HOLY COW how the hell does this video not have millions of views?! absolutely top notch in detailed production, hats off to you. 1 thing that would have made this better would be if you added a little extra detail with the set up (what kinda size tubing and connecters the lead from the fuel sources and maybe what kind of fan and how you set that up) i know im sounding greedy after getting to see that entire build.
SV Seeker Thanks! I've been shopping lathes on and off for the last couple years, but until I actually have one, I have figure out a way around it. I could open a hardware store specializing in brass fittings with all the extra stuff I bought on this project!
Quick TIP: When drilling pipe after the initial centering hole, clamp down the vice with the bit still keying the work's position, because as you increase the size of the drill bit you are only contacting the work at the two highest points until the work moves a little and then it's only ONE. It WILL walk laterally at that point! I really appreciate your sharing! Your videos are extremely helpful resources! THANK YOU!
Great series of videos! I just purchased the furnace plans this past week. The detail is impressive, lists every list piece with name and part number (HD/Lowes etc). Its a no-brainer, the time I saved with these plans more than makes up for the nominal cost. Thanks Brian, awesome furnace. I will be upgrading from my propane tank based furnace shortly.
Beautiful video! The burner is great, very well thought out. I really liked how you did that slow pan shot with all the parts annotated. Good stuff. It's amazing how you can command the viewers attention by not saying a word. Your videos have a great style, similar to Diresta but your methods seem cleaner and much more planned out. I've been looking to upgrade my setup to oil. I'm on straight propane now. I want to try cast iron in the future and then on to my holy grail of cast steel. Once again, beautiful video. Thank you for the time and care you put into your channel. I'm sure this project took months of your time. Your work is greatly appreciated.
Currently 9 people have thumbs down this video. How is that even possible? This video is amazing and the development of this burner is top notch. Bravo Brian on an amazing burner and top notch foundry build.
I bought the plans from Brian and just got mine fired up for the first time. I feel that this version is waaaaay more controllable than most you see online, and I am thankful for Brian’s video and plans! The kind of people that thumbs down this expect this to be a $25-50 build, but it’s not. This is a professional burner that doesn’t take shortcuts, and that costs a little money.
It's no wonder you have so many subscribers. You have excellent mechanical and hands on abilities and obviously know how to present your videos in a professional and easy to watch manor. I LOVED your 5K aluminum casting video.
I really enjoyed watching your build.I built a foundry a few years ago. 8" x 1/4" wall steel pipe for bore with about 4" thick walls and floor. Portland and perlite. I started it up with propane to get it hot then switched over to a drip oil system. in the air inlet pipe. I controlled the oil feed with a simple 1/4" ball valve. air via a leaf blower. In short what I learned was you can drip oil in and it will burn clean and hot. but the more air you can push the hotter it will get. when done. there sometimes was a bit of oil in the bottom. Just cut the oil flow ,but not the air and it will burn out in a min or two. it melted alum and brass with no problem.
Thanks! I had wanted a foundry for a long time. This is only what I chose to do. There are quite a few different approaches out there. I wanted mine to be easy enough to use that I wouldn't have to worry about it and would have tremendous flexibility as far as fuels go. As soon as you have a good burner, you can focus on making cool stuff!
Iv watched many vids on the crafting of a foundry . but got to say this guy is the best yet. the only thing is...dare i say maybe add a cart with large wheels, storage and shelving for all the tools. the burner mounter permanent. and a solid bonus would be a paddle operated lid lift system.(see it on another guys foundry biuld). Mr Oltrogge, fine work kind sir. if i build a forge your videos are going to be me guild. so good. very very nice
Thanks! Because you don't see it doesn't mean I didn't design it already. Just sort of got caught up in actually casting stuff that I forgot to make the cart for it. This should serve as a lesson for others, build the cart first!
Mr. Brian I was just perusing you tube to build a forge and I saw your design of burner and foundry and you have done a tremendous, clean, and precise job, congratulations. If I had the availability of a cad, and the possibility of purchasing the parts without a license, I will copy your work for sure, but in the county/country where I l live to buy any related items to gas, propane or similar you must have a license, (bummer) keep up the good work, from the distance have a nice day.
Enjoyed watching the videos, entertaining and very interesting, only seen 4 videos thought there were 10 loved it though and the music brilliant choice, keep up the good work I'll keep following.
That appears to be a Starrett center punch at ~5:05... wonderful tool. just wonderful. $70 is tough to swallow but it's one of those tools i could not live without having owned it at this point.
