VKS

I'll definitely check it out. Does it perform better than itc? I do see that they don't recommend applying it over castable refractory, whereas ITC guys are using it as their final coat. My plan was to go kaowool, rigidizer, castable, then itc. Is that the correct order? It's all 12g steel that I cnc cut/bent. I got it updated. I'll grab some pics of the whole assembly this evening. Appreciate it!

Just the guy I was hoping to chime in! I'm fully open to suggestions and would love to get it to run as efficient as possible. What would you recommend I start with? Just a little more info for reference, it's 3/4" ID tubing, .035" MIG tip threaded into a .25" brass pipe that has been fully tapered (looks kinda like a long bullet now), its has four .35"x3" slots and is a total of 10" long. The end piece is 1" ID stainless tubing that's about an inch off the end of the burner body. I believe I have the end of the MIG tip flush with the end of the slots.

So first iI'll introduce myself, I'm Vick and I'm a metal fabricator by trade. Always been drawn to the Bladesmith/Blacksmith trade and now I'm finally jumping into it. So here's my forge and burner design. The forge will end up with an interior dimension of 9"x7"x5" once it's insulated (2"kaowool, skinned with about 1/2" castable refractory then coated with some itc-100 with a kiln shelf floor). I roughly built up a 3/4" Mikey burner just to see how/if i can get it work. I also built up a T-burner and a side arm burner for testing. I've read a lot (mostly on this forum) and I was looking for some feedback on the burner flame pattern and if I'm headed in the right direction. My main concern is it getting up to forge weld temps. I know a lot of that is based upon how efficient the forge is but i just want to share my plans and am looking for feedback to see if i'm heading the right direction. The attached burner images are at 5, 10, 15 psi for reference.