homemade water cooler and forge

[Jammy James]

I have an old oil drum forge with galvinised pipe and fittings for the air supply, i know when the zinc gets hot it produces nasty fumes, to cool it there is a fridge that has a load of linked copper pipe in and at the bottom they exit the fridge, it also is wrapped around the galvinised pipe and fittings with a metal bucket at the bottom as a tank. it has a pump on a drill, i ran it the other day even with the forge running all day the fiitings wwere cold even when the forge was burning at its hottest. the water temperature was 3degrees c even halfway through the day. How cool is that? Parden the pun.

Ps i can't get photos as i have broken the camera on my phone, i didn't take a photo of myself to brake it.

 

[astro_al]

If its that cold, you may find you don't need to bother with it.

Al.

 

[Jammy James]

Ok thanks but it also keeps my drinks cold for when i'm using it as its hot work
James

 

[astro_al]

Sure is!

Post up some pics of what you've made.

Al.

 

[Jammy James]

My camera phone is broke but will do as soon as i'm at my dads again