[TheForge] New Gas Forge

[Andy Vida]

Mike Linn wrote:
> 
> Carrying this a step further... wouldn't the "best" shape be triangular?
> with the burners feeding in at the apex?..

	You may be right, but methinks there must be a balance
	struck between efficiency and usability, the two not
	necessarily being cooperative with one another.

> There would be less wasted space at the top of the chamber that just sucks
> away BTU's...

	But is this really such a great concern?  I can think of few
	shapes, if any, that would be less usable (in a general sense)
	for a given cross sectional area, than a triangle.  If all
	you're doing are straight pieces, then I'm sure that configuration
	would be perhaps as good as any, but if you have something a
	bit more "three dimensional", I suspect you may run into some
	clearance problems.  Just a thought.
> 
> mike