Hell's Forge HF2 Review

[@WilliamHearnTOEFL_Tutor]

Thanks for making this video!! My 15 yr old son is getting into knife making and is nervous about making mistakes. I've purchased the HF2 for him and this video was great for set-up. Helps to have a great teacher!! So glad that you include your natural style in making your video. Thanks again!

[@charlieevans7602]

I use this forge for over 30 hours a week for over a year and it works amazing !!

[@leonardrichards3457]

Charlie Evans Hello! Any notes on efficiency/cost of running? I’m curious as to whether or not a propane forge like this would cost more to run than a coal forge would. Thanks!

[@shanemccarthy1562]

@@leonardrichards3457 No, Propane is a lot cheaper. "Coal might be cheaper, but "Blacksmithing Coal" will most likely be more expensive.

[@TAS1303]

Stumbled across this on Reddit. First of all I own a HF1. Love it and forge weld with it all the time and have had no problem making hammers with it even. It's a great forge. Allan Beasly over at curiosity forge recently got their double as well and put it thru the paces. When I received mine the wool was not rigidized at all it would still recoil when I pushed on it. I sprayed it down with liquid silica to harden it then coated the inside with castable refractory. Rigidizer and castable are not interchangeable they are successive steps. The forge should not be used untill a suitable castable refractory such as Mizzou or satanite is applied. Also burner depth should always be near the middle of the refractory. This allows that space and the forge to act as a flare and keeps the burner tip from getting too hot and distorting making removal a pain. I use my choke as the depth limiter and pull the burner out when I'm done for the day to keep the heat from melting the hose(happened twice). I'll be checking out your other stuff man 👍

[@steelforestweldingandforge]

This video was a huge help! Answered every question I had and I enjoyed the humor as well. Thx!

[@Saiyijon]

Thanks for the video. I'm in my research stage of getting equipment without breaking the bank and this video was helpful.

[@ImTheDude326]

I got an anvil and hammers and steel now I can get this forge. Great video with information we all can understand. Thanks! Keep smithing!

[@whiteoakforge-]

Good review, I appreciate the humor keeps it entertaining

[@faithislife86]

how do you set this forge up for forge welding. cant seem to get mine hot enough.

[@egholm8932]

Great video.. informative and Very fun.. Im considering this option much more now.. Thanks

[@bigokie50]

I also have this forge and really like it . Good tip on shutting the air slide on the second burner if you only use one burner. Thanks!

[@mytoolz]

It's a real gem, love mine, still haven't used the second burner

[@gmoney6198]

You are incredible!! Please upload more!

[@MichaelMarko]

I like your style, man! No matter what anyone says! LOL!!! But seriously... Good video!

[@R_Arizona]

I'm glad you said what the white stuff was...I'm in Arizona...I heard tell of snow.

[@davidpossien3061]

Is it well constructed?

[@MasterofAardvarks]

But is it well constructed?

[@LD4213]

this is a great video. nice job

[@TheShogunify]

Larry Detweiler thanks man. Glad you liked it.

[@LD4213]

I'm planning on getting this forge and your videos helped me make up my mind. Keep up the good work.

[@padraicmcgraw]

A little slow pace at the beginning but the pace picks up around 4ish minutes. The jump cuts and other editing is pretty funny. Video has great information too.

[@TheShogunify]

Padraic McGraw thanks for the comment! 👍

[@shawnhill1143]

Got the forge and coated it with refractory cement myself. Waiting for it to cure. I'll let you know how it goes when I start using it.

[@TheShogunify]

Congrats!!!

[@jakei8322]

well god damn its been a year I would say its dry enough lol

[@Betruul]

I like the video. Really funny and informative. Might buy one.

[@clrtrapper]

do it! I have a feeling the price of these forges are going to continue rising, last time I checked It was already 40 or 50 bucks more than when I bought mine... I feel like me and the bad blacksmith are the unofficial Hells forge fan club on youtube and reddit lol

[@vaughnslavin9784]

Thank you! I have a two burner coming. I’m tired of burning my welding gas to heat metal. I have no great aspirations in forging. I just want to “cherry red “ metal and bend it, and melt copper wire and form it. And maybe.

