Gliden07
Well-Known Member
I've done some searching and to be honest I'm getting real confused on this! This is what I know I am going to do but have Newb questions. Keep in mind I will be using this for Knives/Blades.
Forge Body:
I am going to build a Forge from a Freon or Helium tank (balloon kits they sell in places like Wal-Mart) as the research I've done seems to say that the Round is a better operating forge. Some of the confusion I'm having is the insulation 1" or 2"?, want to use hard fire brick for the bottom of the forge, do I but Kao-Wool under the bricks? Plan on using a Rigidizer on the Wool and then using ITC-100 or something like it (The ITC is real expensive) do I paint this over the bricks?
Burner:
Want to build my own I have a Venturie design I found on You-Tube that I liked because it need no special machining processes and after reading an article on here about not using a cone on the end of the burner (because they degrade quickly) really appealed to me (it used a small piece of 1/2" black pipe inside the end of the 1" burner tube suspended by 3, 10/24 screws), 4, 1/2" holes and a mig tip on 3/8" black nipple.
Looking for some advise on this subject in general. It just seems the more research I do the more confusing the subject becomes. And You-Tube can sometime be misleading.
Forge Body:
I am going to build a Forge from a Freon or Helium tank (balloon kits they sell in places like Wal-Mart) as the research I've done seems to say that the Round is a better operating forge. Some of the confusion I'm having is the insulation 1" or 2"?, want to use hard fire brick for the bottom of the forge, do I but Kao-Wool under the bricks? Plan on using a Rigidizer on the Wool and then using ITC-100 or something like it (The ITC is real expensive) do I paint this over the bricks?
Burner:
Want to build my own I have a Venturie design I found on You-Tube that I liked because it need no special machining processes and after reading an article on here about not using a cone on the end of the burner (because they degrade quickly) really appealed to me (it used a small piece of 1/2" black pipe inside the end of the 1" burner tube suspended by 3, 10/24 screws), 4, 1/2" holes and a mig tip on 3/8" black nipple.
Looking for some advise on this subject in general. It just seems the more research I do the more confusing the subject becomes. And You-Tube can sometime be misleading.