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On 1/18/2019 at 12:44 PM, Irondragon Forge & Clay said:

I've used propane rated tape for years without any problems. You have to know how to apply it, so you don't get any tape in the line. I use it on all pipe threads but not on compression fittings.

BTW welcome to IFI. I always suggest reading this thread to get the best out of the forum. READ THIS FIRST

I appreciate the read. I admit, ai havent read it all yet, biut that'll be done tonight. What I did read was the search engine tip via Google. Hopefully that will help me from clogging up the forums with a 100 qustions that you've already answered.

Thank care now,

Patrick

On 1/18/2019 at 12:45 PM, Frosty said:

Welcome aboard Patrick, glad to have you. If you'll put your general location in the header you might be surprised how many of the gang live within visiting distance. 

NO, do NOT put dope or tape on the regulator's tank connection, it's sealed by an O-rig and polished faces. A LITTLE smear of dope away from the end of the nipple to the regulator is fine. Shop at a HVAC supply, they have high temp gas line dope.

Just apply it to the male connector away from the end and be sure to clean everything well if you take doped fittings apart and nothing will migrate in the lines. Migration is what makes gas rated T tape a bad idea. It CAN be applied safely but paste is faster, easier and less likely to be done incorrectly by the average joe. 

I do NOT bother to seal the connections on the burners themselves as any leakage will be drawn into the burner with the combustion air. Leakage in my final supply connections and there is, a little soapy water says they leak isn't great enough to need to be tuned out and seeing as they don't have to hold pressure it's not a thing. The ONLY time there is any gas pressure on these connections is when the burner's running, they lead directly to an OPEN jet orifice. Unless you turn the gas valve on and leave the room for a while it's no hazard.

Frosty The Lucky.

Frosty, thanks for your input. If I have a question and it's a serious one, no matter how dumb it might seem to you "crusties," all I'm looking for is an answer. I like jokes like the other guy, but wisdom is what I'm here for.

TThat being said, thank you folks for showing me more than a few things just in this post. Hopefully that search engine trick that IronDragon Foge and Clay pointed me to woll prevent me from cluttering up these foeums with questions already answered.

Thanks again folks for your infoformation,,

Patrick

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21 hours ago, Frosty said:

NO, do NOT put dope or tape on the regulator's tank connection, it's sealed by an O-rig and polished faces. A LITTLE smear of dope away from the end of the nipple to the regulator is fine. Shop at a HVAC supply, they have high temp gas line dope.

Just apply it to the male connector away from the end and be sure to clean everything well if you take doped fittings apart and nothing will migrate in the lines. Migration is what makes gas rated T tape a bad idea. It CAN be applied safely but paste is faster, easier and less likely to be done incorrectly by the average joe.

Thank you kindly, all of you. To be honest, I was half-expecting to be scoffed at for asking these things. I read the link that Irondragon Forge & Clay, and I'm sure to find that little bit helpful about how to search for things on this forum with Google. That little tip alone will save me a lot of trouble.

Thank you all for what you've said this matter. I appreciate all the welcome messages.

Thanks,

Patrick

I'm in the process of building my first venturi forge. It'll be a simple forge based off of Michael Porter's book. The main question I have is one I can't seem to find an answer to. I read LP rated teflon tape is a no-no for pressurized gas lines. So properly rated dope paste is what I hear some people use. My question about that is do you use pipe dope on your lines? If so, do you use pipe dope on your high pressure regulator, the line coming from it, the pressure gauge on the regulator, the quick shut off valve, and the backside of your burner where the line connects? I assume the last gets a little too warm for dope to work correctly, but I want to know what you guys do anyway. My concern is dope getting the regulator, gauge, and possibly the burner all fouled up. My other concern is having a gas leak and potentially losing my shop and/or some parts that I was born with.

I know that it's a touchy subject, so I'll state for the record that I take full responsibility for everything that goes right or wrong in my shop and on my property. I'm only asking what you folks do for your venturi forges. I am not asking for you to tell me what to do. If you know of a resource I can use to get that information, I would greatly appreciate that as well.

Thanks,

Patrick