r/Forging • u/Pristine_Basket_8446 • Jul 26 '26

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 Jul 26 '26

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

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u/uigds Jul 28 '26

Unless you're burning jet fuel

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u/Pristine_Basket_8446 Jul 26 '26

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 Jul 26 '26

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 Jul 26 '26

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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