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Anna Bobisuthi

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  1. What's the price of propane there? I'm not sure exactly what the area is going to be like, or how much space I'm going to have yet. So if I do make my own portable forge propane might be more compact, but I'm not sure. What's the facebook group you were mentioning?
  2. The forge that I've currently got running was actually made by my welding teacher a decade or two ago and he gave it away while going through a divorce. Then I got it and the other forge from the guy he gave it to, a quite small world! My welding teacher even still had a blower for it that he gave to me after he retired, along with a treadle hammer. These pictures don't show the blower or the special flue he made for it, and it also has cast plugs that fit in the holes for when you're not doing long pieces. Heavy as hell though. Its interior dimensions are 14.5"L X 12"D.
  3. I got it from a guy that runs a fabrication shop, he started building it but then decided to go with a different design, so it was sitting out back for a couple of years unfinished. I've been toying with the idea of making a movable back so I can make the volume smaller for when I'm not working on large pieces. He also started setting it up for a stomp lever to open the door, so I'm hoping to finish that at some point too.
  4. I actually just got accepted into the University of Iceland, so I'll living in Reykjavik come September! So this thread is very heartening to me, because I would definitely like to continue smithing and welding while I'm over there. I was wondering what kind of forges do people generally use over there, and how easy is it to find materials?
  5. Thanks! That's what I figured so I went ahead and got a new regulator that's 0-30 psi and I like it better, because it's got a sturdier knob. My one burner forge is now all ready to go! I've also got a three burner forge that was given to me but currently lacks a back and actual burners, so I need to fix it up before I can use it. The interior dimensions are 24"Lx15.5"Hx18"W would I still use a 0-30psi regulator for that one, even though it's split between three burners?
  6. I'm trying to set up my forge, but I'm having a problem with my high pressure regulator. I have a 0-60 psi regulator, but when I was doing the leak test the propane just seams to be coming out this small hole in the side (see picture.) no pressure reads on the gauge, and it seams to be just a continual stream out of the hole. I'm not sure if it's a rubber valve inside that's failing, or if it's some other problem. So my basic question is: Is there a way to fix it or should I just get a new regulator?
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