[TheForge] more gas (the propane kind)

Mon Apr 21 15:40:01 2003

Sheldon:  I believe you are thinking of the piezo-electric starters.  These
are installed as standard equipment on Forgemaster brand and NC Tool brand
forges.  They sell these units separately and they are typically mounted
near the gas inlets and use a sparkplug that is activated by a button.

Regarding temperature readings, there are two firms that I know of who sell
pyrometers:  Fluke and Paragon instruments.  Fluke sells a digital unit and
Paragon sells both digital and analog units.  The digital costs about
$200.00 US and the analog costs about $100.00 US.

 I have a Paragon analog that I use only for heat treating.  I only expose
the probes to heat while heat treating, to lengthen their life.  It works
well.  The digital is more accurate, I have been told.

                                        Grant Marcoux
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sheldon Laing" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 11:27 AM
Subject: [TheForge] more gas (the propane kind)

Hi again,

Firstly thanks for the responses and I enjoyed the discussion on
recycled oil - had me think about building an oil forge for a second but
I quickly decided against it(don't want to start all over with forge
designs.)

Okay, I have a source for Kaowool or Durablanket here in South Africa
but apparently ITC-100 is not available and I would have to import it
from the US. These import costs coupled with the poor rand dollar
exchange rate and the outrageous price of ITC-100 result in it not being
a viable solution.
So, what alternatives are there to ITC-100 (bearing in mind that if it
is not available to me I probably will not find a similar type of
reflective insulation here in SA)?

Does anyone have any experience with an electric ignition system for a
propane forge so all I have to do is turn on the gas and push a button?
If you do, what do I need to know and/or are than any good websites.

I would also like to install a temperature reading device one the forge
with the probes inserted into the forge chamber. Can I put these probes
just anywhere inside the forge chamber and once again any website
relating to this would be a help. Also if there are any particular
brands of thermometers that are made for a forge/furnace situation, what
are they and what sort of price tag am I looking at?

Looking forward to your responses,
Sheldon Laing
Hephaestus Forge
Cape Town
South Africa
[email protected]

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