Beautiful projects and videos. Thanks for your time and effort : ) What size siphon nozzle have you used for this burner? I'm planning a foundry build of my own this summer.
If you build another swirler, see if there's a friendly waterjet shop somewhere near you. I've found them in most places. They'd do a quick job like that for $20 and save you a lot of effort.
I have found myself watching your video again after a year or so, first time just out of curiosity, this time for inspiration as I'm going to build a furnace. I have a question about air-propane burning mode. How do you prevent air back pressure into propane source and vice versa? I cant see any propane injector, or check valve.
beautiful project. What would you think of adding acetylene instead of waste oil-to the propane/air flame. You could use one burner assembly for aluminum or iron melts.
hey Brian I love your videos. I'm actually going to make this exact burner and was wondering how your tabulator ended up going? Also i was wondering how you made the stand to hold the burner.
Couple questions for you Brian - #1: What do you do for a living? I only ask because if you aren't some type of fabricator you are wasting your talents! #2: I have a natural gas line outside for my BBQ grill - is there a way to connect your torch to the nat. gas line and introduce air as well? #3: I saw White Lake on your phone in the video where you are breaking in your furnace - is that White Lake MI? I live nearby in Livonia. Your videos are fantastic - keep up the good work.
@Brian Oltrogge Nice project! First of all i am discovering casting with your channel! I am wondering for the peanut oil part, what happens if you increase air intake ? It seems the combustion is not complete on the video. A complete combustion is hotter.
As much as I'd love to make this I lack many of the tools, would you ever consider setting up a website and building "kits" so that one would basically only have to assemble it? (This question is towards the foundry as well) So that only pliers, a drill, and maybe ratchets or simple stiff like that would be necessary?
Looks like you've got nearly all of them in the vid. itself, but a written parts list would be super cool! Something I can take to Lowes so I can build one myself :D
what would you charge to make this burner for me. I will pay your asking price plus shipping. I have tried a few burners but none have worked like yours. much respect on your skills and attention to detail.
It is possibe to have all the pieces of the reference to the same unit to the oven to melt aluminum. Thank you in advance (I pourais control its on which site?)
what is the difference between oil bunker burner vs. diesel burner? do the burner is the same but can be fueled with different products? hope i can ask advise and thank you
@Brian Oltrogge I know this was made a while ago but do you have to have a spark arrestor on the fuel supply kind of like you do for oxy acetylene cutting?
How necessary is the turbulator? I want to try to build this, but that is the only piece I may have trouble replicating... Unless you have some extras laying around that you wouldn't mind selling to me??? 👍🏻
i don't understand how you connect the quick connector at 5:21 ...is that a shark bite connector...how do you tighten the compression fitting once it is inside the black iron pipe.
First, excellent build. I'm working on one of these for myself. Your turbulator is far easier than mine. I hope mine does half as well. Second, it looks to me a lot like you're mixing propane/air in a pressure line (just before nozzle). You'll likely get away with this for a while, but if that ever gets hot you could have a (small) bomb on your hands. If the nozzle ever gets clogged (I know that's not likely) you could find yourself pushing air into the propane tank or vice versa (big bomb). I'd recommend dumping the propane into the blower tube instead. You can get flashback that way, and you'll ALWAYS want that blower running, but the explosion wont be pressurized and the flame will cut out when it reaches the end of the propane line. One way or another I suspect you're safe with that steal housing around it, provided no clog. Hate to see all that work self destruct though.
Good points. There are a couple things that make me like this design over dumping into the burner tube. Let's go from most dramatic to least... Tank explosion- The tank is designed to detect an increase in pressure and vent this to the outside. Also, if there is a sudden depressurization, the flow will be almost completely stopped. You would have to figure out a way to defeat this if you wanted to blow up a propane tank. Not to mention that the regulator is also in the way and has its own safety features. If I dumped propane into the tube, what keeps the same thing you fear from happening? If I dump into the tube, I have between 6 and 8 inches of mixed air and propane behind the turbulator that is ripe for ignition. I imagine backfires would be fairly common, not to mention igniting this column of gas every time you start the torch. Blah blah, blah.... Back to worrying about something else....
Hello !!! First of all I must congratulate you for this and all your videos. Sorry if what I'm going to ask is stupid, but I do not know much about this subject, Does not the call heat up when it's blue? Because I see that in your burner it is almost white yellow and I understand that it would have to be blue. I repeat I do not understand much about these burners, if a little those of the stove burners. Good from now thank you very much !!!
please do! just finished building the burner, just need to make the turbulator... so I would love a bit more information on running it. :) I will also start building my keg furnace in the next week. thanks dude. awesome workmanship!
