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4:56 am
December 22, 2010
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Hey all, Kinda new here. I am interested in the ribbon burner. I have been running a self built blown forge for 15 years now with great results. I have been resisting changing but if I can get better mileage with a ribbon burner with the control I have now I will give it a try. I will be using this primarily for forging knife blades and forge welding damascus billets up to 3x5x8". I use about 1.25 gph right now running 2200-2350f.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Chuck Richards
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5:03 am
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April 19, 2010
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Contact John Emmerling at Gearhart Iron Works in Gearhart Oregon. The Ribbon Burner is his Baby.
5:05 am
December 22, 2010
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I guess I could tell you forge size eh. 12 inch tube with 2" of cerachem with a heavy castable (missou) overlay. inside works out to be about 6" high 8" wide and 18 inches long.
Chuck Richards
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August 8, 2010
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Do a search here on ribbon burner- you can read and see pics for hours!
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1:30 pm
December 22, 2010
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Yep. This is the second time I have done a search. Been reading for hours but have not found any info on efficiency or even gas consumption. Did l skim over it? Sometimes it it hard to find specific info when there is just too much to sift through.
Chuck Richards
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Contact NWBA member Ron Wailes up in washington. He builds and sell ribbon burners and keeps track of consumption etc. stats..
7:11 pm
May 22, 2010
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I haven't taken any measurements with mine which I bought from Ron Wailles. I do know at first that it actually had no restrictions on flow, it was just a copper tube that dumped into the burner tube with the blower. It drank propane like a fish out of water, but on the upside, holy cow it was definitely HOT HOT :hot: :hot:!!! I put an airflow restrictor (a Valve) on it and that helped, then I put a nozzle on the propane tube. Actually drilled a .035 hole in a pipe cap, screwed it on and wow, that really helped the fuel consumption. I know there are other methods of doing this, but this is how I did it and it's been very efficient for the amount of heat I use. I run the propane at around 10-15 psi depending on the heat range I want and the size of stock I am using. I find that it heats much more efficiently because you have more flame spread over a larger area.
you might also check with some glass blowers because if I am not mistaken, a ribbon burner is their primary source of heating their forges (Glory holes), please correct me if I am wrong ... and I know I am on a lot of topics ... :bounce:
Brad Roland :hot:
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