Burner Complete!

It has been a long time since I last posted. In fact, I already finished the burner many months ago. However, I thought I'd show you all how it works/looks. It's really hot here in Arizona, so I can't forge until winter time.

Burner Almost complete

Almost all the pieces for the burner (I got one of the wrong taps, which I need to go get at Lowes along with the copper pipe)





Here I already drilled the hole at the top of the "T". I also attached a brass piece that I had in a box of fittings. I'm not sure what it is, exactly, but I kind of acts like a flare and enables me to attach the burner to the hole in the firebrick.



These are two different compression fittings. The top one is 1/4" MPT x 1/4" compression. The bottom one is 1/8" MPT x 1/4" compression. Why? Scroll down.



Here's the setup. From right to left:

Gas comes in through a 1/4" hose into the the 1/4" x 1/4" Ball Shut-off Valve
On the other side of the valve, there is the 1/4" MPT x 1/4" compression fitting
This attaches to the 1/4" copper pipe (Not shown--I don't have it yet)
The other end of the copper pipe attaches to the other 1/8" MPT x 1/4" compression fitting
The 0.035 MIG tipscrews into the tapped 1/8" MPT side of the 1/8" MPT x 1/4" compression fitting (Use 1/4-28 tap with a #3 drill bit)
The 1/8" MPT x 1/4" compression fitting then screws into the tapped "T" (Use 1/8-27 Tapered Tap)

For more information and if you need to ask any questions, go here: http://www.iforgeiro...-and-made-this/


What's left to buy: Firebrick! (Regulator and hose are shipping. Should get them by next week)


Can't wait to get this burner up and running... building the forge should be the really easy part.

Zachary