[TheForge] A blown, fuel-injected forge

[Jeffrey Polaski]

There used to be a Chinese company selling these on ebay a year or two
ago, so you could buy them new. I think they still use them in China,
Mexico or India or somewhere. I don't know if you can buy them
elsewhere. 

I don't see the new ones on ebay any more:
<http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.c
om%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=gasoline+torch&category0=>

It seems funny that any one would freak out over using gasoline -- we
use it in cars all the time. It just doesn't seem like it would be
inherently more dangerous than propane or natural gas, or O/A tanks. 

But then again, I really have no idea what I'm talking about. Maybe
gasoline produces a nasty byproducts if it's burnt too cool, or without
enough oxygen, or not under pressure or something. Anyone know? 


Jeff Polaski
Research and Graduate Studies Webmaster
University of California, Irvine
http://www.rgs.uci.edu/
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Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] A blown, fuel-injected forge

Isn't this the Chinese gasoline/oxygen torch that
showed up on the U.S. market a few years ago? My
insurance coverage won't let me use anything powered
by gasoline outside of the van and the generator, and
I can't store my lawn mower and gas powered yard tools
in my shop. I would like to play with one of these
torches, but I have seen petrofueled forges and HT
ovens, they are just a furnace adapted to other uses. 

Jerry

--- Phil and Debbie Koontz <pdknz at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I haven't tried this approach, but it wouldn't be
> hard to do.  Salvage the 
> burner from an oil fired heating system.  It comes
> with the blower, fuel 
> pump, ignitor, and draft controls.  Seems like a
> good idea; I really don't 
> know why it hasn't caught on.
> 
> Phil Koontz
> Galena Alaska
> 
> >Gasoline is used in a modern oxy-fuel torch: 
> >http://www.petrogen.com/petrogen_doe.html
> >However, the predictably hysterical reaction of
> everyone from your local 
> >fire marshal to your insurance agent would make it
> a problematic fuel 
> >source for a forge :)
> 
> 
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