Ribbon burner question

weo

weo

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Hello all. I hope everyone is staying healthy and safe.

The last couple of times I've fired up my forge, I noticed that when starting, only about 1/2 of the holes in my ribbon burner seem to be firing. (See video)
He6SOsd.mp4

[video]https://i.imgur.com/He6SOsd.mp4[/video]
I've cleaned out the orifices recently, so nothing's blocking them, and also noticed that when up to heat, I can see flames out of all of them, Any ideas?
 
Looks like too much pressure, but it doesn't seem to be running poorly. Try upping the gas mix a tad and lowering the air a bit.
 
weo said:
Hello all. I hope everyone is staying healthy and safe.

The last couple of times I've fired up my forge, I noticed that when starting, only about 1/2 of the holes in my ribbon burner seem to be firing. (See video)
He6SOsd.mp4

[video]https://i.imgur.com/He6SOsd.mp4[/video]
I've cleaned out the orifices recently, so nothing's blocking them, and also noticed that when up to heat, I can see flames out of all of them, Any ideas?
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Am Jealous of your forge....
 
Are you sure it's not an optical illusion? I haven't ran my forge in quite a while and I seem to remember that I had the same problem and I'm not sure if it's real or an optical illusion. If the weather lets up I'll be firing mine up next week to make a ton of damascus.

I've always been concerned about this as well and have wondered what the best way to baffle inside the burner (too late now as it's built, but for future builds).
 
cartierusm said:
Are you sure it's not an optical illusion?
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No, I'm not, but I can say for sure that when it gets hot enough (the other day I looked inside at around 1800F) I can definitely see the flame cones coming out of every orifice.
I've chatted with a couple other makers who have much more experience than my 10 years and the consensus is that this is a normal phenomenon and nothing to worry about. I'm planning on taking notes the next couple of times I use my forge and plan on setting a timer to check every few minutes and play around with the fuel and air on startup. I just hope I remember.
 
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