[TheForge] Gun Burners (AKA fan blown)

[Jeffrey Polaski]

That was my experience -- adding a blower made a big difference in how
hot it got, and how fast it got there. It also seemed to use less fuel
used, but don't quote me on that one because I never really measured the
fuel use in the first place. ITC-100 made a big difference, too.

The blower I have is a really cheap set up... I think it's a hood
exhaust for a stove, but I'm not really sure. Then, basically, it's just
some aluminized mylar dryer exhaust duct from Home Depot that sort of
gets jammed on top of a Reil-type burner. The blower is a little louder,
but it's not a big deal because I wear hearing protection when I forge.


Jeff Polaski

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Chris Kilpatrick
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 10:07 AM
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Subject: RE: [TheForge] Gun Burners (AKA fan blown)

Uhm, WOW!

I just took $5 worth of plumbing parts and a blow
dryer and turned my normally aspirated burner into a
blown burner.  Temp is way up, ZERO dragon breath.  I
have a 2" square of welding temp+ (yellow-white; too
bright to look at) in the center of my forge instead
of a orangy yellow through out.

Thanks guys for this thread.

-Chris K.