Kekron Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Hey guys, Last night I finished fabricating my first forger burner. I decided to go with Frosty's T burner mostly because of ease of fabrication and cost of parts (I can always go back and try something else so why not go with the cheap and easy first :P). https://youtu.be/Axr3Ri0T2iw http://imgur.com/a/NnpxG Before I move forward with the final stages of my forge build I wanted to run this by you guys and see what you think. It looks to me, based on the few videos Ive seen of other T burners in action, that it works fine. Good enough for use in the forge. If anything I'm a little concerned that it might be too powerful, but I need to do another volume measurement of my forge chamber before I can entertain that idea.some specs: 1" x 8" pipe nozzle 1" x 1" x 1" pipe tee 5/8" hand machined brass fitting 3/8" hand machined brass jet with 0.045" orificeThoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Good Morning,A lot of burners that look good when trying them in open air, don't work properly when inside a confined space, called a Forge.Put the burner in your Forge and then see how it works. Entirely different.Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 i have limited experience with these things but I will say it'll run and sound a little better if you light it at the end instead of in the T. I also agree with swede, put it in the forge and tune it from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Stand back, have 911 on speed dial, and make sure your medical/life insurance is up to date, other than that nothing else... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANAN Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Your mistake is that we do not at this point arson burner. The burner ignites at the mouth of the flare, rather than at the outlet of the gas nozzle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozenforge Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 There should not be any flame in the mixing tube, the tube is where the induced air is mixed with the propane. Do you have a pressure guage hooked up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 You lit the wrong end. <sigh> Light the end that goes in the forge, NOT the end that draws combustion air into the burner. Mount the burner in the forge, light a little ball of paper and throw that in the forge and gradually open the gas valve to light the burner.No telling if the burner is the right size without knowing what the volume ad shape of the forge chamber is. The general ratios sound good, 1x8" tube 1"x1"x1" T and a 0.045: jet is good for a departure point. It may need a little tuning to be optimum but that's in the ball park.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.w.s. Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Just remember, when building a forge, if you do it wrong you've actually built a bomb. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macca Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Just remember, when building a forge, if you do it wrong you've actually built a bomb. JHehe...had a chuckle over that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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