Ross_E Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Here are a few images and a description of the intial firing of my gas forge. If you can't tell, that's a T-Rex 3/4" burner. It is working well, but I do not know if I have it tuned properly. My flame pulsates from time to time, and the flame jumps back to the jet tip from time to time when I am adjusting the PSI and vent slide. The closest I have gotten to the description on the T-Rex website still has quit a bit of orange. Any ideas? Also, with gas pressure nearing 10 PSI, the flare heats to a bright glow very quickly, and flames leaping from the mouth would make it impossible to actually work with. The test burn lasted about 5 minutes, 2 of which was warm up. Note: I will add pictures once I scale them down to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Pictures would help. Have you asked Rex? Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking-sword Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Ten PSI! Wow, I've run my T- Rex burners for over ten years and I don't think I've ever had them up that high, even for forge welding. For general forging I usually run 3 to 5 psi. The thing you really need to watch is the positioning of the flame nozzle distance in relation to the air adjustment ports. It's a very crucial adjustment for proper air fuel mixture. I can't recall without the references, but I had to experiment to see how it worked best in my forge. I have a separate forge for damascus making and it's a horizontal tube and I run two T-rex's, they generally ruh at 6 to 7 psi. Wes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross_E Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 At 10psi, I could literally grill hot dogs 6 feet away from the forge. It was a little scary actually. I will check on the jet tip location, the website is somewhat vague. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross_E Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 Talked to Rex once, before I actually fired it. Pretty cool guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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