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What kind of steel are you trying to weld? Mild steel welds at a higher temp than higher carbon steels
Im welding an old high carbon 1/4" thick file to a 1/4" piece of mild. The first few welds took fine and Im wire brushing and grinding the faces between welds so they're plenty clean. Also sprinkling borax between layers before welding so thats not the issue either.
P.S. lets keep the preachy safety B.S. to a minimum. Im 21 and have been forging since i was 10. I don't know much but im not a complete fool. -
A whisper momma will forge weld at 7000 feet with no changes at all you may wish to check and see if one of the jets is plugged, take the manifold off and clean it out and take a peek through both jets to see they are clear. If you do not have a pressure adjustment on the guage unit then you need one. Is the refractory in good shape and is the floor of the forge intact? if not you need to put them back like they were...good luck...
I bought it brand new and from day 1 it has never gotten up to welding temperature. -
I added a blower to one side and when i fired up the forge to see if it worked it looked like that side wasn't even firing. Also just filled the propane tank and the pressure on the regulator is sporadically jumping around from 12# to 15+# with flames leaping out about 1ft futher than usual, frost forming on the hose and sloooow bleed time afer shut off. Is this indicative of a bad regulator or an overfilled tank?
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what pressure are you running?...and how many burners of what size?
My Propane forge attains welding temp nooo problem....
you really need to bring in outside air to your forge area...and you need to exhaust it....please be carefull in such an enclosed space...you wont notice it till it bites you
Im running it at about 12+ lbs, and have exhaust fans and make-up air. -
Don't worry about the CO levels. I keep 2 fans running in the shop, one pulls in fresh air from outside and the other is set up right above the forging area to draw away fumes and exhaust.
Still a good idea to get a CO detector though. Thanks -
i have two question, i would love to work in my basement what precautions do you take
number two is i have the same question as you concerning heat
my basement/shop is basically a concrete box with a steel form deck and concrete ceiling. I have a joke that the acetylene could explode down there and you would'nt hear it upstairs. -
i've been working on a pattern welded steel project but my Whisper Mama forge just barely gets hot enought to forge weld. I'm working from my basement shop in a residential area so coal is not an option and am at about 5600' elevation so that might affect the heat output too.
Any suggestion for boosting the temperature?
boosting propane forge temps
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Sorry to hear about J.W.. Drinking lots of milk can help but it won't make you immune to zinc fumes. There are lots of respirators available that are approved for protection against zinc oxide fumes.
No offense meant but you guys are really going off on a tangent to what the original subject(propane forge temperatures) of the post was.
thanks anyway