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Soup can forge


EricJergensen

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Well, not sure if it's a soup can or not. 6" diameter, 7" long. 2 layers of 1" Inswool. Kast-o-lite 2600 on top of the wool.

 

Burner is 1/2" pipe nipple w/ .023 mig tip. I'm pretty sure it runs slightly rich. Burner is intentionally off center to encourage swirl. Pictures tell the story...

 

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It should work a treat Eric. Have you run it to full heat yet? Like Josh says it's pretty limited unless you're doing blades or other long narrow work. Teenylittlemetalguy uses his 2 brick forge more than his larger one, it's driven by a 1/2" burner and welds a treat, heck it'll melt your work if you're not careful. It's internal volume isn't much different than yours.

 

How about a couple pics of it at max heat?

 

Frosty The Lucky.

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I'll get some pics at heat next time we light it up. It's working really well for the purpose: mostly 3/16" to 1/4" round stock.

 

Josh: It was specifically made to do small stuff while going really easy on the propane. Main forge is coal forge with a Diamondback 1-burner economy for taking on the road. You're probably right, tho. One project leads to another...

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