[TheForge] On the table monday.

[Chuck Robinson]

All the large black smithing shops I saw in Japan had diesel/compressed air 
fired forges. Only in small shops  and tool and blade making ops did they 
use coal or charcoal.
I'd like to see an in depth discussion of the pro's and Con's of gun 
burners.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy" <keporter at comcast.net>
To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 12:49 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] On the table monday.


> Frosty,
> I know this is going to sound strange coming from me, but I was thinking 
> about
> promoting a discussion of GUN BURNERS.
>
> Oh sure, I know, we didn't really believe that the devious Dr. 
> Frankenburner
> meant all those comments about no one shoe fits all; he was really just
> schmoozing, right? Wrong; I'm a perfectly ruthless person about tool 
> designs;
> even my own. There are good reasons to keep fan blown forge designs 
> around, and
> I have every intention of exploring them this year. Especially as I've 
> figured a
> way around my primary objection to them-dragon's breath. With movable 
> exterior
> baffles in place of small direct exhaust openings, the hot gases can be
> effectively directed away from the operator, opening up natural gas 
> burners to
> people, like myself, who don't believe in the nobility of suffering for 
> art's
> sake. Using such burners would also make the standard low priced safety
> equipment practical for installation on forges, etc. They won't work with 
> my
> burners (flame speed is too high; it snuffs out pilot lights).
>
> So, if anyone is interested in this conversation, I have no contract 
> restraints
> to muzzle my comments on the subject.
> Mikey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Jerry Frost
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 12:00 PM
> To: Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] On the table monday.
>
> Gee, thanks Mikey!
>
> Sounds like the way I filled in the thin spots in the
> last Newsletter.
>
> Besides, I don't have a lot more to say about burners
> untill I have a place to work on and experiment with
> them.
>
> Of course I'll be more than happy to read any such
> threads you generate. The longer the better!
>
> Frosty
> -------------------------------
> If it ain't forged
> it ain't real.
> Wrought iron is.
> The FrostWorks
>
> Meadow Lakes, AK.
>
> http://www.artmetalradio.com/
>
> From: "Kathy" <keporter at comcast.net>
>
>
>> Glad to hear your OK, Jerry.
>> Now that your good and stuck for something to
>> do...and since typing is going to
>> be pretty frustrating...but after all, you'll still
>> want to communicate with the
>> group...:-))) I just think it would be very worth
>> while for you to start a
>> technical discussion; perhaps a thread on burners, or
>> whatever. You could begin
>> by spending a few hours gathering materials (cut and
>> paste helps reduce typing
>> waste), and then spring into action!
>> Mikey
>>
>>
>
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