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I've never used one but the handles look mighty uncomfortable, interesting idea though

Looks like a farriers clipping pein hammer

Indeed it is, hemoglobin has a higher affinity for CO over O2, but the body doesn't expel CO from the hemoglobin, reducing the bodies max O2 carrying capacity.

Oh, sure! Bring sensible thinking into it - Daswulf

I have gone to HVAC companies, that's where I got my hook up about ceramic blanket, but they only know where to get 2300degree rated soft brick, the only people locally that sell 2600degree soft brick are pottery places, and they prefer to sell by the case lot (their cases for some reason have 36 bricks in them) but I will try amazon.

Yeah I always figured $15/brick to be horrible which is why I never entertained the idea of a brick pile for before. And I'm always hesitant to buy off of Ebay because getting some of there things into canada can be a nightmare, customs her is horrible for destroying unusual items, but I'll look into it, thanks as always for your help!

Several questions, did you follow the T-burner build instructions exactly? And is the mixing tube galvanized?

Cheers mikey, another question, I already have a large amount of ceramic fiber blanket, ridgidizer , and castable refractory, could it be possible to make a form and make "bricks" my self? Or should I just spend the $15/brick?

I have a question about volume displacement of large stock in propane forges, and designing a forge for a specific task. I have been asked to make 3 30lb sledgehammers where the length of the head from face to face not exceed 8" which means the dimensions will be about 4.25"x8" which has a volume of 113.5 cubic inches. My question is how large of a forge would I need for this size of steel to not have a large negative effect on the function of the forge?

That too, though I can not for the life of me remember how/why a funnel causes vortex formation.

I've had the same issue, as have others. You can always upload the video to youtube and then post the link.

Just one small clarification on what AnotherCurtis said, the reducer does not induce the air flow but rather increases the volume of induced air, the flow of the gas jet is what creates the pressure difference that induces the air flow. I suppose you could think of the reducers like a lens, focusing the air flow from a large area to a smaller one, just as a lens can focus light into a smaller point.

What is your skill set, what tools do you have access to?

The only time I look into my forge is when I need to grab my stock with tongs, if I need to check the colour of the stock I'll usually pull it out quickly. My shop is fairly dark and other than on the weekends I only have time to forge in the evenings, and in the winter (if it ever gets warm enough) its pitch black at 4:30pm so I wear the ir/uv protective glasses as to not blind my self! That will become somewhat irrelevant in the spring when I move to my new shop which has a better electrical layout and more lights, instead of one measly 50 watt.

I use "Uvex® Genesis® S32 IR Safety Glasses", with the low IR lenses(they can also be purchased with shade 2 or shade 3 lenses), and I find that they make a big difference. I generally don't look into the forge but there is a noticeable difference with them compared to with out.

People won't remember that, you can put your general location in the header of your profile so when so.eone wants to know it's always there! Also your burner is looking pretty good!

If the leather is brittle and/or stiff you can try a home brew leather treatment which works a treat. 1part bees wax 1 part coconut oil 2 parts castor oil 2 parts sweet almond oil (olive oil also works) Combine in a double boiler or carefully on very low heat (dont boil/burn which can cause crystalization and ruin the mixture) once combined allow to cool, and the end result should be the consistency of a medium to light weight grease. Apply liberally with hands or a brush.

What mikey said, Also for a 1/2" T burner, your Tee should have a 3/4"x3/4" run with a 1/2" branch

A small misalignment at the top can result in a huge misalignment at the end of the mixing tube, easy way to check is to connect the ejector assembly to a water source and see how the water jet is aligned at the end of the mixing tube. And dont forget that you will need to trim down the mig tip for best results. But it is looking good so far

If I can get the file off of my old PC I will send it to you, but that a big IF.

Buying a daisy chain or manifold is an easy thing and can be sourced from most RV lots or LPG suppliers. Heck you can even make one with a little know how. Once you have one you can connect 2 20lb or 30lb tanks together, and essentially halve the draw from each tank while more than doubling the surface area of a tank twice the size.

I attempted this but you are talking about many hours of work, my "summarized" version of the two threads was a 150 page word document and that wasn't even 60% of the information. There really are very few simple explanations that answer question about building forges, or forge burners. If you need specific information from the site try a Google search starting with "iforgeiron" then the info you need, it often will take you to the specific pages with in the threads of this expansive forum that have the info you need.

Well I am a bit of a glutton for punishment, and since I like tinkering g so much I'm probably going to build a 3/4" because it seems the most forgiving, then a 1/2", and then 3/8", because I can, and I want to, and I have 5 months of forging with coke, outside in the cold to look forward to . And that reminds me, I need to fix my blower .... this hobby sometime feels like a full time job! But atleast it's more fun

Thanks Mikey, I'm quite proud of it. It is a little big for much of what I do so I am planning on making a smaller, or atleast a shorter forge, probably with a larger diameter inner chamber, and I'm thinking of using a pair of 3/8" mikey burners. But as it's so cold I'll be spending the next 4 or 5 months using coke to forge and working on the burners, I just need to assemble all the components! I feel like I'm probably going g to end up with like 5 or 6 forges for all of my wants and needs. I feel the start of a problem

Another thing to note, is that the mixing tubes that are currently installed are overly long, I haven't had time to shorten them yet.