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Ulfhedinn

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  1. I actually spoke wrong. I should have said T-Style. Im following your PDF this time. My first go around I did not have the confidence to try it, now I do. So the more I think about this the more I like it. I can easily get angle iron, and I'll purchase bricks, id bolt it as well. If I understand correctly I can easily convert this from 1 burner to 2 or even three just by adding firebricks and a burner. My concern is how well will this perform compared to kaowool, satanize, itc-100 liner? Any cons I'm not thinking about? will it reach forge welding temps given the correct cubic inch? Thanks for the response, I know not all tool will solve for everything. I only have enough for one solution currently and I am not sure when I will have more funds for another, so I am trying to pick the one that will allow me to do the most. If there are things I can not do with one then I dont do them and I wait. no biggie. Thing is, I not think I need a two burner, I feel it was a design error on my part. Im always having to heat so much metal just for the 4-5 inches I'm working on. So id like to move to a single burner, but with zero experience with a single burner I want to make sure I am not screwing myself over. Originally I was just going to make a single burner horizontal round with a style burner. Was curious if the vertical was better, I think that's more for small work like knives. I want to do scrolls and whatnot so I do need some space to fit my work in, thats why I was shying away from the vertical. The clamp together one has made me rethink my plans. Thanks again for your time
  2. I was unable to find a way to edit my post :/ Ive also thought about building two burners and just using angle iron and firebricks to make a modular forge. How would heat retention and heat loss be? Would I get it up to forge welding temps? What are the cons of doing this way because the versatility is very attractive.
  3. I know all of my questions have been answered hundreds of times before, its just I find 100 different answers. Question: Which forge and burner is the best all around forge? I first am stuck between a vertical or a horizontal. I *THINK* I could do casting with a vertical??? as for traditional horizontal, I think I have decided on a round one though Ive read the shape only matters for heat up, once the work goes in the shape does not matter anymore? Single burner or two? I think I built my first forge way to long. I also have a coal forge I built that I use also, this way I do have a backup plan for pieces that don't really fit in the propane forge. Then the burners, I think I've decided on building 1 or 2 T-REX burners as I hear they are the most fuel efficient. Any advice is greatly appreciated. What I forge: Im a hobbiest nothing more, I currently am forging fireplace tool sets, tongs, leafs and hooks, things like that.I want to someday forge a sword, but it won't be what I get excited over, I found I'm not as interested in making knives as I have been in making towel holders, banana holders, and more artistic things. Im not 100% sure what I want to do as I'm only a year in and still learning. Current Forge: My current forge is a two burner setup that is able to forge weld but I designed with several flaws. Now that my skill has evolved, my back burner has been acting up and become unusable. One of the flaws was I did not make it so it would be maintainable very well, welded instead of having a collar for mounting. So instead of messing around with it anymore I will build a new one. This one also uses a lot of fuel, I think, nothing to compare it to. forge - https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/60383-first-gas-forge/ burners - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjqA4VQMpiM Thanks for reading.
  4. Would this work for flashback protection? [link removed] Heres a picture of the forge, the hose is about 14 inches from the burner. Does this look okay? Father of 4 here, need to make sure I'm here for them tomorrow so please help guide this total newb, I work at a desk so this world is very new to me. Edit: Also will only be working with the garage door open, so I think I'm okay for ventilation and co gas.
  5. The Rigidizer I am using is instuff. I don't think I will be firing the forge up until I get to the Satanite layer. I will wait 24 hours in between layers of instuff.
  6. lol yeah i know, english is hard the welds on my forge would have been a better phrase Thanks for the response, ill do as you recommend.
  7. As hard as it was, I ordered more and waited. Im now about to put the first layer of wool in today, im going to apply rigidizer to both layers of wool, is this correct? Do I coat both sides of the wool ( the whole blanket) with rigidizer or just the inside side? Im only two week into learning to weld so my forge welds are not air tight, i worry about fibers making it through my welds which is why I wonder if I should coat the outside of the blanket also.
  8. Thank you for the advice. I ended up not ordering enough inswool :-/. So would it be just as good if I line the floor with firebrick, the sides and top with the inwool, and coating the firebricks with the Satanite, ITC-100 and bubble alumina? Or should I just order what I need and wait patiently?
  9. Thank you for your response. The thread tape I used says "yellow gasoline". Is that the correct stuff or is there special stuff for propane?
  10. So I will mount the flange 1in or so into the case, halfway into the liner, do I coat the holes with everything or just a Rigidizer? Want to make sure there is no way for the fibers to kill me Also I did use yellow tape on all my threads for the burners. Frosty said this is dangerous? Isn't that what its for though?
  11. Very new to metal working so please guide me if this sounds stupid or I sound like I have no clue what I'm talking about (this is the case, this is all very very foreign to me) I welded a metal box 9x12x15 Tomorrow when I get all the lining stuff I will begin the following. two one inch layers of inswool coat with Instuff Ceramic-Fiber Rigidizer add a layer of Satanite Refractory Mortar coat with ITC-100 Refractory Coating then a layer of bubble alumina for the floor. when all is done I plan on 5x8x15 for a chamber of 600 cubic inches. I made two of these burners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjqA4VQMpiM My main question I am trying to answer is how "deep" do I mount the burners? The end where the flame comes out should that be mounted flush with the insulation at the chamber or do I mount it flush to the metal frame and the flame pass through a hole drilled in the insulation. Do I coat the holes in the inswool with all the coatings?
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