Forge Vlog #4 - The Forge Breathes Fire!

Official Simple Little Life video of: Forge Vlog #4 - The Forge Breathes Fire!
It's not finished yet, but the first fire up was successful. Pretty stoked about this!
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[@AllChemystery]

ha i recently made a gas forge out of an old BBQ gas tank. works very well but i cleaned the old paint off before lining it. they work very well these forges, plus theres the satisfaction of making it yourself VS buying a pre made one. those spikes are great practice.

[@toddparnaby5799]

When you beat on the steel , when it darkens stop hitting and heat again or your end up with stress cracks but still great little forge

[@marcusronning2696]

it's hard to determine heat in normal daylight

[@winjoda]

You can see it pretty easily even in daylight. You don't get the subtle colors, but you can definitely see when you're not in forging heat.

[@andydouglas1301]

Just now seeing your videos. Like them a lot.

[@dennisfischer9930]

Forge is cool! LOL, tilling the field just like a Zamboni in the rink!

[@aaronholstrom1971]

That's awesome!

[@johnwalker5938]

Great job on the forge build. You mentioned that you'd like to try forge welding so here's a tip from experience......make sure you have a piece of sacrificial refractory on the floor of the forge to protect your poured refractory from the Borax flux you'll need to use for welding. Once the Borax liquefies and runs it will eat the refractory almost instantly. It's easier to replace a loose piece of refractory than to re-pour the base in the forge.

[@Airportnomad]

At exactly 8:06 I paused and bought your mini cleaver and sanding block! Super excited thanks from the UK

[@Feralhyena]

Glad to see that my suggestion worked out. Greetings from the other Ontario, CA.

[@bfreddyd]

Looks great Jeremy, I think your gonna find that forge is going to serve you well. Looking forward to watching your blacksmith videos. Just finished mine as well and will send you a pic, Cheers

[@NuManXplore]

Very awesome my friend! I have enjoyed watching you make the forge and it's so cool to see it working!

[@jimbojones3400]

Forge look good put a oven stone on the bottom to protect the cement

[@ConstructIcon]

Good job on the forge! The tool used @ 3:14 is a contour gauge, very handy tool.

[@Mada1100]

I have an insulated door on mine. You can make one that either hinges or slides so you can cover a lot of that opening. You are losing a lot of heat from that big opening. You don't want to completely cover the door but you want to find a nice balance.

[@alfreddo6314]

Cant wait to see what blades you make with it!

[@banjosambar]

Sign upto Alec Steele's introduction to blacksmithing course, you won't be disappointed 👍🏻⚒

[@dalekidd420]

RR spikes are great fun to forge out. My first forging project was a spike blade as well. Just remember that they are way too low in carbon to make really good blades (generally under 1%), so they're pretty much just a KLO unless you forge-weld in a piece of high carbon steel for the edge. They do make one heckuva cool letter opener, though!

[@PermacultureHomestead]

thanks as always, you do so good with these videos.

[@paulkenny1792]

I think this forge is epic and I hope we get to see some cool Damascus blades

[@Simplelittlelife]

+Paul Kenny thanks. I'm sure it will be quite some time though before I start making damascus. This thing should be a lot of fun!

[@paulkenny1792]

keep up the good work I love your channel

[@robsonez]

Railroad spikes are a great way to learn to forge. You can definitely forge a few fun ye olde knives but unfortunately they typically wont yield hardness much over the very low 40s so keep that in mind! Great fun but there are other fun recycled steels to work with that will become much harder, leaf spring for example 👌

[@SirShazar]

Great looking forge. Some ideas for bells and whistles: 1. Instead of that work rest in the front, make an adjustable tool rest that is narrow and slides in and out. It will let you accommodate curved pieces and long bars more easily. Look at the the Atlas Froge and the Ellis forge to get an idea. 2. Weld a piece of angle iron to the top and bottom of the forge opening such that you can slide two halves of a firebrick in there. That way you can adjust the opening size.

[@brianwaldner1778]

Hey Jeremy, a great guy to learn some basic blacksmithing techniques locally would be Mark Pearce. He does weekend courses just north of Cochrane.

[@pmcmva]

Congratulations. Great build. Looking forward to seeing your "anvil elevation" solution. I wonder if old anvils any cheaper in Canucksville then they are in the States. Also, thanks for the scenes of "real work" starting at 8:30. Interesting in seeing how/what the planting goes.

[@samrobins7231]

I built nearly the same forge a 2 and and a half years ago. It's more than capable of forge welding temps. You've got a bit to learn before welding comes up in your journey but once you get there borax flux is what will do the real damage to a forge lining more than the heat itself. I noticed very little degradation in my lining for the first year, until my first Damascus billet. My only complaint about that forge is that it can be difficult to get a long blade got from tip to riccaso. You've got a HT kiln so that's no problem for you. #1 tip for a new bladesmith is don't make blades, learn basic blacksmithing. you will never regret knowing the fundamentals. Good luck!

