[TheForge] Burner angle

[marc3rd at marc3rd.com]

Hey I had a thought (how bout that?)
I have seen these ball joint mount things. It looks like a tall bearing but 
the sides are round like a ball. It has a mount or bracket around the 
outside that allows the ball to swivel. It allows you to adjust the angle of 
a pipe or bar.
If you were to find one the right size it would allow you to adjust the 
angle of the burner (maybe from perp to tangent) or direct it to the front 
or back of the forge.
Any thoughts?
Marc

Marc V Davis III
Marc of the Hammer
WWW.Marc3rd.com


"It's not about the light you reflect. It's about the light you radiate." M3




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Frost" <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Burner angle


> Hi Harry:
>
> How you mount your burner is pretty much up to you and what you want it to 
> do for you.
>
> Mounting the burner perpendicular to (aimed directly at) the far wall, 
> floor, etc. of the forge will result in a hot zone. There are advantages 
> and disadvantages to this. First a hot zone means there's also cooler 
> areas so you have direct, immediate control of heat. Simply by placing 
> your work where the heat is right. It also lets you keep part of the piece 
> cooler while another is hotter, ths is good for welding without burning 
> thin sections as easily.
>
> The downside is the uneven heat in the forge chamber makes things like 
> twists and heat treating more difficult.
>
> Mounting the burner(s) tangentally to create a vortex will even the forge 
> temperature considerably, NOT perfectly but considerably. The upside means 
> everything you put in the forge will come to about the same temp; this is 
> good for things like twists, scrolling and heat treating.
>
> The downside is the forge will heat EVERYTHING to about the same temp so 
> you have to plan carefully so there are no thin sections formed early to 
> burn off.
>
> Neither is inherently better than the other and certainly not the "RIGHT" 
> way to do it. What you choose will depend on what you need and what you 
> need is likely to change over time. The really good thing is once you've 
> made a forge or two you'll discover just how easy it really is and will 
> find yourself either reconfiguring as needed or just making what you need.
>
> Frosty
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> From: "IowaHarry" <iowaharry at fastmail.net>
>
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>>    I am putting together a small propane forge using a disposable freon 
>> can. I have made a hole just above the center weld. For alignment what 
>> should I be looking for? I can add more burners later as needed but to 
>> start with I am mounting just one. Should I have it blast down dead 
>> center or angle it to get a swirling effect? I intend to mount a socket I 
>> can set the burner in so when finished I can pull the burner out.
>>
>> Please pardon as I am sure this is an oft repeated question. If this is 
>> info available online, a link would be just grand.
>>
>> thanks, Harry
>>
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