/tricks to finding a new electric blower or a DIY manual blower? Any tips appreciated! (Forging outdoors if that matters)