[TheForge] Gas Forge Recommendation

[keporter at comcast.net]

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> Mike and Darell, 
> 
> Ok.. I will not mess with my Whisper Momma. It works fine for what 
> it was intended. Quickly heated iron. Cheap to run. 
> 
> BEsides my other coal forges, I also have a classic big blower gas 
> forge that I bought for $200, a dozen or so years ago. I used my 
> skid loader to move it.. My daddy would have said that " It takes 
> two men and a boy to move!". it is .. HEAVY ! 
>Darrell 

Darrell
You must bear in mind that the original discussion of thermal mass in ceramic chip forges centered on allowing the flame to travel up through the ceramic chips. This greatly slows the flame, increasing "hang time" before it exits the forge. Thermal loading, secondary burn, and reduction of exit speed all work as a synergistic effect. External thermal mass in the walls of a forge or furnace is far less effective; in most designs, negligible.
Mike P.