John wrote:
SteveB wrote:

I just got home with a pretty good quality 500,000 btu propane
burner. The kind that is a straight pipe, intended probably as a
weed burner. I intend to hook it up to my old rivet forge to heat
items I want to twist and bend.

Anyone use one of these for that?

Caveats?

Pointers?

Advice?

It must be a real Bad Boy, as it hooks up direct to a propane tank
with NO regulator.

TIA

Steve


Get a BIG tank of propane. 100 pounder for starters. The small
ones will freeze up.


John

Or check out the thread in here from a couple of weeks back titled "propane
burners" . I built two for less than 20 bucks , they do need a regulator
though (I was given one ! With a 20 lb tank attached !) . I have
successfully heat-treated 4140 steel with one using a small clay flowerpot
as a "forge" .
Two burners and a regulator will cost less than that 100 pounder , and I
bet in the right vessel , will produce all the heat you need .
But that's just my opinion ...

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