Hello,

I just completed my reil burner. I followed the instructions and today was it's first run. 

I'm running it off my propane tank without a regulator. The flare still have threads intact. 

My question is....is this a good flame pattern? Is it rich or lean? I do intend to add in a regulator and clean up the threads in the bell. If need be, I can make a flare if that will help. 

Any insight would be fantastic.

Thank you!

It looks pretty good a LITTLE rich but that's not so bad. The primary (pale opaque) flame is centered and well shaped if a BIT bushy. The secondary (darker more transparent) flame is pretty clean and the tertiary (bushy flame with tinges of orange) isn't excessive. All in all just a BIT rich which will prevent oxidization in the forge but makes more CO (Carbon Monoxide) so either use it outdoors or with serious ventilation and a CO detector.

Is Ron suggesting using a bell reducer for a flare now? I just use a thread protector and that as much to provide something to mount it with. I don't use mine outside a forge either so my opinion is limited by my experiences.

How does it run in the forge?

Frosty The Lucky.

Thank you for the reply!

I do intend to run my forge outside under my patio. In Ron's instructions, he didn't mention to run bell reducer for a flare. I found a link for those that don't have access to a torch to make the flare, a bell reducer will work. Now I have a torch (thanks to you looks pretty good) I can make a flare. 

My forge isn't completely put together. The flare is peeking through the opening and I was able to have some fun with a railroad spike. Its great fun! Can't wait to acquire enough knowledge to know what I'm doing! 

Hahaha!!

Frosty's evaluation is dead on the money, and I encourage you to make that flare.

Note on bell reducer.  I used them extensively in building blast burners  for boiling crawfish, shrimp, and steaming crabs.  A tradition here in Louisiana.    The advantage is that the treads create a turbulence at edge of the flow  which allows the use of a shorter pipe under some condition and keeps really high volumes from blowing  of the end. 

One of the reasons my burners were popular was that I could throw a really big flame that wouldn't blacken the bottom of the pot  Admittedly the big ones sounded like a jet engine revving up.