Easy furnace burner for propane forging

I have been using a coal forge for along time and decided this week I want to try out using propane. So I sat down and sketched out what I thought would be the easiest burner assembly that wouldn't cost a lot to make and wanted to share it with you all. I came up with this,,, It is constructed of a black iron pipe and went together in about 4 hours once I gathered all my material. First I took a 12" piece of 1" black iron and drilled a 11/16 hole in it for the 3/8 pipe to slide threw. Then I drilled 3-3/8 hole 5/8 of an inch apart. The 4" piece of 3/8 pipe gets a hole dead center with a #57 drill bit. One side of the 4" nipple gets a cap and the other side gets a 90*. The 8" nipple comes out of the 90* and gets a coupling threaded on it then the 3/8 mipx3/8 flare threads into that. This is where your regulator hose threads onto from your propane tank. Last I locked the burner in a vice and made sure the 1" pipe and 3/8" pipe where parallel and welded around the hole where the pipes run threw each other. I am currently waiting on my new furnace to cure and when it does I will be sure to post a video of this burner in action. I will also post a material list below in case anybody is interested in building one of these for themselves. All in all with the regulator I have about $65 in this including the regulator which I will post a link of the exact one I bought from ACE Hardware in the parts list.

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FURNCE BURNER PARTS LIST
1"x12" Black Iron nipple
1"x1 1x4" Black Iron reducer coupling
3/8"mipx3/8"male flare coupling
3/8" black iron coupling
3/8"x8" black iron nipple
3/8" black iron 90*
3/8"x4" black iron nipple
3/8" black iron cap
Yellow (for gas) thread tape
11/16" drill bit (to drill threw 1" pipe for 3/8" pipe to go threw)
3/8" drill bit (for breather holes)
#57 drill bit (gas hole in 3/8" pipe)

Link to regulator,,,,
https://www.acehardware.com/departme...content=Grills
3/8"

I will be interested to see how this goes as I will need to make one soon. I have seen other styles of burners before but not like this. Looks quite easy to construct.

What size is a #57 drill bit please?

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Originally Posted by Drew1966

What size is a #57 drill bit please?

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Here you go Drew.
http://www.smithbearing.com/images/p...ionalChart.pdf
And I found that on google faster than it would have taken you to type your question

No charge, Phil

Thanks Phil.

Good morning Very interesting ,I would like to see the end result. I do have a oil burner, got any ideals? Good Luck AL

Good job, I need to do something like that myself

Doug

I would like to see a short video of it in action when you get the time.

Pat

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Originally Posted by high-side

I would like to see a short video of it in action when you get the time.

Pat

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I should have a video uploaded to youtube by the weekend Pat. I will post a link here once I get it done.

Cool, thanks!

Pat

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Well I fired it up today and it worked pretty good. Below is the link to the video of it in action. I did have some yellow flame so I believe my air/fuel mixture is off. It's going to work just fine for my mini furnace. Let me know what you think,

https://youtu.be/tadbrjz7jAU

Looks like it's working good. Thanks for the video.

Pat

Congratulations MountainMan - your Furnace Burner is the Homemade Tool of the Week!

Nice followup to your previous win for your Easy Forge/Foundry. People really like the "Easy" theme, and it only gets easier when you're adding in a Bill of Materials.

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Horizontal Bead Roller Setup by Frank S
Knife Making Vise by benny_chapman
Anvil Holdfast by Philip Davies
Leaf Spring Pick Tool by frugalolegeezer
6x72 Belt Sander by Frank S
Workshop Medicine Cabinet by Eloy Workshop
Angle Grinder Belt Sander Table Mount by Tuomas
Portable Plywood Panel Support by Downeast Thunder

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Awesome thanks Jon

Way to go

Doug

Looks like a good plan to me. I'll be anxious to see it in action and to hear your commentary once you have put it into use

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Originally Posted by Drew1966

What size is a #57 drill bit please?

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I believe it is the same size as a #4 screw. I just drilled a hole and tapped it using the #57 bit. If I can find another screw, I’ll measure and post the size.