The Armour Archive

Had a friend over and she took some videos. Here's my propane armoring forge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCfzdHdR5dE

There's a few other armoring videos but they're just me beating on stuff without explaining anything.

Neat video Matt!

Check your hoses, it should be marked with a R, RM, or T.
T is best for propane.
R hoses usually last 5 years with propane or 10 with acetylene.
Sometime about propane or the scent additive breaks down the hose faster.
The RM is acetylene only, but are not oil resistant.

I assume this is an older video.
Its not been warm enough to go sleeveless in a long time.

This video was actually taken yesterday. I have heat in my shop and I don't like sleeves. Not sure if you can see out the window but there's snow.

Just cheap with the thermostat this side of the lake.
Its set at a whopping 63 most of the winter.

Hi Matt, I have two or three considerations to make about your setup.
1) Looking at the flame, I would say that your burner is a bit oxygen starving, or the airflow in ingress is a bit slow. If you would be able to suck more oxygen you would be able to confine more flame into the bell, increasing the heat and reducing heating time. I understand you want a rich flame to avoid firescaling, but I think you are quite far from the optimal point.
2) On the same matter, other setup of the same kind use a sort of shield between the bell and the air inlet because ingestion of hot air with high CO /CO2 content mean less oxygen to burn.
3) I see you used ceramic wool as a refractory into the bell, did you use some coating to avoid fiber dispersion?

Neat setup!
How much weight can you put on the stand before it overcomes the spring tension? For instance, would a heavy 1-piece kettle or a breastplate make it sag?

Also, how much depth do you find yourself using regularly? I would be tempted to make the whole thing shallower, so I'm wondering if you actually use the depth.

Just checked the weight thing 23 pounds sits about neutral. Not sure about the depth haven't really paid attention but I'd rather have more than I need than not enough.

Signo. It works great and I'm happy with it so I'm not gonna mess with it. No I didn't paint the ceramic blanket. I did consider forced air into the intake to make out less fuel rich but it's better to spend time making armor than making my tools a little more awesome.

Next time I have someone to film for me I'll do a video for my power hammer and maybe my press