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Hi everyone,
Thank you. So much. For the thoughts.
...That was definitely it. What a terrifically embarrassing oversight.
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Hello, blacksmiths!
Thanks for taking time to look at my post.
I was recently gifted a small propane forge. It was built by a friend who has passed away. As far as I know, he used it, in the condition it's in, regularly and successfully, for all kinds of small forging projects. I have been trying to troubleshoot what's going on with it. Here's what happens: When I turn on the propane (there is no PSI meter or guage, just an open/close valve) then turn on the gas for the forge and light it, flames at least a foot tall leap from the forge front and back-- and continue on like that (no matter how open the propane or the forge valve is) until I turn it off. I tried closing up with forge with firebrick, so there was a smaller opening, and it just blackened the entire inside of the forge as the flames tried to leap out.
Photos of the set up:
THE PROPANE: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui...&sz=w1335-h472
THE FORGE: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui...&sz=w1335-h472
THE FLAMES: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui...&sz=w1335-h472 -(even after running it a while, no hotter blues appear, and the black gunk builds up.)
Does this mean that it's too oxidized? That the forge is too small? Or am I doing something silly?
Thanks very much for any thoughts,
Rocky
Seeking Help: Propane Forge with Too Much Flame!
in Gas Forges
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Frosty, thanks for the offer for follow-up help! Here are pictures of the forge, as I'm tuning it currently. It goes pretty quickly from very messy, dragon breathy flames to concentrated blue very quickly. As you can see, I have bricked up the back of the forge (which is closer to the wall) to concentrate the heat. Thanks again for all your help and welcome. Forge on!