15 hours ago15 hr I'm inm the planning stages of first gas forge build after reading most of Forges 101. After doing some mockups of a 20lb propane tank forge, I think that's too large for what I'll need for knives, axe heads, and maybe some smaller tools. So I'm planning on a 10" diameter by 12" length which is still probably overkill for my uses but seems more manageable in my mind. I mocked it up in CAD so I could more easily see the scale & such knowing my manufacturing skills make all the dimensions a rough guess. I'm gonna build up the floor by putting an extra layer of Kaowool on the bottom and make it roughly flat.The size here will give me roughly 250 in^3 of volume so I'm planning on 2, 1/2" T burners. Does it seem reasonable to put in 1.25 or 1.5" diameter tube for the burner bracket (Model currently has 1" but I think that's too small)? I'm not sure how concerned I should be with it being too oversized. When I get to shaping the flare, if it starts at where burner hole is in the shell, there is not much kaowool or refractory there to keep the heat from the shell. Is that a problem or should I make the flare start a 1/2" or so into the forge?
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