Are these for sale. Along with your foundry? I have been looking for a proper design for both and this video series is far older and no one has come remotely close to your design. Out of curiosity is the foundry still up and running? Keep up the good work.
Out of all the ones I've seen your is the most profession one I seen and I appreciate your precision. There is 1 other that I like just as much only because it looks easier to make and still looks pretty profession and cheap to build, but it don't look like it's built to last. How much would you say yours ran you in cost?
+Gerardus Pino Since I just bought a lot of this stuff, I'll chime in. Burner: Brass fittings: ~$80 at Lowes, not much better on Amazon. Iron nipples, tees, plugs & gauges, ball valve, needle valves: ~$140 on Amazon. Nozzle & fitting: $59.03 shipped from Patriot Supply Propane reg & hose: $20-30 anywhere fans/pumps/compressor/heaters: Whatever you can find on Craigslist or Walmart +stuff you forgot. Furnace: The trick is finding a place to personally pick up refractory. It's usually sold at about $1.10/lb, so 60 bucks a bag. If you ship it, it's like $50 each to ship. I welded up a steel "shell" from an old water heater. A lot of work, but it was free. You should start with a crucible size, then figure your refractory thickness, then find a container to accommodate that. The rest is up to you on if you want to build a cart or dolly or whatever and what kind of opening system you want to use. You'll need some tools - many can be handmade, but you'll want a shank at least - and you'll want to get some firebricks for general use. Don't forget your safety gear.
HOLY COW how the hell does this video not have millions of views?! absolutely top notch in detailed production, hats off to you.
1 thing that would have made this better would be if you added a little extra detail with the set up (what kinda size tubing and connecters the lead from the fuel sources and maybe what kind of fan and how you set that up) i know im sounding greedy after getting to see that entire build.
I would LOVE to see this with a voice over explaining the build. It was pretty easy to follow, but still, it would be great. Excellent work!!!!!
Well Done! That's great that you managed to build it with off-the-shelf parts and minimal machining.
SV Seeker Thanks! I've been shopping lathes on and off for the last couple years, but until I actually have one, I have figure out a way around it. I could open a hardware store specializing in brass fittings with all the extra stuff I bought on this project!
Quick TIP: When drilling pipe after the initial centering hole, clamp down the vice with the bit still keying the work's position, because as you increase the size of the drill bit you are only contacting the work at the two highest points until the work moves a little and then it's only ONE. It WILL walk laterally at that point!
I really appreciate your sharing! Your videos are extremely helpful resources! THANK YOU!
Sir! Oltrogge ! you deserve an award for this series of vids, excellent work and preformed perfectly, my hats off to ya, can't wait to see more
Great series of videos! I just purchased the furnace plans this past week. The detail is impressive, lists every list piece with name and part number (HD/Lowes etc). Its a no-brainer, the time I saved with these plans more than makes up for the nominal cost. Thanks Brian, awesome furnace. I will be upgrading from my propane tank based furnace shortly.
You do this yet? I just bought his plans. Did you see his tongs? HOLY CRAP.
The most in depth burner I've seen, great video series, keep it up and thank you!
Beautiful video! The burner is great, very well thought out. I really liked how you did that slow pan shot with all the parts annotated. Good stuff. It's amazing how you can command the viewers attention by not saying a word. Your videos have a great style, similar to Diresta but your methods seem cleaner and much more planned out. I've been looking to upgrade my setup to oil. I'm on straight propane now. I want to try cast iron in the future and then on to my holy grail of cast steel. Once again, beautiful video. Thank you for the time and care you put into your channel. I'm sure this project took months of your time. Your work is greatly appreciated.
Forgot to come back and let you know that I spent that entire evening of your comment watching Diresta videos. Thanks!
Job well done Brian i like the fact that everything you did was spot on and built to last
Currently 9 people have thumbs down this video. How is that even possible? This video is amazing and the development of this burner is top notch. Bravo Brian on an amazing burner and top notch foundry build.
Nathaniel Garcia, I know I'm commenting on an old video. But stupid people that don't understand good stuff are the one's doing the thumbs down
some people just want to see the world burn I guess :/
I bought the plans from Brian and just got mine fired up for the first time. I feel that this version is waaaaay more controllable than most you see online, and I am thankful for Brian’s video and plans! The kind of people that thumbs down this expect this to be a $25-50 build, but it’s not. This is a professional burner that doesn’t take shortcuts, and that costs a little money.
