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

[Ralph Sproul]

        Hi Murf,  I posted it to the picture site.  It is on the first page
of  our "forges and hoods" album.
        This is about a minute after I test fired the last series of forges
I built.  I made four of them at the same time.  It is pictured on idle with
about 2psi running for pressure.
        The forge is called the "Verticle Sidewinder Gas Forge"
.........that's the name Pete Happny gave it when he stopped by one
day.............it stuck - and that's what folks call it now.
        I've made up a 22 page set of plans of instructions, many pictures,
sketches, parts lists, and all the McMaster Carr parts numbers for the
burners if anyone is interested.

Ralph

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael H. Murphy" <blacksmith at comcast.net>
To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 6:22 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Re: reducing fuel costs by improving forge
efficiency.


> 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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