waianvil Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 what do you think of the SIMPLE ATOMSHERIC GAS FOR PLANS what would the unit cost to build no experence with gas forge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 I use a atmospheric forge. I designed and built. I copied the burners from Micheal Porters book on burner and forge design. Had tuns of help from members of this and other forums... but mostly this one. I emagine I have a couple hundred $$ in it and countles hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 (edited) Single burner forges are rather inexpensive, you need a regulator, 1 ball valve, 1 burner, hose, some various fittings and an (optional) gauge. Put this in a housing of some type with insulation (brick and ceramic wool), and get going! I think the bucket idea is too large a volume, but everything else is sound. I built a mailbox design that is very similar in concept. The floor is a 4 1/2 x 9 inch stove firebrick (2200F), and has a depression melting into it...somewhat quickly in fact. I have a high temperature brick, but haven't cut it to fit yet. I think I could build this again from scratch for less than $200, buying everything new. The shell is one 6 inch stovepipe fastened with zip screws. There is a slot in the backside to let long items pass through.The chamber is 5 inches tall, 1 inch of wool under the brick, 1 inch wool on the back wall, 2 inches wool on the sides and top. Those are 2 pieces of 1 1/2 4140 heating Phil Edited March 28, 2010 by pkrankow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 what do you think of the SIMPLE ATOMSHERIC GAS FOR PLANS what would the unit cost to build no experence with gas forge They're a good place to start. I've been building forges and burners for close to 20 years now and once you have a good handle on how they work they're really quite simple. Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Can you weld and have access to a welder? Are you a scrounger? The answer to these questions will affect the price by a factor of 2-4! Unfortunately we can't answer them only you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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