I put together a new propane forge for my blacksmith shop at the house. For reasons discussed in the video as well as portability, I went with the Ellis 8-HT Forge. I had some experience with it and knew that it would exactly fit my needs at a price that I could swing. I saved my allowance for three months and bought it at full retail from High Temp Tools, as I am 100% unsponsored.
The purchase, shipping, and after-the-sale customer service all went smoothly and my forge arrived mostly built and without a scratch. The welds were tight, all the pieces were there, no damage whatsoever, and there were enough lining materials for probably two full linings.
I spent a few nights after work and one Saturday afternoon lining and curing the interior. In about a week after I opened the shipping box, I was heating steel and making my anvil ring a little. My first project was a small bottle opener that I made from some scrap 1/2″ square bar that I gave away on my Instagram page.
Very happy with the forge and will continue to torture test it over the winter and report back my findings in a followup video.
The video documents the assembly whole process, but if you have questions, drop me a line.
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