They're losers of the highest magnitude.
Or bots/automatic dislikers. Some people will do that, as unfortunate as it is.
Beautiful, well documented fabrication. Can't wait to see your brass/bronze casting.
+Robert Coyle Thanks, I'm looking forward to brass as well!
Absolutely brilliant,well put together video,many thanks.
Nice burner !! Interesting design changes from my burner, well done.
You're extremely talented.... both in your build and your Video !
Nicely done !
It's no wonder you have so many subscribers. You have excellent mechanical and hands on abilities and obviously know how to present your videos in a professional and easy to watch manor. I LOVED your 5K aluminum casting video.
Thanks! Hope to do more casting soon!
Look forward to watching them, looks like you enjoy your work/ hobby not forgetting the music
I really enjoyed watching your build.I built a foundry a few years ago. 8" x 1/4" wall steel pipe for bore with about 4" thick walls and floor. Portland and perlite. I started it up with propane to get it hot then switched over to a drip oil system. in the air inlet pipe. I controlled the oil feed with a simple 1/4" ball valve. air via a leaf blower. In short what I learned was you can drip oil in and it will burn clean and hot. but the more air you can push the hotter it will get. when done. there sometimes was a bit of oil in the bottom. Just cut the oil flow ,but not the air and it will burn out in a min or two. it melted alum and brass with no problem.
Thanks! I had wanted a foundry for a long time. This is only what I chose to do. There are quite a few different approaches out there. I wanted mine to be easy enough to use that I wouldn't have to worry about it and would have tremendous flexibility as far as fuels go. As soon as you have a good burner, you can focus on making cool stuff!
Brian, Very nice build. I may just have to try this at home. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! I get quite a few emails from people doing just that!
Your level of detail is definitely professional bad ass.
Iv watched many vids on the crafting of a foundry . but got to say this guy is the best yet. the only thing is...dare i say maybe add a cart with large wheels, storage and shelving for all the tools. the burner mounter permanent. and a solid bonus would be a paddle operated lid lift system.(see it on another guys foundry biuld). Mr Oltrogge, fine work kind sir. if i build a forge your videos are going to be me guild. so good. very very nice
Thanks! Because you don't see it doesn't mean I didn't design it already. Just sort of got caught up in actually casting stuff that I forgot to make the cart for it. This should serve as a lesson for others, build the cart first!
+Brian Oltrogge came accross this. you have probly seen these. but focus in on the tip of this burner
Mr. Brian I was just perusing you tube to build a forge and I saw your design of burner and foundry and you have done a tremendous, clean, and precise job, congratulations. If I had the availability of a cad, and the possibility of purchasing the parts without a license, I will copy your work for sure, but in the county/country where I l live to buy any related items to gas, propane or similar you must have a license, (bummer) keep up the good work, from the distance have a nice day.
welcome to Ox tools, my name is Tom
great workmanship
This video deserves a lot more views, awesome build!
Nick Groen Thanks!
Great video! Great work! Thank you.
Awesome work. I would love to have one like it.
Nice craftsmanship Brian. I have a funny feeling you are going to be looking for a bigger blower in the near future!
Congratulations coolest CZcams video I've seen ever two thumbs up
THERE YOU GO!!! GOOD TUNE!!!
Enjoyed watching the videos, entertaining and very interesting, only seen 4 videos thought there were 10 loved it though and the music brilliant choice, keep up the good work I'll keep following.
Thanks! I think there are 5 videos of the foundry build including the torch... I have a couple more casting videos on the way!
That appears to be a Starrett center punch at ~5:05... wonderful tool. just wonderful. $70 is tough to swallow but it's one of those tools i could not live without having owned it at this point.
Amazing work of art indeed !! compliments !!
RoboCNC Frees- & Graveerwerk Thanks!
Very Nice Build. Looks like a piece of art rather than a burner!
Oil Burner Thanks! I hope it performs as well inside the furnace as it looks outside of it!
Thanks for the info. Good workmanship, great video.
+NotMyNameEither Thanks!
Here ya go peeps!
grabcad.com/library/grunblau-oil-burner-1
Thanks Brian.
Workshop sounds, good music and awesome tutorial, does it get any better? Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful projects and videos. Thanks for your time and effort : )
What size siphon nozzle have you used for this burner? I'm planning a foundry build of my own this summer.