[@Simplelittlelife]

+Sam Robins that's awesome info! Thanks so much!

[@ajhproductions2347]

Sam Robins do you have any videos or any more advice?

[@josephrector8735]

base for anvil=big log,stump,bunch of 2x4 or 4x4 bolted together.. height= stand straight but natural arms at sides make fist where knuckles are us the height you want the top or striking surface if anvil put big chain or speaker magnets or both on the anvil reduces ringing noise

[@matryxmichaelcimino3913]

if you put a hinged upper lip on the front opening, you can trap a bit more of the heat from immediately escaping the front of the forge. But it won't inhibit the size of objects placed in or removed. have fun

[@brandonblair2183]

All you need for to choke your air intakes are round metal disk on the end of them with bolts on the out side of the disc to rotate the disc to open and close them to the degree you want

[@TheDankh]

Cut the fire brick in 2; close it around whatever you have in the forge. That'll give you better heat efficiency and quicker heat soak. Awesome though! I want to see some SLL Forged Knives!

[@codyj2167]

I will buy them all

[@Slannesh]

Looks good man. I've been meaning to upgrade mine for a while. Have most of the parts, just so many other projects that keep distracting me! However, my current forge is pretty much done, the lining is more than half gone right under the burner and it's where I do my heat treating as well so I need to get on the new build.

[@HarmonHeat]

It's been a year, did your cement stay together? I'm ready to insulate mine and I'm curious

[@adaminma]

I believe the name of that tool is a contour gauge. Great video keep em coming!

[@Simplelittlelife]

+adaminma that makes sense. Cheers!

[@ajn.mychannel4864]

For the base of your anvil I would suggest that you DON'T USE A TREE TRUNK. Use 2x4's or something and glue them together, I would also suggest to weld a few brackets around them. This provides a much more precise stand that a tree trunk can and is as (if not more) sturdy.

[@timmac4677]

Just a little OCD? It's a nice build!

[@andydouglas1301]

Just FYI in the future on welding projects don't ground through screws or bolts and especially don't let the ground travel through a bearing. If you move or wiggle your work current will arc across threads and bearing surfaces and burn them, causing failure. Just a thought.

[@drumonky2580]

I was thinking if you changed the height of the screws where the pipe enters your forge you could change the angle of the pipe if there's a gap !! Hard to explain in text form lol great work love your vids I am a beginner in knife making and your vids have answered a lot of newbie questions thanks

[@aaronjoyce6349]

Looks great! Fired my first propane forge up last weekend, from some research we did around burner efficiency you may get more heat from less gas if you can increase the amount of air being fed into the burners? Just a thought but cool project and keep on forging

[@jimfitzgibbon5492]

Looks good, but one question. How come you Made your burner so long? Did you plan it to be That long for a reason or did it just come out as that?

[@Simplelittlelife]

It just came out that way I guess. I am always nervous with gas and fire and figure distance equals safety 🤷‍♂️. Cheers 👍

[@yovow7839]

if the cement is thick enough, then take a metal brush to it, and get rid of the bubbles

[@timothyreynolds5125]

I would put a brick in the bottom to have a flatter surface to put the knives on when your heating them up and the fire from the torch will damage the break instead of the actual Forge which will make it last longer.

[@MDKDAF]

Large black coffee for $1.90!!! Cheaper than Tims, McDonalds, and Robins here lol. Also, great video!

[@1000Commando]

Great video & the tool you had was a Weld Profile Profile Comb. 3:11 Min

[@tomstr21]

Hey Jeremy... English is not my first language so I don't know If I'm gonna be able to explain it correctly :). When you're drawing out a bevel (on chisel knife.. etc.) you wanna do it on the edge of the anvil.. If you think about it If you wanna make nice square hit (square to the bevel) you gonna hit the anvil with edge of the hammer first. I mean .. it's not impossible but it takes longer the way you did it here. Thanks for your videos, Tomas

[@knifemakingwithbumpy5522]

On one of my knives I'm putting drift wood on one side and the maple on the other side

[@reelcanadianlunkerhunter7574]

Jeremy, I checked your knives currently avail and I only saw 3... I was looking specifically for that jump knife... you still have it? Is it for sale? Thanks.

[@sniperrifle2605]

you should get a bigger and heavier hammer so the hits will do more to the steel

[@tonylewis7644]

the top of your burner shouldn't get hot at all I can run mine all day and still touch it. mine is galvanised I have a plate that I can open and close on a screw ball valve looks great nice overkill happy forging

[@LifeinFarmland]

What mask do you use when grinding? I love the hat! The forge looks to be working like a champ!

