[TheForge] Image posting of Steve's Dedicated side forge

[Steve Bloom]

At 02:24 PM 9/5/2013,Dan wrote:

>what I gather is you have more of a fan assisted venturi
>will it run or light with the fan off?  And just use the fan for a boost?
>(at times I like to work low temp metals . ) or if you pull off the
>manifold?

Correct -- it's just a booster.  No problem lighting with the system 
hooked up and blowing.  IF the gate were sealed, then there might be 
a problem with too little air but my gate seems leaky enough for that 
not to be a problem (and I usually have it slightly open 
anyway).  Just slip the manifold off to run bare.  The set screw is 
there because when near my power hammer, the vibrations might pop the 
manifold off, so I added the screw to prevent that from ever 
happening.  On the shop forge (two burner with a significantly larger 
volume than the Damascus forge), I usually run it at 2000-2200F with 
no boost (10-15 psi).  For the occasional times I want welding temp, 
I pop a very small blower on the front burner.  Venturi's don't seem 
to mind a bit of help.

Steve