joe812 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I have the body of my forge welded up. I used pipe about 1/4" thick and is 8" wide and 9" deep. I got ceramic blanket, Plistix and Kast-o-lite 3000 from Wayne Coe. I plan on having a floor from the Kast and also to use it to line the blanket, at 1/4-1/2". If I have my numbers right, one layer of blanket gives me inside diameter about 6" with rough volume of 225 cu/in. 2 layers give about 4 inches and around 100 cu/in. (Both would have one layer on the back) This is before the Kast. I have a 3/4" burner. Am I making the inside too small with the two layers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Way to small for a 34" burner; you would be much better off with ibe a 3/8" burner. You can find instructions for building them by following one of the posts that is tagged with an arrow that is labeled "Burner." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Frosty Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Find a bigger shell. There is no good reason to make it from 1/4 thick pipe, stove pipe is more than enough. Of course sometimes we find a piece of pipe that would work as a forge body, I did but I'm not going to post pics of THAT forge. Just because you have something doesn't mean you have to use it. A 3/8" Porter or a 1/2" T are much more appropriate to the volume you're looking at. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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