Simond Store Blacksmithing Forge Triple Burner With Two Doors, 2600F Rated, Propane Gas Forge for Knife Making Blacksmithing Farrier Tools - Rectangle Shape Stainless Steel Forge

Heat’s really good so far. Only used one burner worked great, loses power when back door is closed, problem need to close both. Figured out how it works and heats up really good. Turn a leaf spring piece yellow hot real quick

The price of this forge will make it very good for a beginner or for occasional use. I like how you can select 1, 2, or 3 burners. The insulation is poor and the model I got had about 1 inch of missing insulation on one side of the doors. There is barely enough ceramic included to coat the insulation. This forge leaks a lot of heat and therefore uses a lot of propane. you will need to run at at 12-15 psi to get it up to heat. Surrounding it with fire bricks helps. The nut that holds the door handle was just tack welded onto the inside of the door and fell off. I had to re-weld the nut to the outside of the door with a deeper MIG weld. I ended up buying a better quality forge and will use this one for backup.

Where it was made is not necessarily a bad thing. Preferable over certain other parts of the world, but build quality (fit and finish of the door hinges) was off. Mounting nuts for the door handles are out of square. Little details that impart a lesser pride in craftsmanship or quality control. Otherwise, the forge operates as intended. I have not tried to get anything to welding temp yet, but it's done its job so far.

After 3 years use. One of the doors warped during use to the point it was not usable.The nuts welded inside of the doors broke leaving me with a loose handle. The value isn't very good since I will need to replace the forge at some point.I used a full lb hellsforge refactory cement to seal the fiberglass interior. The cement has held up well however 2 or 3 lbs should be used since the outside of the metal forge has changed colors meaning that it has taken on too much heat.The product is easy to use but needs some serious upgrades to be worth 400 dollars. Such as the gas flow should go to a shut off first then the first burner then 2nd and so on.

I liked the easy setup initially. The refractory cement that it comes with is not enough. I have not been able to use this forge yet due to this fact. But it makes fire and looks like it should function. Time will tell when I get more cement and cure it.