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Im building a hand crank blower out of bits and pieces. my aim is to melt down some copper i have into a copper bopper this will happen on a camping trip in a few weeks. ive never atempted a forge...

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My forges have always been well-insulated so my pipes don't get real hot, plus the air moving down it cools it. 12 to 18 inches seems safe to me. Of course you should probably err on the longer side....

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thanks for your reply id planned on making the pipe longer than that so thats good. i finished the blower today, it works great so i just need to find some pipe and ill be in business

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If you don't mind, please post pics of the blower and how you made it. I think others would be interested. Thanks, Todd

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As you can see ive used the body of a stihl blower. I work in a powertool repair shop so i have lots of junk lying around just waiting for an idea. the shaft you can see was once the armature from the...

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Very awesome! Love your ingenuity. Thanks for posting that. Todd

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Nice job i been wanting to do somthing like this

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hi i am new to the trade of forging right now and i am curious about the gear box you used is there anyway that i could do that as well and if so what would i need to be able to do it? any help you...

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I wonder if an electric drill hooked to that could make it a hands free blower? Now i wanna try making one of these too.

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looks like i'm committing thread necromancy here, i was wondering if you could add a flywheel at either the input or fan sde or the 'box, so you can get a more sustained air flow, without constant...

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Hi guys, How about a bbq rotisserie motor? Slow and made to be around a little heat. Drjoe

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