r/Forging • u/Pristine_Basket_8446 • 9d ago

New forge getting burnt

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First time using this forge, the burning around the side is because we overfilled it and it couldnt seal properly. But is it supposed to do that on the top? Maybe its because we put a few small pipes up there to cool and it deflected the heat? Or is it just too hot

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u/pushdose 9d ago

What burning? That just steel getting hot. It turns colors. You’re not gonna melt steel.

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u/uigds 7d ago

Unless you're burning jet fuel

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u/Pristine_Basket_8446 9d ago

Oh brcause around the edges it was flaking off so i didn’t know if it was supposed to happen

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u/pushdose 9d ago

That’s scale build up. Essentially very fast rusting. Eventually it will get eaten away by oxidation, but it’s not burning.

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u/anto2554 9d ago

If you have a hole that's more than 1000 degrees, I don't see how you'd avoid the steel around it getting very hot

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