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Went to the shop this morning rumbling around and started gathering stuff up for the forge. I have most of what I need to build this but will have to purchase the bricks and rigid Kaowool board. I have a roll around table the last forge was on I can use once I dig it out of a storage shed. Somewhere in the shop I also have an analog pyrometer I can use so I know how hot it gets. I used to make titanium damascus and the pyrometer was necessary for that. Might as well use it since I have it. For air piping I decided to use automotive exaust tubing. It was the right size to match the outlet of the blower so there should not be much if any pressure lost to the burner. The CNC plasma is handy for making things like flanges to bolt things together. I decided to weld the top air 90 to the burner rather than bolt it on. The 90 has a swedge on the other end so the next 90 that will turn down and go to the blower will just slip in. Since the piping will not be getting hot I will make a wrap of duct tape around the swedge to seal the two pipes and prevent any gas leakage. The gas will connect to the air piping just above where it will connect to the blower. Look it over folks – what have I forgotten?
Larry I had intended to make it to the hammer in but forgot to mention it to my better half who made seperate family plans. Knowing which side of my bread is buttered I decided I best follow along with her today or suffer the consequences (grin).

Larry that is the old dirty vise I got from you that needed the weld repair on it. I welded it up after digging some of the old crap out w/ a grinder and cleaned it all up (finally). My vise stand is not as good as yours but it ain't too shabby either.

Larry I hope the hammer in turned out good for you and you didn't have a bunch of food left over. Wish I could have made it but then I would have been eating sawdust for months if I had (grin).

Ok - time for an update folks. I cut plate for the forge body on the plasma table, got it tacked up with all the brick, refractory board etc.in it. Got it set on the roll around table and started to fit up the burner. I remember dropping the burner about a year ago when I knocked it off the shelf while getting something else. I thought the refractory felt a little loose where it connected to the tubing body. I was thinking that might cause a gas leak and a leak at that point would not be a good thing. So I thought I better test it and gave it a little tweak. Aw crap! - Murphy's Law strikes again. It came apart - so I will form it up tomorrow and take a couple of pics of it and repour. May be a few days before any update - I want to give it a good chance to dry.

Ok - got the burner re-poured and installed back on top of the forge. I put more holes in the burner than the previous one. The old burner had 24 holes and the new one has 36. That should help make the burner even quieter. Here are some pics of the new burner in process if you are interested.

Dave I have a needle valve on it to regulate my propane. I still need to make a run to Home Despot and pick up a speed controller I can use with the blower to shut it down some. Sure gets hot!