Thread: Sunday Project, my Granddads Forge

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It’s not really auto related (although I do occasionally use the lead hammer molds to make soft hammers) but I did have a good morning working with my Grandson.

I had brought my Granddads forge and tools back from IL many years ago knowing that I was the only one who would eventually do anything with it. It’s a Champion Blower and Forge 147, with a 22” cast iron pan. I am told Granddad used it on the farm for shoeing the horses until they started using tractors in the 30s. I decided this would be a good weekend to clean it up and put it back together. I got it apart yesterday and sandblasted and painted.

It was really in pretty good shape, everything there, no cracked castings or burn thru, the blower gears are in great shape and it works smoothly.



Anyway we got it put together….. I don’t know what he had more fun doing putting it together or cranking the blower.