The forge blower quit on me halfway through a demo order

I was working on a set of 6 fireplace pokers for a client in Portland when my belt-driven blower just seized up. Took me 2 hours to rig a temporary fix with a shop vac and some duct tape. Anyone else ever have to MacGyver their air supply mid-project?

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3 Comments

the_viola1mo ago

I read somewhere that a shop vac can push enough air for small forge work, which is wild.

taylor1229d ago

Running a forge takes way more consistent air volume than any shop vac can manage for long.

wesley18129d agoTop Commenter

Shop vacs just can't keep up the steady pressure a coal or gas forge needs to really get hot and stay hot. They lose their pull fast once the air starts moving through any kind of resistance.