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I fitted a 110 jet as recommended by the guy who gave me the design. When i first fired it i used very low pressure 1 or 2 psi to gently heat the refractory with the choke half open i was get a green primary flame which at first i thought.. wow thats cool, then i read here that a green flame is over rich and belts out massive amounts of carbon monoxide. so the choke has been pretty much wide open while adjusting the pressure. It seems to run along at 5psi and gets seriously hot at 10-15. I have a thermocouple being delivered in the next few days so i can get an idea of how hot as i have no real basis for comparison.

I place a little bit of metal on the choke to stop heat rising up. I managed to get it hot enough to make mild steel bend like lead under it its own weight today.

There is a ss reducer on the end of the mix tube that is exactly the right size for the mounting tube those perfectly evenly space bolts actually clamp on the reducer not the mixer tube, next to that is the wool and i have also moulded refractory into a nozzle that the flare sits on to isolate the metal from the flame so although its apparent that there is a space its all pretty well sealed. I will post further pictures soon.

Hi all finally finished my forge and burner. Never built anything out metal before and this is my first attempt at stick welding so please dont laugh at my welds. I havent really pushed it yet but it manages to get the steel yellow and pretty low pressures. And it is extremely controlable its not sitting in its final home yet. I plan on moving the guage and needel valve to a safer place with metal plumbing in between. Critisism very welcome.

Thank you for taking the time to write that Neil! I am now going to do exactly that! I have a couple of massive lorry leaf springs and a couple of old axe heads i am going to turn into some hardy tools . I think the first thing i am going to do is heat random bits of metel. Try forge welding, quenching tempering and breaking to see grain, To get a feel for how steel behaves at different temps. I have a cheap k type thermocouple coming not sure if it is any good though only paid £20. It says it goes to 1400c

Thanks. I gathered really quickly that FIF is entertainment but it did start a bit of an obsession. I have been watching a few videos and have read a book. I made a knife a few weeks ago using a fire brick make shift forge and a heat gun which i melted, also an old maul head for an anvil. i cant wait to use a real anvil and forge. I have Vitcas 1700 castable refractory and 25mm 1250c wool. i am very nervous about lining the forge and have no idea how easy the refractory is to work. I fully plan on wearing a decent face mask and long sleeves.

Hi all. I am located near Nairn in the Highlands of Scotland. Like a lot of people recently bing watching FIF has really got me hooked on the idea of forging and smithing. I have recently managed to acquire a 230lb Peter wright anvil in reasonable shape and i am currently building a propane forge with an Amal Gas injector burner. I am quite interested in hearing from anyone localish to me.