Converting an OLD GRILL into a BLACKSMITHING FORGE!

In this build, we took an old, busted up gas grill and turned it into a fully functional blacksmithing forge for about $40! A detailed list of the components can be found below. Enjoy, and happy building!
Make sure to Like and Subscribe if you want to see more build videos, and let us know in the comments what you want to see!
Old Grill: For us, this was free.
Plaster of Paris: $16
Play Sand: $4
Cement Board: $10
Cabinet Handles: $4
Hardware: $2
Hairdryer: Already had ours, but can be acquired at a second hand shop for cheap.
Pipe: Already had
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Total: $36
Music credits are listed in the video.

[@leasemore6053]

An update for anyone still interested in this channel! I am Alex (the guy with a mustache who really regrets eating that banana..) and both Ian and I are healthy and active! Unfortunately after this video went up we lost our space to forge, and have since been looking for one. Luckily we've just made some headway and should hopefully be posting more! And for anyone wondering, the forge never blew up or gave out, but we ditched the lid after one use, it only got in the way and didn't really serve much of a purpose. Thank you everybody for all your support on this video, it has been has been crazy to see a weekend project spread to so many people! PS If you're dying to see more of Ian and I regardless of what we're doing, make sure to stop by Ian's gaming channel NerdCave.Exe for some laughs. Happy forging everyone!

[@robertlombardo8437]

I'm sorry I didn't pay attention during the truck ride. I was distracted by that banana.

[@herscheltaylor7919]

Definitely want to see blacksmith videos 😊

[@willpickett5307]

Banana + moustache + eye contact = youtube gold.

[@SouthrnRebelCowboy]

Thanks fellas. Just getting into black smithing and you guys saved me a lot of money and days of sleeping on couch for spending it. I've convinced my wife that I don't don't need to order the $300 forge now.

[@MichaelCarouthGutenTag]

Genius! Lots of possible improvements in hindsight, but great job. I have an old BBQ pit just for my project. May just buy firebricks and cut the last to fit though. Also thought that cement and or plaster of Paris could be cast in place in the bottom and sides of the pit. My bellows will be a shop vacuum's discharge, which I probably will need some way to turn down, or partly redirect, because is would blow too much...

[@TypicalJacques]

Why did u make the refracting material into brick, u should have just lined the bbq with the we material.

[@EmperorAndr3w]

Because air needs to be able to flow through the coals inside. If they poured a slab there would be no airflow to stoke the coals evenly.

[@fanniflutters]

@@EmperorAndr3w i sapose the hair dryer is there because it looks good hahaha also they could easily have holes for airflow if they poured the mix into it

[@eliteinventor]

@@fanniflutters hair dryer was there to increase the temp of the fire different metals need different temperatures , I made one similar to this just was much larger, I make swords and shields I hope one day to make armor

[@fanniflutters]

@@eliteinventor i know it was sarcasm

[@williamtate6268]

Cool 😎 The math comment got me to chuckle! I worked 30 years as a glazier and used math every day. Compound angles, dividing radius’s into equal segments, a lot of geometry. Oh by the way I flunked geometry twice so I had to teach myself!

[@lazarus9004]

Looking to get started in blacksmithing and really appreciate this build. Please post more, especially on the subject of how to cheaply start smithing.

[@CelticShae]

Well done, gentlemen. Keep the videos of your blacksmith journey coming.

[@chriskelly3678]

Way Fun to watch you guys.

[@michykeys]

Those giant holes on the side seem like the best place to insert smaller rods n such instead of lifting the lid each time

[@dude89761]

Yes add more videos on it being used

[@rouiemoran]

Cool..yes please some knife videos.Thanks.

[@justinoldham4975]

It’d be awesome to see some forging videos

[@sagesbp199]

WOW, GUYS! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT! We started this channel and made this video as a thought that MAYBE we might keep going, but we moved shortly after this, so we didn't have our work space anymore, and honestly forgot about this channel! Today I randomly sign back in and see these numbers, and I'm just blown away! I am talking with Alex about making some more videos as soon as we possibly can, and I hope you guys are still interested in seeing more! We'll probably start out with making some simple tools or blades or what not, but if there's anything you want to see, then please comment letting us know! Thank you so much again! -Ian

[@poink2802]

one of you guys sound like puffin forest

[@poink2802]

no it it is puffin forest

[@tomlorenz3474]

Hey i am tom from germany, when comes a new video ?

[@HarmonHeat]

I have an old grill and definitely going to make one thanks

[@Br1cht]

You guys are great so I sure hope you do continue!

[@Loan--Wolf]

this was worth watching just to wastch the dude do math

[@jecheripilate6650]

nun8888888 I will send out

[@dawsonmarshall8458]

Nice video! Would love to see some blacksmith videos

[@kab2664]

Ya yall should make more been almost a year lol

[@SimpleDays101]

Pretty informative video.

[@austinbostrom5304]

That banana tho 🍌

[@stevenscott2136]

Seems like you could cast 6 slabs of brick mix to any size you want, stack them like a box on any suitable surface, and skip the barbeque entirely.

