On Wednesday 16 April 2014 12:04:58 Kirk Wallace did opine: > On 04/16/2014 08:06 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Wednesday 16 April 2014 11:02:03 andy pugh did opine: > >> On 16 April 2014 02:37, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> So I would have to build a rocket stove. or cobble up a charcoal > >>> forge. > >> > >> You may be under-estimating the power of a MAPP gas torch. > > > > I have one of them, but the valves are junk, its impossible to adjust > > for a proper flame and hold it for more than a second, then it coughs > > and blows itself out. Genuine Burns-o-matic too. Closed off, both > > bottles leak to zip in about 2 weeks. Biggest rip off of a tool I > > ever bought. > > > > Is it worth wasting money on another? > > I think pushing your home-made furnace up the list might be a good idea. > Then you know who to call when it doesn't work :). I did this: > > http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Furnace/ > > Using the burner on its own with propane comes in handy too. Oops, > looking at the pictures, I now realize I don't show any propane bits. I > seem to recall needing to go to the propane shop to get a fitting to go > between the bottle and the regulator, and a hose between the regulator > and the torch. The rest is just common plumbing fittings and some drill > press work (although I used a lathe too). I'll try to get some more > propane hardware pictures posted to the site today.
Shades of the summer, about 1961, that I spent in an iron foundry in Perry Iowa. I don't remember the iron bucket if I can help it, damned thing carried 80 lbs of iron. Put me on my back for 2 weeks too. Your crucible looks a little smaller. Neat bar to hold it in the handle too. Ours was welded solid, clay liner that we had to make a new pour lip on first thing every morning. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
