[TheForge] Burner angle conflagrations...

[Kathy]

My pleasure Pete.
Mikey

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On Behalf Of Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 12:30 AM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Burner angle conflagrations...

Oy....disaster compounded by puns..a funny exposition Mikey!...pf

Kathy wrote:
> Actually, Frosty:
> Bad things happen to the crucible, after which, the melt pours out through the
> new hole, thus tending to make bad things happen to the burner...unless the
> furnace features an emergency drain hole; in which case, bad things happen to
> the floor (unless a sand filled emergency catch box was positioned below the
> furnace in advance); this is especially true if the floor is wooden.
> 
> The sand box is, however, no guaranty of safety; if through inattention on the
> part of its attendant your cat is permitted to use it for a different kind of
> box, a smelly 'steam' explosion may ensue, reversing the molten stream's
> trajectory, possibly causing bodily injury. To add insult, severe nose
clamping,
> accompanied by much public disapproval, may have to be endured in the
hospital's
> emergency room.
> 
> On the other hand, liquid metal flowing into the burner, and then catching the
> fuel hose on fire can also be exciting; either path tends toward much ringing
of
> hands and "screaming like a girl," while the building goes up (and then falls
> down).
> 
> Alas, fire departments never arrive in time to save a structure; only to
> prevent its being neatly consumed; provoking several trips to the dump. Thus
> you're at the dump while "in the dumps", so to speak, so at least your mood
will
> be appropriate; that is, if you can get away from your insurance adjuster's
> awkward questions long enough to do anything constructive.
> 
> Perhaps, the whole mess can be put down to high spirited frolicking around if
> you do all your casting on The Fourth; otherwise, I'm afraid the neighbors are
> apt to notice all such conflagrations. In any case, your wife is certain to
> notice, necessitating the building of a dog house; fortunately a ready to hand
> site should have become available at this point, thus ending the whole
incident
> on an upbeat note. I think that's very important, don't you? >:-)))
> 
> Mikey
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
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> On Behalf Of Jerry Frost
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 10:48 AM
> To: Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Burner angle
> 
> My pleasure Harry.
> 
> If you want to use it as a melting furnace too, then 
> you have to mount the burner(s) tangentially. The fire 
> has to circulate around the crucible or bad things 
> happen to the melt.
> 
> Frosty
> -------------------------------
> If it ain't forged
> it ain't real.
> Wrought iron is.
> The FrostWorks
> 
> Meadow Lakes, AK.
> 
> http://www.artmetalradio.com/
> 
> From: "Harry" <iowaharry at fastmail.net>
> 
> 
>> Thanks for the reply, Frosty,
>>
>>   I had anticipated making a variety of forges. This 
>> one may end up
>>   doing double duty as melting pot as well. I 
>> appreciate the info on
>>   why one would choose direct or vortex. I have been 
>> sitting on this
>>   project for months. I have been dealing with a 
>> rather aggressive
>>   honey dew list. One item was erecting an above 
>> ground pool. Now I
>>   have someplace to run to when I get a burn. I'm 
>> pretty sure SWMBO
>>   won't cotton to me quenching anything in there, (at 
>> least not while
>>   she is looking <g>).
>>
>> Back to the shop, Harry
>>
> 
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