Realized my forge welding took 4 hours longer than it should have yesterday

I was trying to stack a pair of shoes for a client in Fort Collins and kept getting cold shuts at the weld line. Turned out I was running my forge about 150 degrees too low the whole time. How do you guys dial in your forge temp when you're in a hurry and don't have a pyrometer handy?

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2 Comments

jordans181mo ago

Been there. My pyrometer broke mid job and I was just guessing the whole time.

hall.emma1mo ago

You really think a few hours lost on a weld is worth sweating over... It's not like the shoes are going anywhere.