58er Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Ok. So got a job that will involve heating a 48x48 “ piece of 16 gauge sheet metal up. Need to build a temporary type forge for this. my first thought is to build a large square top and mount a bunch of burners on it and just stack brick for sides and bottom. Only going to be used 1-2 (hopefully more) times. don’t want to over complicate it. Only need to get the sheet metal hot enough to inflate it. any thoughts on a burner count? im thinking 1 every square foot- 25 or so?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 You need to lay ceramic fiber under the sheet, and build an insulated lid over the sheet, to hold your burners. Then install a whole lot of smaller burners, to do this job. Furthermore, you will want to use "T" burners specifically for this task. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Or honking big blown burners; this is getting towards industrial sized usage. Could you rent time at a local heat treater that has a suitable oven already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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