[@philipprigmore8723]

There is a proper height for your anvil, please check out some of the other videos and you can find out how high it should be. Can't remember exactly where I saw it, but I am sure you can find it by doing a search for anvil height. Your forge is looking great and yes, you will be able to get it to forge welding temperature. Have a great day.

[@Gdwmartin]

From what I understand cementing the brick into the bottom wasn't a great idea. When forging people use Borax for flux (not sure if you will need to or not), Borax is acid that eats away at your fire brick. Replacing it in the forge you have built will be difficult if you need to do it.

[@jkaguiar]

Hi. Can you tell me what kind of pen you use in this project? Thanks in advance.

[@camillesennegon]

you can make a forced air burner 😜 to get forge welding temps

[@knifemakingwithbumpy5522]

First I'm Silas I was on your viewer knives 4

[@Simplelittlelife]

+Knifemaking with bumpy 55 awesome! Hey Silas!

[@vaerk2356]

Awesome! I'm making a forge with the same design (gas tank) and the burner you made but once my burner is inside the forge the burner is "coughing". Outside the forge it's great, nice jet blue flame etc but inside I really do have some troubles. Does it lack air or something like that? Thanks! :)

[@robsonez]

Sami Laaidi No enough oxygen, increase air flow and it will "smooth" out 😉

[@vaerk2356]

Thank you I will try that as soon as possible! :)

[@leviwaite1136]

I am making a forge to and i have some rock wool, would that work. I don't know the rating but it took 1.5min. to burn through a two inch piece with a propane torch. Thanks

[@itsmathew1756]

You really deserve more subs!

[@StreetMachine18]

Gotta get your timmies! Lol

[@urbanmonkey48]

Almost a wranglerstar feel to this one. Was he a influence in your style?

[@dragonwaterforge]

How long did your cement last

[@loveyourwaifu1035]

You didn't have to cover the ceramicwool, it is heat resistant enough for blacksmithing

[@josephrector8735]

Little blade Maker its because the ceramic fibers are horrible to breathe in and because the ceramic will absorb heat whereas the refractory cement will refract aka reflect the heat back onto the metal and also slows down breakdown if insawool especially if using flux which eats insawool for breakfast

[@knifemakingwithbumpy5522]

Great job Jeremy

[@wesselbolt1550]

I think its a nice forge bu t i dont now allot of forging

[@charlesmorris100]

I bet that torch is in the right position once you lay a brick in the front.

[@jpinto9935]

Cobalt33

[@derekamos4364]

how did the cement hold up over time?

[@Simplelittlelife]

It has just started to break down over this past summer. That might just be because it was 2020 too..😆. I think I had about 50 burns in it and then it started to fail. I’ll probably re-line it in the spring when it warms back up and I can get back to some forging. 👍

[@nicholasvollmer8491]

Where did you get your tongs?

[@stoneblue1795]

sweet

[@234stella156]

Hello sorry the disturbance, i would like to know which flame retardant you used? Because here in italy I would not know what to buy like this. thank you

[@Simplelittlelife]

+GIACOMO LA TORRE I use Cermic wool as an insulator and coated that with refractory cement (it was purchased from a local hardware store but it was a Canadian brand). That's all I did. Does that help at all?

[@234stella156]

Thank you very kindly, I will inform you in the hardware shops here! Thanks for the timeliness. You are a master of everything to do and follow you with admiration!

[@jonathanboschman1940]

Now you just need one of Alec Steele's hammers!

[@Simplelittlelife]

+Jonathan Boschman haha yeah. He doesn't need 70 hammers anyway😆

[@jonathanboschman1940]

Gosh no. I bet he'd make one for you, he does watch your videos.

[@winjoda]

I heard him say on twitch that he only needed 71 of the 76 that he made. I bet you could do a little cross-channel promotion.

[@brandonblair2183]

Double burner would also make a much hotter forge

[@streettriplepocketrocket4244]

would you send a knife the to u.k ?

[@ToadsTho]

Contour Gauge

[@marcusronning2696]

check out Blacksmithing for Beginners and International Blacksmithingon facebook, the members there are really helpful with any questions you have about blacksmithing

[@CD-zz4li]

Hello , I think it will be a good idea for you to start putting your logo on your knives

[@gcollective]

Ahhhhhh, you said cattywampus at the same time as i said it. So by the international rules of pinch poke you good sir owe me a coke.

[@Simplelittlelife]

+gcollective hahaha. But I said it yesterday....😆

[@wingmaster7422]

don't paint it if it gets to hot the paint will come off

[@nathanielheidemann3112]

dont forge so cold!

[@tykellerman6384]

Contour guage

[@erikschwabe7577]

Im First!!!!! 10 sek! Again!!!!!

[@mastertoddey7269]

20 sekk

[@erikschwabe7577]

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[@mastertoddey7269]

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