Zach D

Mikey98118 it looks that way because of the angle of the picture and because it reduces both across the top and down. I assure you, it's centered. The hole in the top of the forge on the other hand is about 1/4" back and 1/8" sideways from center, but I think the tolerance there is a bit more lenient. Thanks for the comment. Zach

Alright, I've done some reading, some tinkering and some building today. MaxwellB, I tried pulling the bottom reducer and pipe off. That helped but was still pretty bad. I went ahead and built Frosty's T burner with only a slight change. The hardware store didn't have a 1"x1"x3/4" T so I got a 1"x3/4"x3/4" instead. Also I didn't use a flare or thread protector at the end. The end result is so much better than before. I got it set in the forge and started tinkering with it one aspect at a time. I don't think it's perfect yet, I'll have to spend more time with it to get it just right, but it heat the forge up quickly and had a great deal better combustion and fuel mix. I'm 100% open to any advice, comments and criticism if yall have any. Thanks again for the help folks, I really appreciate it. I'm sure to have more questions as I begin to play more. Zach

Thanks folks for the advice. Frosty, I do have a pressure regulator on my tank, I just didn't get that into my pictures. I don't have a pressure gauge on my regulator though so I don't know exactly what pressure I'm getting. It's a 0-30 psi regulator though. And I just finished reading through your t burner instructions. My burner is a 1 1/2" to 3/4" reducer to a 3/4"x8" nipple, then a 3/4" to 1" reducer followed by a 1"x4" nipple. I have the 1" nipple set down into the top of the forge ceiling about 1/2" from the chamber. When I did my refractory I kept my 1" pipe in the hole and cast around it so there's not much of a gap between the nipple and the hole. The pipe mounting plate is solely for holding the burner in place. And my chamber is 364 cubic inches. The forge design I came up with on my own mostly after looking at many others online and on YouTube. Thanks again everyone! Zach

Hey folks, I'm somewhat new to the forging community. I built my first firebrick forge a little over a year ago. It worked OK, but it wasn't very efficient. So this last month I've built a new forge. It has 1" ceramic insulation then about 1/4" refractory cement over the sides and ceiling and about 1/2" to 3/4" on the bottom. The chamber is 7" wide, 4" tall and 13" long. I'm using the burner I built for my first forge, but I'm having some issues with it. If I open my tank more than a quarter to half a turn the flame starts to puff and sputter. So leaving the tank just barely cracked open and the pressure cranked pretty high it stays solid but it seems pretty rich. I get nice blue flame inside the chamber but about 10" of yellow dragons breath of the front and back. Longer in the front when I close off the back. I'll attach some pictures if I can. I haven't been at this whole thing long enough to know if it's right or wrong. Any advise would be great! Zach