[TheForge] New forge

[Jerry Frost]

Modifying a regulator is a handy thing to know how to do but the simplest 
and safest thing to do is just buy a 0-30 propane regulator from a gas 
supplier. don't forget to put a 1/4 turn ball valve between the regulator 
and the tank for quick shutoff in an emergency.

Jer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Tomlinson" <paul at fongkong.net>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 7:20 AM
Subject: [TheForge] New forge


> Hi Guys,
>
> Its that garlic guy again. Greetings from sunny(?) Jamaica.
>
> Bruce wrote:
>>A side note: I'd known for years that the range of a regulator could
>>be changed by swapping out the adjusting spring.  I recently
>>discovered that some regulators thrown away with gas grills have a
>>screw-cap over the adjusting spring.  These regulators normally put
>>out low pressure -- probably less than 1 psi (I haven't measured
>>it).  Swap out the spring and you can go much higher.  You'll need
>>to find, modify, or make a coil spring to fit the space.  The
>>length, OD, and flatness of the ends must match the original spring.
>
> Years ago I made an adjustable regulator from an old low pressure
> regulator. I epoxied a piece of tubing to extend the spring chamber
> and capped it with a plug threaded for a 1/4 -20 stove bolt that is
> used to adjust the compression of the spring (and therefore the
> output pressure).
>
> Paul
> From Jamaica.
>
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