If you build another swirler, see if there's a friendly waterjet shop somewhere near you. I've found them in most places. They'd do a quick job like that for $20 and save you a lot of effort.
you do good workmanship
Good show, thanks for sharing!
I have found myself watching your video again after a year or so, first time just out of curiosity, this time for inspiration as I'm going to build a furnace. I have a question about air-propane burning mode. How do you prevent air back pressure into propane source and vice versa? I cant see any propane injector, or check valve.
beautiful project. What would you think of adding acetylene instead of waste oil-to the propane/air flame. You could use one burner assembly for aluminum or iron melts.
hey Brian I love your videos. I'm actually going to make this exact burner and was wondering how your tabulator ended up going? Also i was wondering how you made the stand to hold the burner.
Nice work
Buying your plans!!
Couple questions for you Brian - #1: What do you do for a living? I only ask because if you aren't some type of fabricator you are wasting your talents! #2: I have a natural gas line outside for my BBQ grill - is there a way to connect your torch to the nat. gas line and introduce air as well? #3: I saw White Lake on your phone in the video where you are breaking in your furnace - is that White Lake MI? I live nearby in Livonia. Your videos are fantastic - keep up the good work.
No problem. Jimmy Diresta has a ton of cool videos. It's easy to lose hours upon hours down that rabbit hole.
Are you sure your not a mad scientist in training? Wicked cool 😎 design.
do you have a link or file to download the turbulator drawing to print out?
great dear , very nice and cool item
hi love your work on the oil burner can i ask how long is the 1/4 tube and the 3/8 tube and where can i get the nozzle
any chance of the BOM and plans coming up soon?
Are you still planning to pass on the plans and BOM for this.
@Brian Oltrogge Nice project! First of all i am discovering casting with your channel! I am wondering for the peanut oil part, what happens if you increase air intake ? It seems the combustion is not complete on the video. A complete combustion is hotter.
great job, question though .
why dint you used a old color spray gun to do the same ?
Really nice!
+alexveing Thanks!
As much as I'd love to make this I lack many of the tools, would you ever consider setting up a website and building "kits" so that one would basically only have to assemble it? (This question is towards the foundry as well)
So that only pliers, a drill, and maybe ratchets or simple stiff like that would be necessary?
Hi, can you do a shopping list (price and where to get it) for all the parts?
Thanks in advance
I second that, would love to know what needle valves you used. Awesome build, thank you for sharing!
Looks like you've got nearly all of them in the vid. itself, but a written parts list would be super cool! Something I can take to Lowes so I can build one myself :D
+r4z0r7o3 SOOOON!!!!
what would you charge to make this burner for me. I will pay your asking price plus shipping. I have tried a few burners but none have worked like yours. much respect on your skills and attention to detail.
Great video,is it possible to get blue flame out of diesel or waste oil
what size compressor do I need to run this, also can it run solely with the fan?
It is possibe to have all the pieces of the reference to the same unit to the oven to melt aluminum. Thank you in advance (I pourais control its on which site?)
как всегда, всё аккуратно и точно.
love that first tune, the slow pan, the rolling labels awsome. Is that a Kevin Macleod song?
Thanks! 'Hey Sailor' by Letter Box, CZcams song library...
That's like a high speed low drag Special Operations burner!
what is the difference between oil bunker burner vs. diesel burner? do the burner is the same but can be fueled with different products?
hope i can ask advise and thank you
is it possible to design a combustion chamber that uses the air fuel mixing properties of a vortex by fabricating and adding spirals within it??
awesome video thnx a lot for this video
@Brian Oltrogge I know this was made a while ago but do you have to have a spark arrestor on the fuel supply kind of like you do for oxy acetylene cutting?
No. Not needed. It burns waste oil.
How necessary is the turbulator? I want to try to build this, but that is the only piece I may have trouble replicating... Unless you have some extras laying around that you wouldn't mind selling to me??? 👍🏻
would i be possible for you to post the final design of the swirler?
Very nice! Does anyone know what the very last song is?
i don't understand how you connect the quick connector at 5:21 ...is that a shark bite connector...how do you tighten the compression fitting once it is inside the black iron pipe.
Hello.
Nice oil burner.
Where can i found, please, the design for the turbulator?
First, excellent build. I'm working on one of these for myself. Your turbulator is far easier than mine. I hope mine does half as well.
