i have been watching these forums for months now and i decided to finally say hi.
i built a propane gas forge sometime around January, bought around 40 fire bricks, a gas hose, brass clips and rivets, and a 1 1/4" burner, and a bag of high heat cement (which i still haven't used ). i found i loose a lot of heat because of the lack of insulation but the burner keeps up nicely (2-3min for a good temperature) but i never managed to weld (my steel never went over the bright orange almost yellow) and im looking for tips to manage to welding temps.
-So do i need another burner?
-do i really need to cement the forge (but that way i will loose the ability to change the shape of the forge if i need to make smaller or bigger projects)
-if i have to cement it will it be better if i cement the center in a circular shape or just beep it a box shape
thanks for your patience reading all this stuff
regards :D