[TheForge] Burner angle

[Michael Horgan]

So we fire up a ceramic ball joint with the 1 in 12 taper built into 
the ball...

At 04:50 PM 7/14/2007, you wrote:
>Mark,
>The problem isn't how to maneuver the burner's angle. Ron Reil solved that
>nicely years ago (as far as I know the burner mounting shown on 
>Ron's mini-forge
>was his own design; if someone else thought it up, my apologies). 
>The problem is
>in the refractory lining, which will not accommodate more than one 
>burner angle,
>and still form an adequate seal around the burner nozzle.
>Mikey
>
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>On Behalf Of marc3rd at marc3rd.com
>Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 9:08 AM
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>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Burner angle
>
>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
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