Hey Folks,
By request the full detail on my furnace, please enjoy!
Cheers,
Chris.
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A very special thank you to Patrons:
Sinking Valley Woodworks (http://www.sinkingvalleywoodworks.com)
Glenn Trewitt
Mike Manfrin
Christopher Warnock
Guy Loughridge
Charles Frodsham & Co.
Peter John Richardson
Adam Slagle
Tim Bray
Dan Keen
Samuel Irons
Sean Kuyper
Matteo Neville
Daniel Cohen
Larry Pardi
Olof Haggren
Stassinopoulos Thomas
Florian Ragwitz
Andrew Smith
Bernd Fischer
Sam Towne
Jack Cause
Jeremiah G. Mort
Andre van Soest
Matthew Middleton
Thomas Veilleux
Dave Seff
Robin Haerens
L'Enfant Watch Company
C. A. Patrick Voigt
Mark Coburn
Bogdan Dan
Steven R. Crider
Gary Levario
Pete Askew
Jeff Armstrong
Rudolph Bescherer Jr
Robert Petz
Ralph McCoy
Jim Popwell
Kaedenn
Bradley Pirtle
Alan Carey
PaxAndromeda
John A McCormick
Thomas Eriksen
Michael Hardel
Tim Ball
Dominik Rogala
XanaduKing
Eric Witte
Peter
Grant Michener
Jonathan Teegarden
Steve Hossner
RuKiddin06
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Furnace Dimensions:
Outside shell constructed from 0.8mm mild steel sheet, with spot weld joins. For the inside insulation details, refer to video.
Lid Outside shell 330mm x 50mm, with a center hole in the top of 100mm OD. The actual OD of the exhaust hole is further reduced to approx 60mm after application of insulation/ITC100.
Body Outside shell 330mm x 230mm. Central cavity has diameter of approx 220mm after application of insulation/ITC100.
Base Outside shell 330mm x 90mm, with diameter of cast channel = 220mm. The Plinth OD is 150mm, giving a channel width of 35mm.
Regulator
BOC Gases 6000 LPG Regulator https://www.boc.com.au/shop/en/au/boc...
Brass Fittings for the Reil Burner
Hose Barb to Female (Parker product code: 126HBL42) http://amzn.to/2u0lCVo
End Cap (Parker product code: 213P2) https://www.mscdirect.com/product/det...
Long Nipple (Parker product code: 215PNL230) http://amzn.to/2FNF11m
Steel Fittings for the Reil Burner
¾" Black Coupling http://www.supplyhouse.com/sh/control...
1½" x ¾" Black Reducing Coupling https://amzn.to/3D21LFg
¾ " x 6" Black Pipe Nipple https://amzn.to/3Tw6Exy
1 ½" Close Black Pipe Nipple https://amzn.to/3CWNF8s
Refractory, Insulation & Crucible
1400C Castable Refractory https://consolidatedrefractories.com....
1400C Ceramic Fiber Blanket (25mm) https://consolidatedrefractories.com....
ITC100 (High performance hot face ceramic) sourced from http://www.pinches.com.au
Salamander A6 SUPER Clay Graphite Morgan Melting Crucible: http://amzn.to/2pkVAak
Ingot Moulds: http://amzn.to/2pfpgWz
Fiberfrax Rigidiser (Colloidal Silica ceramic wool rigidiser) https://www.unifrax.com/product/rigid...
Sodium Silicate(High temperature adhesive) https://bacto.com.au/index.php?route=...
Rubbedin Hot Spot Mortar 1400C (For tuning the tuyere) https://rubbedin.com.au/product/hotsp...
Petrobond Sand: https://amzn.to/3TPESvx
References:
The Ron Reil Burner design: https://www.abana.org/ronreil/design1...
The Navy Foundrymans Handbook: http://archive.hnsa.org/doc/foundry/
John Campbells Casting Books, eg The Ten Rules Of Casting Practice: http://amzn.to/2HF3VfL
Backyardmetalcasting: http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/
Thehomefoundry: http://forums.thehomefoundry.org/inde...
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