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This is a discussion on Gas forge question within the Problem Solving forums, part of the Blacksmithing category; I saved the 3 burner set from my old worn out NC whisper Daddy. Has anyone tried these burners on ...
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08-21-2007, 10:52 AM
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 Gas forge question
I saved the 3 burner set from my old worn out NC whisper Daddy. Has anyone tried these burners on a freon tank forge? Would these three burners be too much for a forge this size? Would I be better off to just weld up a new steel box the approximate size of the original & line it with 1" firebrick?
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08-21-2007, 12:03 PM
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I would think 3 burners on a freon tank forge would be over kill. Maybe try a bit larger tank, like a portable air tank. Otherwise, welding up another box seems to make the most sense. Pam
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08-21-2007, 01:57 PM
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Brian, Theres alot of the old style 40# propane tanks around. thats what I have made 2 gas forges out of. I use 2 Ron Reil type burners on mine. I've never had a manufactured forge so I can't give any comparisons. John
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08-21-2007, 10:09 PM
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Thanks folks. I had thought that 3 burners might be just a little bit too much for that size tank. But it would have been a heckuva flame though. 
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08-22-2007, 11:34 AM
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It is long gone. It was worn out, crumbled away, & burnt -up when I got it years ago & I still got about 3 or 4 more years out of it. I will get a new box to mount the burners on one of these days.
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08-22-2007, 01:01 PM
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Might be kind of fun to build a scrapped toolbox into a forge with those burners...
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