Hoax365 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Hello, I am new to the melting community and bought a devil forge recently. It's the small one. Been collecting aluminum cans and cutting them in half to get into the melting and will work my way up. I am having issues and need help. When I fire up the furnace, I have a very weak flame. The propane tank is full, and I have the regulator that the furnace came with set at .1. My flame is so wimpy and lame that when I adjust the choke the flame dies. Can anyone give me help? I emailed devil forge. I think it's an altitude issue because I live in Albuquerque... about a mile above sea level. Other ideas?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 NO, it's not an altitude issue. If the forge has an adjustable regulator (which has been standard on them so far), turn it up. If your problem persists, send us some photos of the forge running. Also, take the burner out of the forge, run it in the open air, and send a photo of that, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 On 4/10/2020 at 3:58 PM, Hoax365 said: I live in Albuquerque.. Welcome aboard... Have you read this yet? READ THIS FIRST We won't remember this once leaving this post, hence the suggestion to edit your profile to show it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Welcome! Too bad we are lockdown or I could suggest taking it to a New Mexico Artist Blacksmith Association meeting, (where I could look it over.) Did you buy it directly from Devil Forge? If so you are going the right direction by asking them to support their product. BTW is that .1 Bar or .1 PSI on the gauge? If it's .1 PSI I would assume that it's way too low. I noticed their website mentions regulators in both PSI and Bar and as .1 bar is about 1.45 psi it would definitely make a difference! Anyway; if you have any interest in blacksmithing and not just foundry work; stop by sometime you are in the neighborhood---after the lockdown is over of course; I can take you to my favorite "prowl the piles" scrapyard down here. I'm near Socorro and use a naturally aspirated forge quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Cast and forged ironwork have gone hand in glove at times over the last two centuries. Why so many artists seem to consider that "its got to be one or the other" is a mystery to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timgunn1962 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 I can't think where I've seen it, but I have a feeling that Devil Forge may use a MegaPascal-marked gauge, though I would imagine this may vary by destination. The cylinder fittings vary by country and, IME, regulators usually come with gauges marked in the customary units for the country/region they fit. .1 MPa is 1 bar or 15 PSI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 That would do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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