[TheForge] propane forge

Sun Mar 31 14:15:02 2002

I think the reason people make cylindrical forges is the kaowool stays in place.

Although I'm no pro, I beg to differ with Roy, two of the most efficient forges I've seen are the Swan Mini Mother and the Sandia neither one of them have a swirling flame. When I say efficient you must take that with a grain of salt, I have not seen the lab test results. Any one making a forge could learn a lot by looking at these forges.

Personally think that import considerations are the insulting qualities of the forge, ITC 100 seems to help I'm getting slighty higher temps. If I don't need the heat I save money in fuel. A good burner that gives a neutral to reducing flame. The forge has to fit your needs, I have several different sized forges. The forge linings are desposable I get about 500-1000 hours out of a forge lining (although if you are rough it would be a lot less),using Kaowool, ITC 100, soft insulating brick on the bottom covered with 3/8" of a refactory mortar i.e. Thermogen 55 or better yet Grefpatch 85 both seem to be borax resistant. I learn something new every time I build a forge make a burner. I have yet to find the pefect forge, but there are may good designs out there. You will not likely find the one to fill all your needs, but you need to start somewhere. 

"Roy Wilson" <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sun, 31 Mar 2002 10:19:02 -0800, Gladish Family wrote:
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>>Speaking of forges, is there a reason to make forges cylindrical?
>
> � �Yes. �If you put your jet near the (closed) back at an
>angle you get a swirling flame down the full length of the tube. 
>If you've got a plate over the front with a small door centered in
>it, that flame bounces off the front wall and stays contained.
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> � �You'll get some of the same effect with a square tube, but
>the boxes with the jets on top pointed down are just inefficient in
>terms of gas used to get the same steady heats.
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