ThomasPowers Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 well fragrance bother's me big time other people not so much... Some of the oil clean up compounds for garage floors are plain clay too---but read the label as not all of them are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coops1911 Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 Made some more progress. got it coated with the metrikote. not sure how i'm going to finish the floor though, took about 6 spray paint lids full of kitty litter to level it off, thinking that's quite a bit more mass that needs to be heated. probably better to get 4 little stands and put a kiln shelf on those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I have considered Metrikote without any final judgment, for years. However, your last two photos have convinced me of its complete efficacy. I would be pleased to see them, and your opinion on Metrikote, placed in the Burners 101 thread, where all the other people who are wondering what would make an excellent low-cost heat reflective seal coating for ceramic wool tthey use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coops1911 Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 so Initially I had a 0.035 mig tip for the gas jet, found a .025 mig tip and wanted to give that a go. I opened up the .025 to about .030 so #67 dill size i believe. using the mig tip cleaners as a guide. Seems to have a more stable flame now that is a tad less rich, maybe getting the forge a bit hotter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I can't see anything wrong with the flame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coops1911 Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 that's good, i know the forge itself needs more work.....having a tough time sourcing fire brick and kiln tiles locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coops1911 Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Made my first knife from a old railroad spike, I think it turned out OK......lots of room for improvement. Thank you guys for all the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 You can get K26 brick at reasonable prices and reasonable shipping from eBay. You don't always have to find stuff locally to do okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coops1911 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 true. maybe amazon too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcornell Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Regarding your t-burner going out and then relighting. The t-burner is a very stable design, but if the exhaust from your forge is getting sucked into the air intake of your burner, you'll get stuttering or intermittent flame. I solved that (for the most part) by taking a Christmas popcorn tin, removing the lid, removing the bottom, and wiring what's left as a kind of wind screen around the top of my burner. I forge outside, so the prevailing breeze in my area blows the exhaust out of the front of my forge up over the top of the forge, into the air intake. Installing my wind screen got rid of most of the problem. It's also more susceptible to this problem before the walls are totally hot (glowing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coops1911 Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Lately I have been having a bit of trouble getting the burner to light reliably, once warmed up it is mostly fine but the flame will sometimes go from a light blue flame 3" in length to a darker blue shorter ( 1.5"-2") flame, without touching the regulator.. Will see if making a wind/exhaust screen makes an improvement. also going to check the gas jet orifice to make sure it isn't partially plugged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Use a set of torch tip cleaners to chick the jet for junk left over from the burner's construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 If you simply must use furnace cement, then try hard to come up with some grog to mix into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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