[TheForge] Oil fired forge

[terry l. ridder]

hello bob;

comments below.

On Sun, 23 Jul 2006, Bob Ehrenberger wrote:

>
> I was bouncing around on the internet looking for info on waist oil heaters,
> and came across a site for backyard casting. He had a burner designed to
> burn waist oil to melt alluminum and brass.  Looking at it it came to me
> that there would be no difference in hooking the burner up to a forge than a
> foundery.
>

i have been looking through the backyard casting web site and reading
the forums. i have the parts on hand to build an used oil burner for
melting the aluminum scrap i have collected. i am a bit delayed in
building it since with all my putzing around this summer i have managed
to develop carpal tunnel syndrome in both wrists and hands. so i am
forced to take it ease for several weeks till.

my plan is to use one layer of kaowool to line the burner and flame
port. the kaowool will be coated with itc-100. this should make for a
light weight burner. the blower i am still working on.

>
> Has anyone built or used an oil fired forge?
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
>

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terry l. ridder ><>