Grussingcustomknives

Im thinking that i will return it and get the 212 (or whatever the next step is) blower that way it will be easier to connect and more power. Thanks for the butterfly valve recommendation I already spent $35 on this gate valve so I think I will use this for now but I will get the butterfly one next time.btw my forge is 5.5 inches diameter 12 inches long

The forge blower is from blacksmith depot

So ive been gathering parts and working on my blown forge but I have 1 problem i cant figure out how to connect the 1.5 inch gate valve to my 112 forge blower. Any advice or suggestions?

Yea i will too like the one ed built... But i called black smith depot and the said the blower cant be mounted upright it has too be mounted flat on its feet. Im thinking the burner tube will be 16 abd the burners body will be nade from a 15 inch pipe with a gate valve

Ok thanks. U must have missed my questions so I have the general idea where to put it (from ed's picture of his) but not exactly what spot (mabye it doesn't need to be precise im just used to na burners) Would it be ok to put a ball valve and needle valve (ball valve for shutoff and needle valve to precisely adjust gas even tho i have a regulator) by the way do u have a picture of your forge? Dont get what u mean because u said u like 1 inch and u do 2 layers thats 2 inches. We mean having 1 inch of insulation or 2 inch (either 2 inch kaowool or 2 layers of 1 inch)

I don't really want to a ribbon burner... I have the general idea where to put it (from ed's picture of his) but not exactly what spot (mabye it doesn't need to be precise im just used to na burners) Would it be ok to put a ball valve and needle valve (ball valve for shutoff and needle valve to precisely adjust gas even tho i have a regulator) and he said 1 inch is better because inswool needs to get to a certain temp before it reflects heat and 1 inch gets up too temp faster. Ps. I attached a picture of his burner he uses a needle valve.

ed caffrey gave me some good advice my burner will use the 112 cfm blower I ordered... the main body will be made of 1.5 inch pipe and thr burner tube will be 1.25 inches it will have a gate valve to control the air and Im still deciding if I will use a needle valve or ball valve to control the gas flow. also don't know what part to weld to the pipe (for gas) or what piece to even weld on it. the burner will kinda be like high temp tools forced air burner design

Have any pictures of your forge

Yea i checked that out and thats made of 2 inch pipe and my forge is only 5.5 inches id. What controls the diamiter the forced air burner can use. Like the one at high temp tools it says its good for 8" id or bigger. And I want to build one that will be a good size for my forge thats kinda like that one and ed caffrey's burner he made

Yeah about that lol there packs of 10 lol No it was another guy but he recommended them I know I might get some hate for this but I decided im gonna u this porter burner in my other forge and use forced air with this one (final decision lol) that way i have 2 options. So I have some questions regarding forced air... First what is that part that shuts off the the gas if the power shuts off (or acidently unplug the fan)? What happens if u don't have it and the power goes out? Anyone know any good focred air plans? I ordered the blacksmith depot 112 cfm that will be good for my forge 5.5" id (when insulated and coated) I will probably cut the length to 12-13" inches long. I also still don't get what size of pipe to make the burner i see some people use 1.5",1.75" or 2" pipe. thanks in advance for help and understanding!

I ordered some parts on mc master carr (including 1/8 inch scedule 80 pipe 5 inches long) and it was spendy i had too order 8 ss set screws they were 5-6 bucks a piece!!!

Well I tried to forge the flare for the air holes it didn't work too good. Ok cool I think I might do mine like the high temp tools sell

Yea true. I hear some people put it in the back and shoot and twirl the flame out the front some put in front and shoot and twirl to the back and some just put in middle parrel and twirl. Anyone have suggestions on what will be good for my regular tube forge?

Also 1 more thing the forge will be 5.5 inches id and 11 inches long it will be about 275 cubic inches (with no kiln shelf) and i know a 3/4 inch mikey burner can bring that up to welding temp but will the heat distribution be bad? Someone thought I should use 2 1/2 burners instead but I already started on the 3/4 inch burner

Ok cool thats a time saver I will order that plus some other pieces. That pipe i sent u a picture of is black pipe sanded down