Hi Ed
I've got the forge up and running. It works really well. My question is what is a good starting point on the propane pressure. I am looking for optimun performance but don't want to burn any more propane than I need. I was wondering what methods you use for the fine tuning of pressure.

I will be leaving for Old Washington this Sun. to attend Bill Morans Damascus class and the spring Hammer-In and hope to get started on some billets when I return.

Thanks
Scott

Scott,
I must have missed this post. Sorry to taking this long to respond!
The forge should run great at around 5 psi. You might start it around 7-10 psi, let it warm up and then once your up to heat, turn it down to 5 psi.
On my forge, I weld at 5 psi witht the damper on the blower wide open. You can tweak the gas up or down a bit, to where there is about 3-5"" of flame coming out of the opening.
Let us know how the class went!

Hello Scott,
An oxidizing flame is hot,yellow and scales up a piece pretty quick.(used to pre-heat the forge)
Neutral flame is balanced and where most work is done.
reducing flame is blue in color,much cooler and heats the work more evenly.
Oxidizing flames are made with extra air.
Reducing flames are made when the fuel burns a little rich.
Neutral flames leave no fumes.The gas is completely consumed without the heavy yellow colors in the flame.

A reducing flame is slower,but will give you better results.
Less impurities,less scale,and more even heat.
Oxidizing flames get the billet hot quicker,but the center is usually cooler and it doesn't weld completely.
The billet should almost look transparent before welding,with NO shadows inside.
Reducing flame gives me the best results.It is worth the exrta time it takes because there are less mistakes made.
MY.02 cents.