Crafting is a pleasure when all the tools are at hand. But there are such specific products that are difficult to make without special devices. For example, a good knife can be made from tool steel, but without a forge and an anvil, you will hardly get something worthy of attention. How to be? Is it possible to make a miniature forge that is suitable for use in a small home workshop, located, for example, on a loggia? Does the task seem too complicated and expensive? What do you say, for example, if such a product will cost you 40 rubles? Incredible? Then let us study the experience of the author of the YouTube channel together with you. Lawyer Egorov.
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Why was it about 40 rubles? The fact is that a two-kilogram package of alabaster, which will act as a heat insulator in the forge, costs about the same. In addition to it, you will need a tin can for about one and a half liters, several metal fittings and a blowtorch. If there is no lamp, then, of course, you will not get by with 40 rubles, you will have to buy this device, the cost of the simplest is about 880 rubles. But do not regret the money spent, the blowtorch will come in handy not only in the furnace, but also for many other household tasks. You also need to prepare a piece of plywood or OSB for the stand and a couple of long bolts.
From the tools you will need a drill for drilling holes and... actually, that's it!
Horn assembly sequence
So, the source of high-temperature exposure in a home furnace will be, as you probably already understood, a blowtorch. A canister will be the horn's nest in this construction.
PHOTO: YouTube.comThe jar needs to be prepared, alabaster will be located inside it, which will not allow the tin to burn out quickly and will maintain the temperature in the furnace. You will need to bring a flame from a blowtorch into the jar; for this, a hole is drilled in the side for a metal fitting
PHOTO: YouTube.comThe hole will be located about 5-6 cm from the bottom of the can. Its size is determined by the size of the fittings that you choose to connect to the blowtorch tip.PHOTO: YouTube.comFor fixing, use threaded metal parts, for example, from a plumbing structure. The best choice is chrome molybdenum steel or ductile ironPHOTO: YouTube.comThe connecting parts must be selected so that they fit snugly on the blowtorch nose. This is important not only for reasons of increasing the efficiency of the device, but also for the safety of its operation.PHOTO: YouTube.comHorn should be placed above the table and not be in contact with him. Therefore, we must "put him on his feet", in which the role of the two long bolts act. Bolts are inserted into the holes drilled in the bank and the other end fixed on a supportPHOTO: YouTube.comStand can be any available material, but it is desirable to consider the protection against possible ingress of sparks and hot metal. Stand can protect ceramic tile or a piece of asbestos clothPHOTO: YouTube.comThe bank needs to be installed on one edge of the stand, and the torch will balance the structure on the other sidePHOTO: YouTube.comNow you need to make an asbestos lining in the furnace. Pick up a bottle with a diameter of about 5-7 cm, it can be from the aerosol hair spray or air freshener. To remove and then this container out of the mold, wrap it a bit of a masking tape or a thin filmPHOTO: YouTube.comPlace the bottle exactly in the center of the banks and fill the free space implicated until creamy state alabaster. Wait until the plaster hardens completely, and remove the bottle. If the hole with a fitting turned partially or fully filled with a mixture, proceed with the course of a drill
Instead of plaster can use a mixture of chamotte and quartz sand, clay. This heat-resistant composition will manifest itself even better alabaster and will serve much longer.
PHOTO: YouTube.comCheck designs ready to work simply - ordinary flashlight shine in the hole and see how the light is reflected on the wallsPHOTO: YouTube.comFor high temperature and protect your hands is useful to you a small heat-resistant cap, and the tongs with long handles isolated from the heating to keep the material in the furnacePHOTO: YouTube.comAuthor for example, showed a great hunting knife, which he made with the help of this mountain. So design it is working and can be used for working with metalsPHOTO: YouTube.comSuch a miniature horn will become your irreplaceable assistant in your creativity. Space it takes up very little, the temperature is kept relatively high and can easily be updated if necessary, the Bank's new
Nothing like in the sale you just will not find, because it is the best of all possible variants of this size. If you find a place to forge a little more, here's an interesting video on the subject:
And what is your opinion of this board design? Share it in the comments, and if you have already tried to make the hearth of this manual, send your photos and impressions of the operation!
