Justin Poe

Mickey...on the washer comment. Are you saying to use actual washers like I'd buy at a hardware store around the carriage bolts to fit around the 3/4" mixing tubes or is there some other washers specific to burners? And by doing washers instead of completely filling in around the burners your saying it will help my forge efficiency. So don't do fire blanket and do do washers?

Good advice on the deflector. That solved my sputtering flame issue. However I also have the dragons breath issue as well as a few other things to fine tune. I'm going to search some other threads first as I am pretty sure those things have been discussed. Thanks for the help.

Ok, I am going to work on a shield for the intake and see if that helps. I may also extend the mixing tubes several inches. Thanks for the suggestions, I'll let you know how it goes.

So I do realize it is not constructed per reil design. I did this using another concept and before I even knew of reil. My bad on that. That being said, to "frozen forge" I thought as you suggested but the condition occurs even when I am holding it in my hand. Horizontal good, vertical bad. I guess it could still be picking up spent air but it happens instantly when I turn it upright. May have to rebuild as Mikey suggested but i would like to figure this out just to better my knowledge.

Ok, I'm new to this site so hope I'm in the right place for this question. I have a Venturi type burner consisting of 2 burners approximately 4" apart made from 6" 3/4 pipe 3/4to 11/4 reducer on intake and 3/4 to 1" reducer on out flow. 1/8 nipple which extends down from top approximately 1.25 inches into the inflow reducer with an orifice with a 1/16" hole. Feeding propane on 1-30 psi regulator. Question: when the burner is on it's side it burns well but when I turn it vertical it starts cutting in and out. Hot flame then no flame to orange flame then nice blue flame but only for a few seconds and then repeat. Any ideas?