qss6387 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 We have had this in the ranches junkyard for a while and I want to get it working again. I will be using it to heat horseshoes while Im shoeing horses and also for small blacksmithing work (knives, spurs, etc...). How do i need to set this up from a propane bottle. I am assuming i need a pressure regulator, igniter of some sort. Any advice would be welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Welcome aboard glad to have you. If you put your general location in the header you might be surprised how many of the IFI gang live within visiting distance.Search "Johnson Gas Appliance co." They have parts, manuals conversion kits, new and used forges, furnaces and a whole slew of gas burning . . . appliances.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironwolfforgeca Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) Hi qss thoughts old Johnson forges EAT propane for breakfast !!!!+ & they still make then the same way , I have one setting here I was given not usedif I ever wanted to use it I am going to build new burners for it that run on a hole lot lees propane !!I thought about a 2 frosty T burner set up or I could put in a ribbon burner with a bit more fabrication work -- just an Ideathe shell is a nice size though & it will take awhile to heat up that much castingif you change it up Keep us posted on what you did & how it works -- there are others out there !! Edited October 30, 2015 by IronWolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 These are more industrial units and so the cost of fuel was not as big a factor as durability under heavy use. They generally come with a box that handles the blower and the gas orifices. If you have that then the change over is standard and easy if it's not set up for propane. If you do not then you have to figure it out yourself or retrofit to different burners. I've owned one but finally traded it off for some high tech quench oil as my home built forges were doing me fine for far less cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qss6387 Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 Thanks so much gentlemen. I am planning on using a forge for small and simple blacksmith work (knives, hoof picks) and shaping my horse shoe, since I shoe horses. Any suggestion on a great little forge that would be handy for both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Pretty much any farriers forge will also do those other tasks; I can't suggest any available in your country cause we don't know what country you are in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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