Step one: Place forge in desired position. Step two: Run forge at operating temperature for several minutes. Step three: Check surrounding area for signs of melted plastic, scorched paint, open flames from items on or around truck. Step four: If conditions in step three are present, turn off forge, apply fire suppressant where necessary, move forge to different position. Step five: If conditions in step three are not present, continue using forge in current position.
Brandon, that s a pretty broad question............ perhaps if you gave a more precise script of this cap/setup, Regards Ray
its a fiberglass cap it has a wood drawers to store all of my tools and shoes and the inside of the cap is carpet
Brandon, i can picture a hundred set up kinda like your slight description , 1st thing i think i would do is loose the red carpet, blue might be ok but it ll all burn, either by direct flame or by dropping hot objects. the swing out would probably safely cover you , but it s the one time that your in a hurry , close everything up a little too warm, and you will be talking to fire marshal Bills boss,and your insurance company Reading between the lines ,Bills advice is straight on, but I would ad a caution, propane is pretty unforgiving to folks who don t respect it. ray
I run a forge inside a plywood compartment inside my van without any problems, I had to make some heat shields, but if that works, I don't see that you should have any problems with a swing out. If things around it got a bit warm for comfort, just make up some heat shields. You can check out my set up and Rick Shepards slide out set up here: http://farriersforum.com/threads/have-i-got-the-smallest.867/
The" heat sheild" I use consists of a sheet of 1/16th plate steel and rod couplings and T-nuts. Using flat head straight slot screws through the metal ( you can use what ever size you'd like) counter sink the heads and screw the screws into the the rod couplings and into the T-nuts on the under side of the wood (plywood). Setting the metal off the wood by the length of the rod coupling will allow enough airflow so the wood doesn't catch on fire.
I set my truck on fire with a coal forge when I was too lazy to put the fire out between stops. After I had it extinguished I called Ken Mankel and ordered one of his new fangled gas forges (1974). I have repaired and relined it multiple times since.
Hey Brandon, You should give me a call sometime at the number under this post sometime. Pacific daylight time.
I use mine in my van, but have made a swing out that gets my forge just outside. You're only limitation is your mind.
Hi Bill ..... and all.....I use a forge stand and take the forge out of my truck. I did use it on my tailgate one time during the winter and found the plastic on my tailgate melting into an unrecognizable shape.. Needless to say Didn't do that again. my 2 cents worth
