Mechanisms — forge blower

Recent Blogs

Smith's Circular Bellows diagram
Smith's Circular Bellows Mechanism: How the Double-Acting Forge Bellows Works, Parts and Uses
Smith's Circular Bellows delivers continuous airflow for forge work. Learn how the dual-chamber design works, sizing math, and real workshop examples.
Hodges Compound Blower diagram
Hodges Compound Blower Mechanism: How the Twin-Cylinder Hand Blower Works, Parts, and Uses
How a Hodges Compound Blower works — twin-cylinder reciprocating air pump for forge, lab and pneumatic feed. Sizing, tradeoffs and a worked tinplate-shop example.