Simond Store Portable Propane Gas Forge Single Burner Knife and Tool Making Blacksmith Farrier Forge with Stand

This is a nice, small forge. I bought this for small projects that do not warrant starting my coal forge. Set up is simple and fast. I am building a stand for it to make it more comfortable to use. I am skeptical about obtaining forge welding heat, but it does fine heating thin material (3/8" or less). For a beginner blacksmith or as a secondary forge, I would recommended it. If you want a big forge for making damascus, this isn't it. It is small. It is affordable, and more than suitable for small projects. I had no issues with the burner, or other components. Edit: After some minor adjustments, this forge is more than capable of forge welding heat. The chamber is too small for many projects that require forge welding, but it is nice to have the capability. 6/5 stars.

the quality of this kit is nice, steel is thick all around, has a good weight. the hose for the propane is a good length, and comes with some nice accessories like the refractory, extra nozzles. But the forge is much smaller than i thought, with the wool inside, you have about 10x3.5x3.5". I coated the forge in refractory and currently waiting for that to set so i haven't fired it up yet but i doubt it will have any difficulty getting hot

This little forge is great. It heats up fast and really works well. The first time I ran it I put a piece of tooling steel in it. It was up to forging temperature fairly fast for it's size. I haven't really had a chance to give it a good workout but from what I can tell it's going to work out perfect for the type of work I'm going to use it for. Most of the time I'm working with softer steel but I wanted to test it with tooling steel. From what I seen with the tooling steel I should have any problems with the softer steel I use most of the time.

Was good could have had more of the Cement.

This is my first attempt at any type of blacksmithing work using anything besides a torch for heat. The main reason I got this forge was to make forged hooks to hang our cast iron cookware. After researching forges I chose this one because it comes with the ridgeizer already applied. It also comes with refractory coating that you apply. I have not applied it yet. I was to anxious to try it out. In less than an hour after opening the box I had fired it up and started with low heat and built the heat gradually. The fire brick that came with the forge felt a little damp when unwrapped, so I wanted to to dry gradually. Within 4 hours of opening the box I had made several hooks. I even heated the tongs I had purchased to adjust them to better suit my usage. So far I have only run the forge at 5 PSI gas pressure. That was plenty of heat for what I was doing. It will run up to 21 PSI. The attached photos are of what was done in a total of about 5 hours by a first timer. All I can say is that this is a great little forge for a beginner. Just remember it is for smaller work. You aren't going to produce a great sword using this forge for your heat source. Great value for for money.