[TheForge] burner question

[Andy Vida]

John Husvar wrote:
> 
> Andy Vida wrote:
> >
> > Larry and Pat Brown wrote:
> >
> >>Maybe the orifice is getting dirty and you need to have more pressure to
> >>get the correct gas flow? The dust bunnies from marshals were growing up?
> >
> >
> >       Dunno... but you'd think at 80 PSI they would have vacated.
> 
> Phew! 80 PSI? We don' need no steenking 80 psi, man! :)

	I went up that high on a few occasions, usually to get the
	forge hot fast.
> 
> I've never had to run either of my propane forges anywhere near that.
> The atmospheric one works fine at between 5 and 15 psi, depending on
> what I'm doing, just hammerin' and bending or welding. It's an NC Tool
> Whisper Momma.

	Probably has larger jets.  Mine is #60

> Before I added the blower and bored the orifices, a friend and I welded
> a high-carbon edge strip on a pattern welded blade at Pennsic using only
> 20 psi.

	Yah, I have a beautiful, brand new 500 CFM blower sitting
	in storage in Scottsdale waiting for me to come get it.
	
	Living in an apartment sucks ass.
> 
> I think you got a problem someplace, Bro.
> 
> IIRC, and Terry Ridder (sp?) can probably verify yea or nay, propane at
> 80 PSI might well reliquify in the line on the way to the burners.

	Never had any problems with it.  Never ran it that high
	for very long, either.

	-Andy