mel jacobson on wed 26 sep 07
save this and add printed pixs from the website...pass it around.
i have added four digital pictures of my ten dollar burners that
come from home depot. clayart page/click below.
no welding, no tools except a drill and screw driver.
they work like a charm.
so.
i buy a six inch pipe nipple...2-4 inches round.
the one pictured is a two inch pipe.
i buy a lamp holder that ties into a ceiling fixture.
it has an 1/8th inch tapped hole in the middle.
buy an 1/8th inch nipple, a cap/drill a small hole in the cap
to size for your gas needs/ and a connector.
add a 1/4th to 1/8th inch reducer and you are set.
most gas hose comes with a 1/4 inch connection system.
you can step up if need be...just add a bigger reducer.
bend the lamp holder to fit the pipe...drill a hole and
add a self tapping screw. put it all together and you have
one dandy burner. this one would fire a raku kiln just fine.
two would fire our small flat top.
we crush a beer can...and set the burner in the squash.
you could easily build a cradle...i use those 2x6 attachment
metal cradles used to add a deck to a house. wire it in.
or, if you weld...weld it all together with a cradle.
(phil will stick this together with rivets.)
you can add a baso valve and a 1/4inch ball valve for your
on and off....tap a screw in the end to hold the thermocouple.
this also makes a great overnight burner when you add the
\thermocouple/baso valve safety equipment. i am sure you
can find a baso valve on an old gas water heater.
mel
quote:
some people go to college, read books, get degrees...the rest
of us have to pee on the electric fence to find out it works.
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Taylor Hendrix on mon 15 oct 07
Mayor Mel and others,
I want to know what orifice size I need to drill through the cap for
these Home Depot burners and what that is in fractional inches por
favor. I don't have AWG bits.
It took a few minutes to fabricate two of these burners, Mel, and I
did it mostly for the experience. Do want them to work though. I use
LP with a high pressure regulator (1 to 15 psi) in an old square
paragon conversion, maybe 17 inches a side. Sweet! Next...oil drum
kiln and forced air, grrrrrrr.
--
Taylor, in Rockport TX
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James and Sherron Bowen on mon 15 oct 07
When I made mine I used 1/16". That was the same as the orifice on the
75,000 Laguna Venturi Burner.
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Taylor Hendrix"
To:
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: mel's ten buck burners
> Mayor Mel and others,
>
> I want to know what orifice size I need to drill through the cap for
> these Home Depot burners and what that is in fractional inches por
> favor. I don't have AWG bits.
>
> It took a few minutes to fabricate two of these burners, Mel, and I
> did it mostly for the experience. Do want them to work though. I use
> LP with a high pressure regulator (1 to 15 psi) in an old square
> paragon conversion, maybe 17 inches a side. Sweet! Next...oil drum
> kiln and forced air, grrrrrrr.
>
> --
> Taylor, in Rockport TX
> http://wirerabbit.blogspot.com
> http://wirerabbitpots.blogspot.com
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/
>
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Taylor Hendrix on sun 13 jul 08
I am late in getting a picture up of my rendition of Mel's 10 buck
burners. I have put a quick post onto my pots blog. Sorry about the
delay. I still have not used these burners, but they were very very
easy to put together. I will probably have to get longer pipe nipples
as my current length seems a bit short. I have a cast iron burner in
the pic for comparison.
This is Mel's original thread so check here and elsewhere for
discussion on orifice etc.
--
Taylor, in Rockport TX
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