lindahr

Thanks, I'll give it a shot. Good call on the igniter--it hasn't worked for a while and I just light it with rolls of newspaper. So you are probably right on that.

I cranked up my NC Tools gas forge yesterday for the first time in five or six years and noticed several problems with it--Three of the six burners were not working well or not at all and while I was using it (fortunately, I was done with the small task at hand) flames starting coming out of the top where the burners enter the body. Also, there was a small broken piece in the box that looked to be made of some sort of ceramic material. It was cylindrical with a hole through it. My guess is is part of the burner, but on the NC Tools site none of the forge parts look like it. Also, how do you tell if the forge needs relining? The bottom is covered with a black coating, flux I think. It was used in a demo and the demonstrator was trying to forge weld. Tried many times, but it didn't work, so a lot of flux got in the box. Does this affect performance? So, is anyone there experience with working on these things? I don't feel very confident in taking the burners apart to see what is wrong without guidance. I have "tuned" it in the past and tuning may be the problem with some of them. "Tuning" consisted of loosening and tightening the bolts at the top and wiggling/tapping the burners until they worked better. But the flames from the top and the unidentified ceramic piece have me worried. Any advice?