On Nov 23, 2006, at 8:00 PM, Michelle (Storm) Cox wrote:
> For my birthday this year I went to an old farm auction and acquired a
> Armitage Mousehole anvil (200 lbs) so I can explore blacksmithing.  
> I have an
> old round Webber BBQ that I am going to convert into a forge so I  
> can mess
> around and really annoy my neighbours (Did I mention I live in the  
> city?).

	Welcome to the Porch, Storm, or should I say to the upper deck where  
the conversation takes place, since you say you've been down there in  
the dark for a while now.
	With a 200 lb. Mousehole anvil you are already the envy of a bunch  
of smiths and wannabes.  We'll be interested to hear how the Webber  
conversion goes.  I think you'll probably need a sturdier fire pot  
than anything I've seen in a BBQ, and a tuyere assembly to channel  
the air to the hotspot.  I've sometimes wondered if a salvaged blade  
from a farm disc/disk (a sturdy, concave, round piece of steel) could  
be set up in a Webber BBQ to make a fire pot for a forge.
		Tom Holloway
	

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