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Post by Cody ( The Patriot ) on Mar 26, 2008 20:53:14 GMT -5
Do any of yall have a gas forge if so how much fuel does it use?
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Post by beaudro on Mar 31, 2008 8:34:17 GMT -5
I've used a gas forge before, propane. At first I went through about a 5 gallon tank in a week, that was using it probably two hours every evening. After I learned how to conserve it better it would last a month for the same amount of work. If I had a place to refill the bottles cheap, I would go to a larger tank, taking them down to lowes/home depot got too expensive. I went to coal because of the hastle with propane and it's more authentic and fun. But using propane was so easy and fast. If I was making just camp items such as hooks, fire sets , grates and etc. a small tank didn't last long enough to be worth the convenience... hope that helps.
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Post by Cody ( The Patriot ) on Mar 31, 2008 8:57:03 GMT -5
How do you conserve the fuel?
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Post by beaudro on Mar 31, 2008 9:14:42 GMT -5
Cody to preserve fuel I had to learn to be efficient in my process, when i ran a piece into the forge and finished heating, i would take it to the anvil and work it, but at first i was studying around and had no real procedure going. leaving the forge burning while I was thinking was just wasting my fuel, and it added up quick. Once i got my learning curve going I didn't have to think about things as much and I could just go at it and almost have something in the forge all the time. I'm sure anyone would do the same, at first I had to play with it until I figured it out, coal is the same way , but alot cheaper of course. Maybe I could give good advice by saying that you could have a good plan before you light off your gas and waste any. Also I had to get my air register just right and adjust on the flame until i was happy with it, just depends on your setup and what your going to make as to whether it'll use more fuel.
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