Samuelc123 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I need help finding a good electric blower variable speed or 1 speed so I can use it in my charcoal kiln. I need a blower that can last for hours. Help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Welcome to IFI! If you haven't yet, please READ THIS FIRST!!! It would help us answer your question if you could give some more details. Is this a kiln that's heated with charcoal, or a retort for making charcoal? What kind of temperatures do you need to reach? Etc, etc. Too much detail at this stage is better than too little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Charcoal Kiln???? for pottery?? Or for a forge for heating metal to hammer?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 maybe its charcoal for burn out mold for casting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Lost Wax casting or other meltable/burnable mold making stuff...; (some folks may not be familiar with making molds that way...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuelc123 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 I have a charcoal kiln to fire pottery. Its bot a retort. I need to reach 2480 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. I know its possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 are you aware that this is a blacksmithing site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latticino Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Almost any commercial or industrial blower will be rated for continuous duty, provided you use it within it's acceptable operating range. The two data points you need to know to select a blower are desired airflow (CFM in Imperial units) and pressure exerted at that airflow (External Static Pressure, usually abbreviate as ESP and usually in inches of water gauge in Imperial units). These are a characteristic of your kiln/burner design and the duct or pipe between the blower and the burn chamber. No one can select a blower for you without having this information, and just saying it is for charcoal doesn't help a whole lot. If you do get that information I suggest you look at Greenheck, Twin Cities Fan, Cook, Peerless, Chicago, Dayton, or other reputable manufacturers. Contact one of their sales representatives and I'm sure they will be happy to help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuelc123 Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 4 hours ago, Steve Sells said: are you aware that this is a blacksmithing site? I do. Since this is a blacksmithing website with thousands of blacksmiths I figured I would have better luck on my questions than yahoo answers or quora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Better than a forum dedicated to pottery and kilns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 12 hours ago, Samuelc123 said: I figured I would have better luck on my questions Well, you just got lucky. Latticino is an HVAC engineer in private life, and the information he just gave you is gold. Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On what hypothesis are you operating Samuel? Fire is fire, just ask 50,000 people who use fire for their craft? There are a number of things YOU have to do, as in MUST, to find good answers. #1 is know enough about what you're asking to be able to ask good questions. Your question is almost absent of necessary information to receive a meaningful answer. An example of un-answerable question that often get used here is. "I need a vehicle. What should I buy?" Without knowing what you need in a vehicle other than it moves under it's own power, nobody can make a suggestion that means anything. for example I might suggest 10 yard Peter Built, someone else might suggest a Bluebird, Honda Civic, etc. See what I mean by NOT being ABLE to make a meaningful suggestion? You've already gotten as good advice as you''re likely to ever get on this subject. Unfortunately you don't know how to collect the information to ask the right questions from the manufacturers. Right? We'd love to help but we just don't know enough. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/26/2020 at 11:01 PM, Samuelc123 said: I need help This will help in getting the best out of the forum, suggested reading for all newcomers. READ THIS FIRST Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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