[TheForge] Re: reducing fuel costs by improving forge efficiency.

[Jerry Frost]

Ralph:

The only reason your forge isn't fuel "efficient" is you don't think of it
that way.

Picture this: A number of different sized burners from say 1/2" - 1 1/4"
with adapters for the mounts, idle circuit of course. Install one 1/2"
burner, lower the lid on two light firebricks laying flat about 3/4" apart
and you're not wasting fuel working on tiny items. Mount a couple four 1
1/4" burners and open it to max width and height and you're ready for large
and odd shapes.

With the open table and firebrick walls it's easy to set up for spot heating
on large or odd shaped pieces, something not normally possible for gas
forges.

Efficiency, fuel and otherwise, is often found in adaptability.

Frosty
------------------------
If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralph Sproul" <brhlbsmt at mcttelecom.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 6:38 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: reducing fuel costs by improving forge
efficiency.


>         Frosty, (Yup, that was me)
>          I loaned my forge to Joe Bonifas and Mike Bendele in the ABBA
tent
> in Kentucky.  I got some real good comments from them in using it for
Mike's
> 14" copper dish demo, and Joe's power hammer demo.
>
>         I also brought 12 sets of the gas forge plans to the conference
and
> Keane Paradiso was selling them in the tailgating area. People who'd asked
> questions about the forge that Mike and Joe were using bought all of them.
>
>         With the topic of this thread though........my forge is not a fuel
> efficient unit......it just gets the job done, and is made from steel yard
> and hardware store fittings (except for the stainless parts).
>
> Ralph
>
>