[TheForge] Gas Forge Recommendation
Rich Maynard
rich at maynard.org.uk
Wed Aug 17 10:43:52 EDT 2005
No, it's not an atmospheric burner. There's a centrifugal fan mounted on a
vertical axis out-of-shot, connected to the big motor that you can see at
the bottom of the pic. The air comes up through the flexible plastic hose
and the gas is injected into the airflow.
Rich.
Richard Maynard
rich at maynard.org.uk
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of kevin donahoe
> Sent: 17 August 2005 13:24
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> Subject: RE: [TheForge] Gas Forge Recommendation
>
>
> Thanks Rich,
>
> Been away for a few months, forgot about the photoaccess site.
>
> The third picture is of a blower, but the burners look atmospheric. How's
> the blower hooked up?
>
> Kevin
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Rich Maynard
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 7:59 AM
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> Subject: RE: [TheForge] Gas Forge Recommendation
>
>
> Interested?
>
> I posted them on the list website in the 'forges' album.
>
> "> theforge mail list group photo site is
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>
> Cheers,
>
> Rich.
>
>
>
> Richard Maynard
> rich at maynard.org.uk
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Kevin Donahoe
> > Sent: 17 August 2005 12:38
> > To: Sponsored by ABANA
> > Subject: RE: [TheForge] Gas Forge Recommendation
> >
> >
> > Rich,
> >
> > Where did you post them? All I find on your website is a 'Rover
> for sale.
> >
> > Kevin Donahoe
> > Flying Pig Forge
> > Morrow, OH
> > flyinpig at go-concepts.com
> >
> > “War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and
> > degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling, which thinks that
> > nothing is
> > worth war, is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he
> > is willing
> > to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal
> > safety, is a
> > miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made
> and kept so
> > by the exertions of better men than himself.” John Stuart Mill
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Rich Maynard
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 6:19 AM
> > To: Sponsored by ABANA
> > Subject: RE: [TheForge] Gas Forge Recommendation
> >
> >
> > I posted the pics. They're of a commercially available blown forge
> > that runs
> > off mains natural gas made by HME in the UK - a competitior of
> Flamefast,
> > mentioned by Mike.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Rich.
> >
> >
> >
> > Richard Maynard
> > rich at maynard.org.uk
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > > [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Rick
> > > Sent: 12 July 2005 17:18
> > > To: Sponsored by ABANA
> > > Subject: Re: [TheForge] Gas Forge Recommendation
> > >
> > >
> > > Some one put some pics of a ceramic chip forge on our picture
> > site under
> > > forges. I would like to know who made the one in the pictures as
> > > I cannot
> > > even remember who posted it. But the pics are there.
> > >
> > > Rick Crawford at Rafter Lazy C
> > > Home of Smoky Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
> > > In the middle of Northern Illinois
> > >
> > > http://www.smokyforge.com
> > > rick at smokyforge.com
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <Keporter at aol.com>
> > > To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 10:38 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [TheForge] Gas Forge Recommendation
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > In a message dated 7/11/2005 6:55:15 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> > > > robi5515 at bellsouth.net writes:
> > > >
> > > > Hey Mike,
> > > > Do you have a picture or better yet a diagram of a ceramic
> > chip forge.
> > > > I'm having a hard time visualizing it.
> > > > Chuck
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Chuck
> > > > There isn't very much to visualize. Just think about the
> > > construction of
> > > > a
> > > > regular coal fired forge, replacing the coal with broken
> > > refractory brick
> > > > (home made ceramic balls of castable refractory are better),
> > > change out
> > > > the
> > > > tuyer for a refractory portal and gas burner, and then make a
> > > few other
> > > > changes,
> > > > like making the forge body out of heavy kiln shelving
> (or castable
> > > > refractory) in order to take the heat, and your in business.
> > > You can find
> > > > photos of
> > > > ceramic chip forges on the Flamefast UK site, but they won't
> > > tell you all
> > > > that
> > > > much. You can also find diagrams of ceramic ball furnaces on
> > > English and
> > > > German sites. The central principle in both uses is the same;
> > > hot gases
> > > > rise, but
> > > > when they rise through ceramic refractory chunks, a lot more of
> > > their heat
> > > > remains behind. It is sort of the best of both worlds--coal
> > > fired, and gas
> > > > fired. When turned down low, the forge can act as a
> brazing hearth,
> > > > providing
> > > > secondary heat for gas welding.
> > > > Is this design the be-all and end-all of forges? There
> ain't no such
> > > > animal.
> > > > Wishing for the ultimate forge, or torch, or furnace is a
> > classic trap,
> > > > confining imagination in a closed loop. It is better to
> > spend a little
> > > > time
> > > > studying the underlying principles, and build two or
> three different
> > > > forges for
> > > > different tasks. This will become a necessity as fuel prices
> > > continue to
> > > > climb.
> > > >
> > > > I will be building such a forge as part of the hot-work station
> > > for book
> > > > two
> > > > this winter
> > > > Mike P.
> > > >
> > > > My email address is changing to keporter. at comcast.net
> > > effective 7/15/05
> > >
> > >
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