[@pickitprospecting3182]

I bought this forge recently waiting for it to arrive and I stumbled upon your channel this is a great review video 👍 I subscribed to your channel

[@robertclarke9971]

Do's the gas regulator come uk adaptor fitting for the cylinder ?

[@Patrickisat]

I'm glad I purchased it. I'm going to be here the end of the month

[@agentzier4443]

So I'm curious. I bought the forge and have used it for a few hours so far. My concern, what are the odds of these nozzles heating up to the point that they melt or catch fire? Is that possible I'm not too familiar, like how far down do you put these red burners?

[@rexcowan6228]

Thank you, this answered a lot of my questions

[@TheShogunify]

Rex Cowan glad it helped!

[@rmcmunoz2]

Thanks for this video

[@MasaruNatsu]

This was a great review, so good that I have subscribed to the channel, I can't wait for my internet points to arrive. I'm in the process of checking reviews for a forge, so far this model is winning. I have some questions though, the wool, do that get damaged over time for use? And if so, do fibers start coming out?? Also, with pieces coming out, since it doesn't have a frame in the opening won't that damage the wool? As you can see I'm very new to this and I'm asking a bunch of questions before buying anything. Any help will be highly appreciated

[@SquirrelsForAll]

Helpful video, thanks for sharing!

[@Peter-od7op]

Hey what do you no about hells forge hfmax. The square one

[@SonoraSlinger]

Thanks Bad Man, sold me. This will be my first propane forge

[@joefishunboxing1389]

Also it has an oval shape so that the burners are closer to the piece your working I'm great full for this vid as I have came down to this forge as my first forge just from reading a shit ton of reviews lol so thanks for this

[@TheShogunify]

That’s awesome news Joefish. I’m glad it helped and I’m sure you’ll enjoy the forge!

[@joefishunboxing1389]

@@TheShogunify I'm hopeing it's been an interest on mine for a long time so I'm finally pulling the trigger on it plus content will be good for my channel

[@rangered2010]

Wish I’d seen this before I bought and returned two junk forges ( Chinese junk)! Just ordered this one and have big hopes for it!

[@dave_puzon]

I have one of these, and the problem I'm having is one burner , burns hot the the other, not so much , any suggestions?

[@kirkholden5389]

Flame pops up through the air tube, not constant what am I doing wrong

[@jakei8322]

close your air valve on the one thats shooting flame, if the burner isn't on the flame goes up the tube, like he said it turns into a a chimney.

[@davidbaird8447]

How do I sign up for internet points

[@olsparkywisenheimer8239]

Nice review. Thank you!!

[@RJRyenolds]

15 thou is .015 or about the thickness of a human hair. This is 150 thousandths of an inch. A little bit thicker than an 8th of an inch (0.125 Or 125 thou)

[@TheShogunify]

Good catch RJ! Thanks.

[@hotmalm]

The Devil forge comes with the same stuff and assembled to the same degree. Nothing needed but propane, and a wide price range. Just so people know what’s what😌👍

[@poindexter1387]

I am looking for a forge I have everything else. You said 2 burner forge did not come with talent. Do they make a 3 burner forge that comes with talent??? I don't want to be the WORST blacksmith 🔨 😄

[@adamslater4592]

Shit man, thanks for the review.

[@ronniepaulinc]

why am i staring at you dude? Next time put the damn thing in frame with you!

[@itsyaboinate9794]

I found the same one for $89

[@tbkustomknives8907]

Cool video but I have one thing to say. DEVIL FORGE IS THE BEST AND THE QUALITY OF THEIR FORGES ARE THE BEST I HAVE SEEN IN A FORGE. It might seem too thin, but really it’s a very sturdy design. If you are still worried, then there are way more forges that devil-forge make that have a thicker steel wall. Anyway great video thanks for sharing

[@allweathergrease_8640]

🤣BatTrees

[@tylerkremer5639]

So we all know blinker fluid is not real i came to understand a forge i might buy not hear useless jokes that dont even relate to a forge kinda lost me after the senseless jokes

[@disco444]

this video is insufferable