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dozuki

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i purchased a forge from Gary frankling a couple months ago and all i can say is WOW. I can't believe how fast that sucker can heat up a piece of steel. Actually scared me the first time i fired it up, it sounds like a jet engine. i have one question. it seems to sputter every now and then like it is thinking of going out. Could that be caused by the gas or the connection. Just for something to mess with i am making a letter opener from one of those big galvanized nails. The forge makes it orange in about a minute from dead cold. thanks for your help.

Paul
 
I'm totally new here, but wouldn't a galvanized nail present the same gas danger as galvanized steel used in the structure of the forge?

Walter
 
Are you using a 20 lb. tank,might be iceing up,blown or atmospheric forge?Regards Butch--what Byork said no galvinized!
 
Thanks i did not know galvanised would put out harmfull gas. i will find something else to play around with. Its a 20lb tank. the kind you use with grills. and you lost me on the atmasphiric tank. i am new to gas forges bigger than one brick.
 
Atmospheric means it doesn't have a blower to force more air.

If the forge is outside and it is atmospheric, it could be a gust of wind messing with the mix and making the flame react like it's going to blow out.
 
I'm thinking that it is freezing up as well. Solutions to freezing up are:

  1. Put your propane tank in a tub of water to keep it from freezing up.
  2. Get a larger propane tank. The larger the tank is, the less likely it is to freeze up.
  3. Turn the regulator down. I used to run mine at about 12 to 15 lbs. Most of us when first using a forge think, if a little gas will get it hot, a lot of gas will get it way hotter. I now run my forge between 2 and 4 lbs. for most forging and it gets plenty hot enough. I turn it up to about 7 lbs. for welding.

My progression when I first started forging was to run it at high pressure. Had the same problem as you, so I put it in a water tub. Stopped it from freezing up but used a lot of gas. I turned it down to the lower pressures and the freezing problems went away. I got the larger tank, so that I minimized the possibility of freezing when running at slightly higher pressures for welding.

I hope this helps.
 
Galvanized anything is deadly. Keep it away from the heat.

Fred
 
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