CheechWizard

wait what happened to seatac

i didnt notice you're in seattle mikey. i lived in Olympia for 28 years up until like 3 years ago when i moved to oregon. i must say i miss washington :\

oh i forgot to mention that i did build a new burner using the same basic design but with some substantial differences. i wont get into the details but i will say im pretty content at this point.  cant wait till fall so i have more time out of the day to make noise gotta stay on good terms with the old ball and chain/neighbors~

nice little hand vise reproduction. im getting mine on monday 

sup Hoj, ive been scoping these for a while when they disapeared for a while. your post ultimately helped me make the purchase. i mean $135, how can you go wrong right? i hope they send me a black one altho i have a feeling im gonna be doing some grinding anyways

same one as this guys and im actually supposed to get it tomorrow so ill let you know

sup guys havnt been on in a while. thought id give you an update. got the forge pretty well dialed in. replaced the wide/stout burner intake tubing with some stuff about as long as the burner and just wide enogh for the burner too fit. also changed the tip to a 3/4' coupling instead of 3/4 to 1' adapter.  been making almost everyday or atleast a couple hours in the evening when it cools down. its been in the 90's the past month it blows.  

also broke down and bought one of those chinese 66lbs anvils you see off ebay, 135usd shipping included.  i was trying to hold off till i could afford a little NC anvil and while their 70 pounder is only about twice as much i just wont have the money any time soon also why spend a decent some on something fairly light i figure my next one should be atleast 100 lbs+

well yes cedar i prefer blindly purchasing whatever over priced gadget that pops up on facebook reccomended ads. after all i do have endless disposable income and nothing but free time on my hands to build my whimsical yet conciously random DIY doo dad factory. obviously ive considered a few mentors... theyre everywhere these days practically begging to be my devoted guru but wheres the fun in that. pressure makes diamonds my friend. so what if i go thru hundreds of pesos before i succsessfully execute a perfect s grinder on a beautiful crucibal steal 1086 layer demascus katana  i forged with a dewalt claw hammer. thats what its all about 

Thomas Powers, Irondragon Forge & Clay - are these cole mfg vises comparable? i feel like this is all the vise ill ever need

well today turned out pretty good after all

looks like its a belsaw machinery co 1080 belt sander. 42x1" or 44x1" compatable.. only have a 1/2 hp motor. im gonna offer him 50

then theres this one for 45$ 

tefc? yeah it looks prettt interchangeable. looks like theres spots already there for placing pullies. i cam think of a few variations just looking at it

someone bought it this morning i guess. bummer

yes right now. its a 8 hour drive there and back. maybe ill see if the old lady wants to make vacation out of it

also found this for 100$. it looks a bit big to be a 42" belt but not quite a 72" either. thoughts?

indeed i think im gonna buy it

found a leg vice online for 50 bucks and its fairly close to me. i think its s columbian ad there is a C stamprd into it. its pretty rusty but it looks structurely sound. can anyone help me ID/ help me decide on whether i should buy it ot not

swapped the nipple.i looked into it and its rare but possible that the propane may corrode the ragulater over time. im gonna see if this set pressure gauge works if not ima buy a new one

so i had a flow ragulater laying around do i set it up. i havnt had any over heating issues and my forge is more fuel efficiant. i realize this is isnt ideal considering it had a set psi but it sure is helping. 

ive seen people use these with oxy/fuel cutting torches with good results. 

frosty what are you using as an orifice? i reduced air intake to stablize the flame. i dont have a regulater so i cant control the pressure

ok finally got around to gettin some pictures. looks like the flames does ride the inside of the nozzle quite a bit. however i ran the forge at prbly somethjng like 75% for an hour and a half and it stayed fairly cool up towards the air intake

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It is a 1"  to 3/4" reducer coupler. so a quarter inch larger then the "shaft?". i went to look at the burner but my propane is almost empty so ill have to get back to you tomorrow

im gonna stress test it tonight and see if i have any problems. if the rest of the buRner doesnt over heat then im good. thanks for all the input guys im glad i joined

the only thing i really experimented with was different orifices. i originally bought some .035mm mig nozzles. from what i remember it worked fine but i tried a bunch of different stuff to see what would happened. i efentually lost the original piece and happened to have a pencil torch head that fit the threads i tapped once i took the nozzle off.. just so happens to make a perfect jet. 

i actually made a downsized brass version of your t-burner with a rose bud style tip that i fit to a little 1lb propane tank. worked pretty good.

Yes! it functions very nicely. the burner seems to have an ideal mix. i have it mounted at an angel to reduce chimney effect and i always remove the burner after use to let it cool down faster. i get forging heat without using alot of fuel to.  

my first forge was a foot and a half piece of thin stainless chimney i scrounged with no refractory so i burnt thru my kaowool super fast.. it was also way too small.

I believe i built the burner using instructions you wrote Frosty.. same person? if so thank you

i have it mounted so that the burner sits nearly flush with the shell of my forge. the forge itself is insulated with 2 inches of kaowool and about 1/3 inch of refractory. everything works well however the tip of my burner gets glowing hot after about 20 minutes of use. i havnt had it on long enough to see if the heats will get all the way up to the T fitting because im worried this isnt normal. any feedback would be much appreciated