R W Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Has anyone read this book. Gas Burners for Forges Furnaces & Kilns. by Michael Porter. Regards R W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latvius Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I bought it, read it, and made a forge from the instructions in it. I thought it was well worth the money. You might be able to find some of the same information on the net, depending on what you want it for. I like having a book to refer too as opposed to going to a website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I haven't read Mike's book but he certainly knows what he's talking about. I was going to buy a copy but he and I got talking and he told me not to as I was already ahead of it. I have looked through friend's copy and recommend it highly for the hard data and precise directions. Mike and I have a different philosophy where building burners is concerned. MIke's shooting for a home built design that's equal to commercial units. I on the other hand like mine simple, robust and inexpensive. A forge burner has to run rich to hold down on scale anyway, so I figure there's not a lot of point an building one that will achieve a stoichometric ratio, then detune it so it runs rich. I posted a concept drawing and description of what I call the "T" Jet burner in the "small gas forge" thread. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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