So I've built my burner (FINALLY got the blankety-blank hole dead center)...now I need to connect to my propane tank.
I'll be the first to admit...fittings (measurements, thread types, etc) is not my strong suit. It still amazes me the 1/8" end of the 1/4" flare fitting is referred to as 1/8 even though NOTHING ABOUT IT measures 1/8" (thought it might be the opening, but IT measures 7/32" according to my calipers).
Anyway, moving along...
I took the burner and regulator/hose into the hdwe, explained to him, in detail, what it was and told him I need to get from "here" (the fitting in the tee) to "here" (the regulator hose) and wanted to INCLUDE a shutoff valve and a pressure gauge in between. He looked at me as if I had somehow offended his sensibilities or something, fiddled around in the bins for a couple of minutes, handed me what you see in the pic and walked away.
This is what he gave me...a 1/4 swivel, a 1/4 x 3/8 union (I think), and an adapter of some sort with a 3/8 flare...
What you see in the pic, once assembled. seems to be a lot of weight concentrated right there at the tee and as my intended use for this burner is with a small-ish melting furnace, it'll be coming low into the side of the furnace instead of the top (as with a lot of the forge pics I've seen). So, having said ALL that, could someone please give me some suggestions as to what I need to go from the tee fitting to the reg hose to include a shutoff valve and a pressure gauge?
I'm really not as stupid as that might have made me sound...but I seem to have a "blind spot", so to speak, when it comes to fittings.
Thanks for your help.