[@MisterRorschach90]

Lol how could you guys seriously not tell that was slanted from the very beginning? I’m watching this on a tiny iPhone 5s and I could easily tell bricks weren’t gonna fix that dip.

[@Illyclone]

Lol, thanks for the video guys Helped me get a forge setup

[@southronjr1570]

I think it would have been simpler to just cast the base in one piece instead of casting the bricks, at least it worked better for me. As for the fuel, your gonna go broke buying lump charcoal. You can make it quite easily out of scrap wood. I make mine from pine scraps I get for $5 a truck load from a local lumber mill who just throws out the the cut offs into a pile and I gather it up, most of the time I only need to spilt it once or twice to get is nice and small warning, DO NOT GET TREATED LUMBER for the scraps, never burn the stuff) You can always use yard waste to make the charcoal, check out Purgatory Ironworks video as to how to make it. Saved me a bunch. If you can access it, coal is a whole lot easier to use that charcoal, they both contain the same amount of energy per pound but you will go through 10 buckets of charcoal to do the same work 1 bucket of coal will

[@paddysscrapshop7182]

Hi guys nice forge, when the next vid?

[@michaelchristy7806]

One thing i would of done is that hole you you covered up i would of converted it into my forced air by running piping through it into the bottom to force the air up through the fuel you would use.

[@MrRoyobentoni]

The banana was special

[@tomharrell1954]

Not bad

[@ajhproductions2347]

Omg lmao what up guys subbed and liked

[@marktindal2186]

03:30 Okay, you have my attention, some guy talking nicely to the camera while his mate eats a banana with a weird face on. Sub'd based on that, thanks guys.

[@JkCanvas]

Great video and thanks for the information.

[@roquemainecoon8046]

Congratulations I'm your 75th subscriber

[@mahalaleelforever4806]

You should have just done a mold inside of the grille.

[@davemcbeardface8976]

It’s a shame that this is your only video, I for one would have enjoyed seeing more

[@pumpy2728]

3:15 i see

[@periklisphoenix6521]

you are doing good job, just make the camera a little bit more stable

[@matthewuzulis5016]

To any one looking to make this. DO NOT USE CONCRETE BOARD! there are filler materials used to make concrete board that are bad news when heated at high temps. You might get away with the base but do not use it as a cover, I still would not recommend as a base. Not only that concrete let alone the fillers are not intended for high temps after a few uses it will start to fall apart.

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

whycome does the dude on the left look irritated to be there? =) at the start of the vid I mean lol. Subbed. you guys are awesome! keep up the videos! (i need to do the same ...editing is hard lol).........14k views and only 130 subs?? damn you utoobs show these guys some love!

[@isaac2990]

How do you deal with the ash from after the coal burns?

[@theproblemis2158]

In your case you could have made it completely free. See any video on dirt box forge.

[@periklisphoenix6521]

where are you from ? .

[@mattkedz6577]

Please next time wear longer gloves when working with cement. It's not good to get on your skin. Nice video 👍. I will be building one. Very informative on how to make fire block. It'll come in handy on a lot of projects I just thought of. Didn't know you could mix 3 simple things to make the blocks.

[@broken_mold4074]

Ayyy I was the 100th like

[@Spencerburner]

sounds like you need a wheel bearing

[@victordayrider8554]

Good but to much playing but good luck guys

[@Robert-wt6yy]

More videos?

[@davebohnert542]

hello

[@johngray6392]

Do I need bricks or could I just pour the plaster into the grill

[@leasemore6053]

You could pour it in if it was sealed. But wouldn't be able to change the layout for different sized pieces.

[@ApexCreed]

are you alex and ean sage????

[@leasemore6053]

...

[@jcags73]

you need your own tv show! good luck

[@carybrown3192]

Real men dont eat bananas in public!

[@webbyweb6235]

You need something to regulate the air fuel ratio, or you are going to burn up every piece of metal that you put in there. Your flame is WAY too hot, and when properly regulated, should look like very clearly defined vertical flames. If your hair dryer is running off of 110 volts, then you can take a light dimmer switch, and use that to turn down the flame. Otherwise, if you actually take the blower motor OUT of the hair dryer, that runs on 12 volts - and gives you the ability to run it off a car battery - but makes it harder to regulate. In that case, simply leave it running at full blast, and WASTE some of it by pulling the hair dryer AWAY from the hole that you have it inserted into. You can probably come up with an arrangement to lock it into place, once it has been pulled far enough away from the hole. Just a few inches should do it.

[@MrEnclay]

You devoured that banana so aggressively... 😂😂

[@lamerroyaume791]

Munchies?

[@Joex51x]

should not use concrete anywhere in your forge better off just using small batches and letting it set slowly

[@brerrabbit4265]

I would've used fireplace brick instead of landscaping brick.

[@hunterwisch1756]

Are you a couple

[@donaldgoldsmith6804]

Thanks for the recipe NOW how about you guys making SOMETHING!!! Did you two loose interest or what? Come on! a YEAR and 2 months and you have not made anything??? Or did that spark maker you put together burn the place DOWN??? I really prefer Coal over charcoal but it is getting ex$pen$ive to buy locally. COME ON GUYS MAKE SOMETHING & post a video!!!

[@rons5438]

Your father should have raised you better! ; ]