A forge is a room in which they work with metals: incandescence and forging, sometimes it is used to create alloys. Some jewelry works are also performed in modern smithies.
Instructions
Step 1
Study the market in your area of residence, think about what forged products may be in demand. In a big city, exclusive furniture with forged elements is in demand, in a cottage village, landscape items and gates are in demand. Perhaps there is a need to shoe horses. Based on the information collected, determine the scale and specifics of your forge.
Step 2
Complete blacksmithing training. Even if you yourself are not going to work as a blacksmith, but intend to use hired labor, you need to thoroughly know the question.
Step 3
Register a private enterprise or LLC, open a bank account.
Step 4
Choose a room for your forge. Its area depends on what kind of work you plan to perform. But, in any case, the workplace must comply with all technical and fire safety standards.
Step 5
Furnish the selected room with the necessary equipment. The main equipment of a blacksmith is a forge, a special furnace for heating metals. Choose it depending on the volume and complexity of the work that you plan to perform. Remember that special care must be taken when working with the forge, because sparks and hot coals are constantly flying out of it. Therefore, there should be no flammable materials in the forge. Also, provide a storage area for the coal or coke that you will be lighting the stove with. The approximate price of the forge is 30,000 thousand rubles.
Step 6
Get an anvil. For complex work, a powerful anvil weighing at least 200 kg is needed. For minor artistic tasks, special skewers are used. The cost of a full-fledged tool is about 50,000 rubles, and the shperak costs around 10,000 rubles.
Step 7
Also buy a blacksmith's hammer and a vice from the tools. Until now, those that are of Soviet production are considered the best. Don't forget to buy a set of small tools, such as a long-handled blacksmith pliers. The forge is ready to go. You have purchased what you need and now you can create. Orders can be found online by posting an ad on the free classifieds site.
