[TheForge] Propane supply problem

[marc at ironringforge.com]

My propane supplier won't give me more than 5psi to my new shop. They did in the
old one, but that garage was detached. The guy cited a part of the fire code
limiting delivery to a building using a vapor system to 5psi.

So what to do? I'd like to keep using a non-blown burner. I know that I can
forge at 5psi right now, but not weld. A larger jet would get me more heat, but
only to a point. Somewhere along the line the velocity will be too low to mix
using just the venturi. Any experience with this?

Also, I was looking to use the piped propane to run some oxy-propane for cutting
and spot heating. What pressures are needed for that? And how about a hand
torch, like a propane TurboTorch? Do they need higher pressure than 5psi?

My other option is to get my own tank, like an 80-lb, but I got spoiled with my
previous 100-gal tank. It took 6 months to empty that one and that's easy to
catch long before it's empty. Also only a phone call to fill it.

Thanks for any thoughts on this.

--Marc