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

[Michael H. Murphy]

Sounds neat; how about some pictures/drawings?  If you can't get them on
TheForge, maybe on the photo access site?

Murf

> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Frost
> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 1:43 PM
> To: Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: reducing fuel costs by improving forge
> efficiency.
> 
> 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
> >
> >
> 
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