Second, it looks to me a lot like you're mixing propane/air in a pressure line (just before nozzle). You'll likely get away with this for a while, but if that ever gets hot you could have a (small) bomb on your hands. If the nozzle ever gets clogged (I know that's not likely) you could find yourself pushing air into the propane tank or vice versa (big bomb). I'd recommend dumping the propane into the blower tube instead. You can get flashback that way, and you'll ALWAYS want that blower running, but the explosion wont be pressurized and the flame will cut out when it reaches the end of the propane line. One way or another I suspect you're safe with that steal housing around it, provided no clog. Hate to see all that work self destruct though.
Good points. There are a couple things that make me like this design over dumping into the burner tube. Let's go from most dramatic to least... Tank explosion- The tank is designed to detect an increase in pressure and vent this to the outside. Also, if there is a sudden depressurization, the flow will be almost completely stopped. You would have to figure out a way to defeat this if you wanted to blow up a propane tank. Not to mention that the regulator is also in the way and has its own safety features. If I dumped propane into the tube, what keeps the same thing you fear from happening? If I dump into the tube, I have between 6 and 8 inches of mixed air and propane behind the turbulator that is ripe for ignition. I imagine backfires would be fairly common, not to mention igniting this column of gas every time you start the torch. Blah blah, blah.... Back to worrying about something else....
Video muy explicativo
Is it possible to build it without the oil intake, and how hot does it get at max power?
What size nozzle did u use and how many btu's u guess its producing
Will that work with use motor oil like when you change oil in your car
brian, do you think kaowool would work in stead of invesment
Can you melt steel with your furnace?
Many thanks
Hello !!! First of all I must congratulate you for this and all your videos.
Sorry if what I'm going to ask is stupid, but I do not know much about this subject,
Does not the call heat up when it's blue? Because I see that in your burner it is almost white yellow and I understand that it would have to be blue. I repeat I do not understand much about these burners, if a little those of the stove burners.
Good from now thank you very much !!!
hi i just got done building your burner but can you please send me the sized plains of the tabulator please I Thank You for that
when do you think the plans and bom will be available
best one so far
+SEKOU SACKO Thanks! I should do a follow up now that I have gotten used to running it!
please do! just finished building the burner, just need to make the turbulator... so I would love a bit more information on running it. :) I will also start building my keg furnace in the next week. thanks dude. awesome workmanship!
Hello,
Can I find out the amount of consumption of the oil burner system?
Fabulous
Can you please make a template for the turbulator please replie
How are prepare of 300kw oil burner using in steel melting
Anyone know where to get the HAGO siphon in Australia? I have the rest except copper piping.
Hi Brian,
What is the thickness of the wooden axis?
Can i use 3/8 instead of 1/4 ? i dont find any of 1/4 here în roumania
Are these for sale. Along with your foundry? I have been looking for a proper design for both and this video series is far older and no one has come remotely close to your design. Out of curiosity is the foundry still up and running? Keep up the good work.
Subbed. Very cool!!!!
How much did this cost you to build? Anywhere you'd recommend for cheap parts?
Nice burner👍 can you melt iron with it?
Out of all the ones I've seen your is the most profession one I seen and I appreciate your precision. There is 1 other that I like just as much only because it looks easier to make and still looks pretty profession and cheap to build, but it don't look like it's built to last. How much would you say yours ran you in cost?
+Gerardus Pino Good question, the cost of brass fasteners add up fast! Biggest single cost is the nozzle @ around $30 I think...
+Brian Oltrogge That's not too bad what about your Foundry
+Gerardus Pino
Since I just bought a lot of this stuff, I'll chime in.
Burner:
Brass fittings: ~$80 at Lowes, not much better on Amazon.
Iron nipples, tees, plugs & gauges, ball valve, needle valves: ~$140 on Amazon.
Nozzle & fitting: $59.03 shipped from Patriot Supply
Propane reg & hose: $20-30 anywhere
fans/pumps/compressor/heaters: Whatever you can find on Craigslist or Walmart
+stuff you forgot.
Furnace:
The trick is finding a place to personally pick up refractory. It's usually sold at about $1.10/lb, so 60 bucks a bag. If you ship it, it's like $50 each to ship. I welded up a steel "shell" from an old water heater. A lot of work, but it was free. You should start with a crucible size, then figure your refractory thickness, then find a container to accommodate that. The rest is up to you on if you want to build a cart or dolly or whatever and what kind of opening system you want to use. You'll need some tools - many can be handmade, but you'll want a shank at least - and you'll want to get some firebricks for general use. Don't forget your safety gear.
+Dave Kohfeld Thank you!!!
hey by anychance would you sell the turbine bit or could i buy the pdf or something?
So the oil is drawn in with a venturi?