[TheForge] On the table monday.

[Jerry Frost]

Gun burners are very effective: they're easy to make, 
tune and use. So what's to discuss besides application 
specifics?

I have to disagree with your assessment of differing 
levels of dragon's breath though. If you want X BTUs in 
X volume you'll get X amount of dragon's breath 
regardless of whether it's naturally aspirated or a gun 
burner.

If you're serious about reducing or eliminating 
dragon's breath, switch over to an oxy propane torch 
for high BTUs at low volume.

<grin>

Frosty
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it ain't real.
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From: "Kathy" <keporter at comcast.net>


> 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
>
>