mage2 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 So I have built the forge. well mostly. I am using 2" wool sourced locally and applied the ITC-100, drying time.. two days!! in texas?.. i have my doubts in that. The way the weather is going round these part, it might fire its self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Or wash away we had a pretty good storm move through El Paso recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Hang a light bulb in it. High humidity can really slow drying but if it's warmer than the surrounding air it'll dry much faster.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mage2 Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 So it dried for a few days in the Texas heat/sun.I put the burner in place and started using it.Specs:The pipe is 8" long. I am using 3/4 pipe, 3/4 T connector and a .35 mig tip. The inside of the forge is around 200-250 ish cubic inches.I have been running at around 5 - 7 PSI but can go much higher. I have formed a cone out of the wool where the burner enters the chamber.Its 2" ceramic wool with a ITC-100 coating and a solid firebrick (also ITC-100 coated) that I can replace easily. Here are some pictures.Any input on tuning the burner would be great.the blue hue'ed pictures are right at startupthe red/orange is after its been running for a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mage2 Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 if you want a video, its around 100 megs and is rotated 90 deg.http://www.bleedingwound.com/forgeburning.mp4 let me know what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Thanks for tipping me you have it running I don't know why it didn't show up or maybe I just missed it.Anyway what questions do you have about tuning it? It's hard to tell what shade blue the flame is on start up. Taking a couple minutes to warm up and stabilize completely is pretty normal.How hot does it get after 15-20 minutes? The hard brick floor will suck up some heat till it warms up. Is that a split brick floor? If it's a full brick it's going to really suck up heat and fuel. I use split brick on kaowool or insulating castable refractory.Once it's up to temp shoot a pic sideways across the door so we can see what color the dragon's breath is once it's HOT.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mage2 Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Hey Frosty, I will do so. It will be next week though, as im going out of town to see family and friends this weekend. Will let you know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Hey Frosty, I will do so. It will be next week though, as im going out of town to see family and friends this weekend. Will let you know! No hurry, I'll be around. . . I HOPE! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.