xena1•1mo ago

Rant: That time my forge fire nearly took out the shed

I was out in my backyard shop in Tulsa, heating up a 3/4 inch bar for a gate hinge, and the wind caught the draft just wrong... next thing I know, the wood siding near the forge is smoking. I doused it quick with a bucket of sand, but it melted the paint off in a 2-foot patch. Has anyone else had a close call from a stray spark catching something unexpected?

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kimr101mo ago

Bolted a 12x12 sheet of cement board to the shed wall behind my forge after a similar scare, and it's saved my bacon more than once since then. Also started keeping a five-gallon bucket of water right next to my stand instead of across the shop. That sand trick is smart though, I'll have to remember that for greasy fires.

gavinlopez1mo ago

I read somewhere that a guy uses a spray bottle of water to mist the area around his forge beforehand.

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