Rocket forge "and" heater??

Greetings,

I am considering a rocket forge to use in my blacksmith shop.

1- Are they a really viable option?
2- Can the heat generated by the forge then be put to use in a mass for maintaining heat in my shop space?

Of course it would need a by-pass for warmer days when stored heat is not desirable.

I have searched this forum to great length and cannot seem to find the info needed. Any help would be greatly appreciated. This would be my first build for a rocket anything, BTW.

Thanks!

Salutations!
I am also wondering if they are viable. I have plans to build a rocket forge this fall so I will let you know how it goes.

As far as dual purposing it for a mass heater, I believe that may be tricky. A forge or foundry has a specific access point for metal or crucible placement. The highest temp on a rocket stove is at the top of the heat riser so that is the best place to heat the metal. I imagine there would have to be a manifold to redirect the hot gasses into a mass and without a standard rmh barrel assembly, it may not draw properly, if you are trying to heat a bench. If you just want mass, building it with a mass around and behind the rocket stove and chimney will probably work fine. Think traditional masonry stove with the massive wall structure. Definitely something I would build outside for testing before building it inside.

Just my two cents.

I'm not sure about that, but people are planning on making a RMH forge this year at the PTJ. See thread here. Get in on the convo here at https://permies.com/t/215728/PTJ-Rocket-Forge-Design-Thread. Or even better, get yourself down to the PTJ event this year. The tickets are 50% off, for a limited time. See https://permies.com/wiki/214210/Limited-Time-Buy-Free-Buddy