Woodweavil Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Ok I have a 500 gallon tank that supplies the house and cabin with heat, I've run a line to the shop to feed the forge from. The max pressure I can get from the tank is 12psi. Will this be enough pressure to obtain welding heat? I'm planning on using a atlas mini forge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefarm39 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Woodweavil, the short answer is yes, maybe. So much depends on the design and tuning of your forge that it is impossible to say with absolute certainty. Having said that, i obtain welding heat with my homemade rig using about 7 psi. Good luck, be careful, and have fun! Firefarm39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastRonin Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Using a 3/4" Frosty t-burner, I get welding heat around 7 psi as well. It's in a small cylinder forge... about 190 cubic inches of space. Inch and a half of kaowool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Looks like you have your answer, lol. Presuer creats velocity to drow in air, the amount of gas goes up as a secondary future, witch preduces more heat. Idealy you want to tune your burners to preduce a nearly nutral enviroment at max heat, this may mean a smaller jet, larger jet, jut pushed farther in to or pulled out farther in the burner, or higher or lower presure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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