Eric Proulx Audy

I have 2" of wool with ITC 100 coating and a slab of refractopry on the bottom. The coupling sit about only 1/2" in the wool it is not in the fore box. but the hole that i made in the wool is a bit larger dans than the inside diameter of the coupling and it's definitly not clean. I'll might try with the air dryer but now the trhead on the coupling are unusable. So I'm kind of screwed because i don't not how to fit my burner in the forge. Swedefiddle. Honestly, i'd rather by a new forge than build one myself but i can't find one in Quebec. Mykey, I dont' think there's is a gap betweem the wall and the insulation apart for what seems a small gap between the cover and the main body of the tank.

Hi, First sorry for my english! Just finished building my first forge from a 20 pounds propane tank, with 2" of kaowool, ITC 100, and kast o lite 30 for the bottom over the kaowool. Just tried it at night and the welded stainless steel coupling became red hot. The colour is really EXAGERATED by my phone on the photo. It was really not as red as this but is what a dark red. Still. I'm a bit concerned. The flare goes about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch inside the wool. The inside diameter of the flare is close to 1 1/2 after I filed the threads. I feel that it might be too large. The burner head is 1 1/2 wide. I tested it with a shorter 6" instead of a 9"tonight. I use a 0.035 tip. Was running at about 7 psi. I must say the wool is not flush with the inside diameter of the flare. Maybe I should put some refractoiry so that the transition from the flare to the wool extend smoothly into the chamber so that the burn occurs into the chamber??? Also I feel like I might not having enough air pushing into the burner even with the choke fully open. Was burning well outside the forge though. The good thing is that the forge burns hot and I learned a lot about metal working and welding! Any idea because I'm a bit discouraged right now after putting all this together and concerned with safety. Thank you very much Video of my burner with the 9" tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwdJt0r1rrE

I think some welding have been done on it, because there's a lot of welding spot, holes and spill! How old is it?

Just bought this for 50$! It weight around 150 pounds it's in pretty rough shape. Need help to identify and year of making! Thanks

Hey Wayne, would 2 inches of wool be too much? Does the concrete crush the wool when cure and horizontally?I'll begin this project on Monday! Just can't wait! Cheers

Hey thanks for the reply Wayne! Actually I've read the attachment file you talk of but stil have questions! First, how thick should the kaowool and castable be? Second, should I cast over the wool in the chemney so that no wool is expose. How wide should the chemney be inside the forge? Do you pour the castable with a form or apply by hand? Should I wet the wool first? That's about it for now I think! Sorry for my bad english! thanks!

What would be the best liner for a first forge in your opinion?

Hi, I'm still debating on how will I build my forge! I've read a lot on it and thought I would make the kaowool + satanite + ir coating. But now I've seen Wayne Coe forge on his Web site which is made from castable refractory over kaowool! I've not seen a lot of this kind of forge on the Web but for me it looks like the way to go. I want to do general small blacksmith projects, knife making and in the future make some long blades. I was thinking of 1 or 2 inch of kaowool with 1 inch of kast-o-lite +ir coating in the future! I would just put a solid form in middle of my casing, pour the end with castable, then put my kaowool, pour some castable around the form and over the kaowool, and finally cover the kaowool at the front. So the wool is completely encapsulated by the castable This way the concrete would support itself on each end when cured and put horizontaly and it would not crush the wool. I just don't want to alway make repair on the coating so I thought it would be more durable this way and will endure forge welding in the future! What are your thoughts on this configuration ? Thanks!

Thank you so much for your response! I've added my location as you suggested! I'm still wondering which burner to build! The flare seemed to be the biggest challenge for me. Which burner would you suggest me to build for my first one? I was very interested in the side arm burner but the ward tee reducer seem difficult to find!

Don't you need a flare for the T burner? I've read that it makes no difference in the forge.