Strayman

Here are some photos of the construction of my ammobox forge.

I got the ammobox from the army-surplus up the road from me. The air pipe inside is an old scaffold pole, the plate half way up the forge is an old side panel from a transit van.

It’s not clear from the photos, but there is a removable plate resting on the top of the Tuyere, with holes drilled to allow the air though but stop large pieces of coke falling though.

This is the first attempt. After lighting up I realize I needed to make the air flow more efficient. Maybe I need to get the Tuyere actually in the fire, rather than resting against the bottom plate, as I suspect most of the air it circulating though the bottom area.

MK1 also has a cork holding in the ash at the bottom of the air pipe. I need to make a proper flap for this at some point.