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I haven't actually mentioned it here, but a lot of you know I've been building a forge for the last month or so. Today I...
...finally tested the burner. At first the flame was only stable if I choked off the input by about half. So I drilled the jet aperture out to a #58 (from #60) hole and it worked great. You still have to choke it off to get it going, but once it warms up it is completely stable with the choke wide open. This is a Reil 'EZ Burner', which isn't as efficient as it could be, but a lot easier to build. It should be enough to get me up to welding heat, and if it isn't I'll make another one.
...cut the ceramic fiberboard end enclosures. I then applied Rigidizer to them which will take a couple of days to dry. (I think this is why no one will eat my BBQ. I originally planned to fire them, hence doing it in the BBQ, but I then decided I'd rather be patient and not risk warping them.) I don't suppose anyone needs some ceramic fiberboard? I have a good 10 sqft of it left over: 1" thick, rated to 2300 degrees.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
niac, I'm looking at you.
...applied the first coat of paint to the forge shell. Starting to look pretty damned good.
I plan to make a page detailing the entire construction, but I just couldn't resist posting a few pictures. Getting very close to done -- second coat of paint, install the kaowool refractory blanket, Rigidize it, paint on a layer or two of ITC-100 IR reflecting paint, fire it up for curing. And that's it. I need to start looking into gathering the supplies required to actually use it. Woot!
...finally tested the burner. At first the flame was only stable if I choked off the input by about half. So I drilled the jet aperture out to a #58 (from #60) hole and it worked great. You still have to choke it off to get it going, but once it warms up it is completely stable with the choke wide open. This is a Reil 'EZ Burner', which isn't as efficient as it could be, but a lot easier to build. It should be enough to get me up to welding heat, and if it isn't I'll make another one.
...cut the ceramic fiberboard end enclosures. I then applied Rigidizer to them which will take a couple of days to dry. (I think this is why no one will eat my BBQ. I originally planned to fire them, hence doing it in the BBQ, but I then decided I'd rather be patient and not risk warping them.) I don't suppose anyone needs some ceramic fiberboard? I have a good 10 sqft of it left over: 1" thick, rated to 2300 degrees.
niac, I'm looking at you....applied the first coat of paint to the forge shell. Starting to look pretty damned good.
I plan to make a page detailing the entire construction, but I just couldn't resist posting a few pictures. Getting very close to done -- second coat of paint, install the kaowool refractory blanket, Rigidize it, paint on a layer or two of ITC-100 IR reflecting paint, fire it up for curing. And that's it. I need to start looking into gathering the supplies required to actually use it. Woot!