Thread: Lpg forge

Originally Posted by ANOTHERHUNTER

I Built my own burner and forge , I went for the blown air style burner instead of the venturi. works well and you can control the air flow easily . My first forge i went for the kaowool type which works great , but if you plan on any forge welding and using borax as flux you will want to go castable refractory. the borax will eat the kaowool like candyfloss. the kawol forge will heat quickly , the castable will take longer but will hold the heat better once up to temp. at least go for a fire brick base where most of the flux ends up. you want your burner to be slightly angled too so it swirls the flame around the forge a bit . not critical but will give you a hot spot otherwise.

no welding planned at this stage so think ill go the ceramic blanket. the inlet already slightly offset so hopefully works ok, should be easy enough to make an angled insert. Thinking the venturi is going to be an easier setup, no mucking around with an external fan. have you got any pics of yours, interested to see the blower setup. cheers