Build a blacksmith forge from a steel tire rim, angle iron, coffee cans, and miscellaneous hardware. Uses a vacuum cleaner blower to supply the draft. Est. cost: $10.
COUNTRYSIDE & SMALL STOCK JOURNAL Mar-Apr 1994 (v.78#2) pg. 30
Build a small forge from an automobile wheel rim, a pie pan and a length of chimney pipe. Use a shop vacuum to provide the forced air. Use charcoal briquettes for fuel.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #219 May-Jun 1981 (v.31#5) pg. 102
Added Info FAMILY HANDYMAN #220 Jul-Aug 1981 (v.31#6) pg. 79
Outdoor forge is built from a barbeque pan, 55-gallon drum and stove pipe. It is lined with fireclay and firebrick and fired with coal.
FINE WOODWORKING #54 Sep-Oct 1985 pg. 10
Build an inexpensive forge that is fueled with coal and is plumbed to a supply of compressed air.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #179 Jun 1991 (v.15#11) pg. 23
Make a box-style bellows. This hybrid of Japanese and Chinese designs is suitable for use with a forge.
WOODWORKER Feb 1992 (v.96#2) pg. 86