[TheForge] hot portable atmospheric forges may need propylene

Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer artgawk at thegrid.net
Thu Jun 2 03:09:18 EDT 2005


Chris..there is at least one jewelry torch on the market that does just 
that. The unit is about a cubic foot and makes a tiny little flame....PF

Chris Kilpatrick wrote:
> Now the dumb question:  Can't you separate water into O2 and H2 and funnel the gases into the burner nozzle?  Battery charger, fish tank, hood and fan?
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> -Chris K.
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] hot portable atmospheric forges may need propylene
> Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 20:39:02 EDT
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>>
>>In a message dated 5/31/2005 5:23:58 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
>>robi5515 at bellsouth.net writes:
>>
>>Right I  was trying to say that the O2 is limited by the Hi % of Nitrogen in
>>the  air.
>>You are  also are heating and exhausting the nitrogen so you are  loosing
>>potential heat.
>>The Propylene sounds interesting.
>>I might  try swapping a 11/4" "T-Rex" AB for my blown burner in my vertical
>>pipe  forge.
>>If the burner is located at least 10" below the billet door opening,  it is
>>way more efficient than a horizontal pipe  forge.
>>Chuck
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>>Chuck
>>Especially important tasks deserve particular tool designs dedicated to
>>doing them best. The tube forge is a general light duty portable 
>>forge, and will
>>always be beaten by specialty forges at specialty tasks.
>>Mike P.
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