Hoof and carriage blacksmiths

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A right one blacksmith needs also a smith fire in a smith oven. These were constructed from styrofoam rests of the window production.

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The single plates have been rough cut to trim and with styrofoam glue glued together.

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From all single plates arise bit for a bit my smith oven. The masonry structure has been already marked on the styrofoam.

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After that, the chimney has been built and as a second component glued on the lower part.

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The first trial at later position…

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The smith fire needed also a smoke outlet; this one has been constructed from plywood.

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Again a trial; view from below…

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…and from the top. The smith fire will not firmly be mounted; to this later more.

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Until the next time.
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I continued with details on the facade; in preparation for the lettering, I applied a surrounding white stripe to the facade.

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The lettering of “Ernst Lückes Huf & Wagenschmiede” was then brushed with homemade stencils. The light conditions in the cellar are not so great for photos; here in the view...

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…and here a few details.

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Then I changed again the house position and took a photo of the view with better light conditions.

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So much for the shell construction; now work has continued on the light and smoke functions. The smoke needs a chimney, which was prepared next. The construction as usual, outside Styrofoam, inside with aluminum square tube.

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Then was the brickwork hinted at and the concrete head was applied.

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At the same time, the smoke module was being worked on; it is placed in the attic and sits on a plywood base plate. The entire unit can be removed later for convenient refueling and repairs.

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As material I have used existing 4 mm thick plywood, in the shaft pointing downwards the Seuthe smoker will be later installed.

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It continues in the following part.
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I had described the smoker's admission in the last part, here was continued with the blower unit. They have been made of polystyrene plates; here all single parts, partly already glued.

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The next step was to glue the connection piece for the PVC hose to the chimney.

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A look inside the fan unit; the fan sucks on the smoker's side and pushes the smoke into the PVC hose. The whole unit is screwed directly from above onto the plywood panel under which my smoker works.

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Front view of the blower unit.

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The chimney is glued in place...

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Here is the blower unit already mounted.

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Chimney and hose routing can be seen here once again.

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More soon...
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At the already prefabricated smith's fire, it continues. With primer was started.

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After drying, the bricks first got their color, then the part had to dry again.

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I used this time to complete the exhaust hood.

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Then it goes on with paint; the masonry received joints and the forge and the smoke outlet paint. Photos...

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The chimney was glued on afterward; again photos...

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Finally, the actual fire in the oven is still missing and a good coke is part of it - not to be confused with coke.
My coke was made of styropor,...

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...this was ground to individual bullets...

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...and then stuck on with plenty of latex glue. So much for today; finally a few photos.

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Until soon.
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At the functions were continued. The lamps were installed and connected. In the area of the smoke unit, the cables were routed in a cable bridge above the corresponding rafters.

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A small board was glued between the next two rafters; this will be the place for the on/off switch for the light.

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On the very outside is the box for the battery, also made of 4 mm thick plywood.

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The opening for the switch is created...

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The switch is held in position with small wood screws.

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The tank for the smoke oil was made of Plexiglas; the lid has to flake and is then exchanged for a new one.

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It's already the complete smoke unit. From the tank, it goes down to the smoker and from there the smoke is sucked in by the fan. The speed of the fan can be controlled again via the PWM module. The unit can be disconnected from the power supply and completely removed using a mini Tamiya plug. Views...

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Here is the complete unit together with the forge fire underneath.

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The forge fire has a small air inlet so that the smoker is always supplied with fresh air - this smokes better.

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Finally, everything was brought into the final position, the battery connected and the smoker then set to an acceptable amount of smoke. A few more photos from the attic...

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...and from the Hall of the farriers;...

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...even from the outside.

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See you soon...
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Absolutely spectacular


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midlife306 wrote:Absolutely spectacular ImageImageImage


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Thank you.
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It's coming to an end...
The windows received the windowpanes; the overhead foil enclosed with the window frames was used.

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The individual plates were cut to size and glued on with hard plastic glue. During the drying process, the sheets were lightly pressed down.

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Then the fireplace was finished; the coke was ignited.

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With the roof was continued afterward,...

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...the roof boards were glued on...

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...and the roof ridge was closed.

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In the end, a cardboard roof was applied again, as with some predecessor models. The cardboard rolls were hinted at from fleece wiping cloths from the drugstore market.

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These were dyed with black acrylic.

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Finally, the building received some vegetation...

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...and for the first time, I also glued on some leaves.

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The hoof & carriage blacksmiths are now finished and can out to our battlefield area; in the last report, there are some photos outdoors.
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Unbelievable educative thread. Thanks for sharing.

Can you please post links to the materials you used for making the walls, and also that adhesive coat?
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Thank you very much, guy. I will be happy to send you the used materials, but I will need some more time. At the moment I am near your homeland on vacation. ;)
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