[TheForge] Nat gas burner

[Chris Kilpatrick]

Hi folks,
     I am building a new forge and was curious about ribbon burners.  Could one be made out of a firebrick with holes drilled into it. with a feed pipe inside it?

Thanks,

Chris K.

----- Original Message -----
From: xlch58 at swbell.net
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Nat gas burner
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:43:53 -0500

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> <http://www.glassnotes.com/MoreBurners.html>
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> Charles
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> 
> Chuck Robinson wrote:
> 
> > Hey Rick,
> > The burner is called a ribbon burner. John Emmerling of Gearheart Iron werkes
> > gearheartironwerks at directway.com
> > copied a burner used in a glass factory near his shop.
> > He did a how - to article for the Northwest Blacksmith's Assn. 
> > newsletter in the spring of 2005.
> > Looks like a good burner easily adapted to any size forge.
> > I plan to build one in the fall, when the temperature is more tolerable.
> > Chuck
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Korinek" <rickkorinek at verizon.net>
> > To: "theForge" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 7:04 AM
> > Subject: [TheForge] Nat gas burner
> >
> >
> > Earlier in the summer, I put out a request for ideas on how to build forge
> > burners for natural gas.  I received a reply from someone who had
> > constructed a ceramic burner nozzle out of castable refractory.  He sent me
> > an note off-list that included photos taken during construction.  The nozzle
> > was rectangular--about 2.5 x 6' long and about 2" tall with numerous 3/8"
> > holes down thru it (to the best of my recollection).  The ceramic nozzle was
> > held in a sheet metal manifold and connectedd to a burner made from plumbing
> > parts.
> >
> > The beauty of this nozzle is that yeilds a rectangular flame pattern without
> > the cold spots encountered between "conventional" gas burners.
> >
> > So why am I writing this?  In July I moved to northern Wisconsin and am
> > outfitting a new shop heated by natural gas.  I am building a forge which
> > will be fueled by this source.  In the process of moving, I lost the email
> > note and contact info for said inventor.  I am most interested in talking to
> > this person again.  I am planning on building my own version of this burner.
> > Amoung other things, I would like to know what type of castable refractory
> > product to use for this application.
> >
> > As the town folk used to say at the end of the Lone Ranger radio show...
> > "Who was that masked man?  I wanted to thank him."
> >
> > Back on theForge,
> > -Rick
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