thelucas Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 I have had for a long time my uncles gas forge from his knife shop. He passed on and since i was forging with coal my aunt gave it to me. When I went to get it her son inlaw though a fit, sorry long story short I didn't grab the regulator of the wall and didn't see what pressure it was set to. forge set up is blower to burner to forge lined 30g drum tunnel design he was forging patterned steel in it so I know it i able to get hot enough. thanks stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 You will need that regulator or one like it. Without knowing what size burner you have, however it will be difficult to determine pressure requirements. That being said, a 0-30 psi is pretty standard and actual running pressure usually runs anywhere from 3-25 psi depending on you particular application and efficiency. My first forge welded wide open (25 psi or higher) my new forge runs good and hot at 5 psi with the same regulator. YMMV :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Without knowing what kind of regualtor he was using you can only light it and try it at various pressures. I have a standard high pressure that I used with some early designs that would deliver 75 psig. If the color was red then it was probably 0-30 psig standard lp home regulator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelucas Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 i do remember it being one of the large style home regulator color not so sure about and the land he had his shop on has been sold since. so going to look may not be a option. i will post pic of the forge and try to post pics of the burner as well. thank you guys for the info. i will start with a reg set at low pressure and work up from there. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hammer Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 You can buy a 0-60 psi regulator at TSC for around $20. It will have a 9/16 left hand thread on the hose fitting. You can replace that fitting, if you wish. It's screwed into a 1/4" NPT hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelucas Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 thanks all i just ordered a hose gauge reg combo from the cajun shoppe it should be in next week i got the 0-60psi to cover the as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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