[TheForge] Burner angle

[Jeffrey Polaski]

I went with the simplest thing I could think of -- I made the hole big
enough change the angle of the burner. Then I just stuffed some
refractory wool in the gap to seal it, once the burner was at an angle I
liked. That way I can switch to a larger burner if I want to. 

The burner is hose-clamped to a 1/4" piece of square stock I welded to
the body of the forge near the opening. The 1/4" stock holds the burner
in place well, but is easy to bend in case I want to change the angle.
The hose clamp lets me remove the burner for traveling, if I want to. 

I position my burners so the hot spot is near the side and towards the
back. It gets a swirl going, but that's not why I do it that way. I do
it because that area gets hotter faster and lets me start working from a
cold forge a little faster. 



Jeff Polaski


-----Original Message-----
From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of IowaHarry
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 12:37 PM
To: The Forge
Subject: [TheForge] Burner angle

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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