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Post by belgiangulch on May 17, 2024 10:16:23 GMT -8
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Post by coastalrocketeer on May 17, 2024 14:38:00 GMT -8
Great design for allowing movement of thermal expansion, and ease of assembly!
Checked out your YouTube channel and saw the welding video. (The thumbnail made me think it was a fireworks show! đ€Ł)
One possibility on the lack of penetration with the Eastwood welder would be if polarity is set reverse of what the process needs (DCEP/DCEN) flux core and gas shielded wire use different polarity usually. Another to look into, is a poor ground connection or poor power connection to the welding gun/wire itâs self.
Comments are off on your videos, perhaps because they are set as âappropriate for kidsâ these are both rather elementary things, so no offense intended if they are unhelpful, I just know I had these problems with a flux core wire for stainless needing the opposite of normal flux core settings, and that solid ground and welding current connections in a welding setup, are critical.
Check any internal heavy guage connections to the ground and the welding lead, as well as the ground clampâs connection at the workpiece. You can rule out the MIG gun/cable by swapping from the other machine, if they use the same connection.
I love the shot down the throat of the burning unit in your shorts. I assume you had ceramic glass on top?
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Post by belgiangulch on May 18, 2024 4:55:35 GMT -8
Hi Coastal;
The short video of the double ram's horns was shot with no glass.
The gasses slow down significantly with the new tapered riser directly after the narrow section.
Unlike a conventional riser blasting its gasses skyward, it was easy to film from above.
I'll check your suggestions on the Eastwood, it is useless as it is.
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Post by foxtatic on Oct 1, 2024 8:29:07 GMT -8
belgiangulch Looks fantastic! I guess I always had a vague notion that the door on an air frame would open to firebox floor level. Figured it had to be that way so you could pull or scoop the ashes out into a dust pan or some such. Looking closer at your and some of Peters airframe designs, I see the air frame comes up above floor level. So how do you clean it out? Just simply scoop the majority without worrying about the bit of ash that might remain up against the front?
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Post by peterberg on Oct 1, 2024 10:14:36 GMT -8
Just simply scoop the majority without worrying about the bit of ash that might remain up against the front? Exactly! And not only at the front, cleaning isn't necessary, scooping some out is all there is to do. |
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Post by belgiangulch on Oct 3, 2024 5:45:21 GMT -8
 The temperatures are falling to near freezing and snow is showing up on the tallest peaks Shorty Core is currently being moved indoors and a bell is rising around her. I expect to have it completed and fired off within the next ten days. By the end of November, I should have a solid report on her performance!   |
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Post by belgiangulch on Oct 8, 2024 4:51:19 GMT -8
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Post by belgiangulch on Oct 9, 2024 19:39:12 GMT -8
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Post by belgiangulch on Oct 10, 2024 15:58:42 GMT -8
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Post by belgiangulch on Oct 11, 2024 16:21:21 GMT -8
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Post by belgiangulch on Oct 12, 2024 16:21:39 GMT -8
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Post by belgiangulch on Oct 13, 2024 15:38:23 GMT -8
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Post by foxtatic on Oct 14, 2024 10:10:39 GMT -8
Beautifully done. All brick eh? Is that something you can do with this core? No need to top the bell in refractory materials because the core exhaust shoots out horizontally into open space and dissipates enough heat there?
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Post by belgiangulch on Oct 14, 2024 11:35:31 GMT -8
That is my hope... we will find out soon.
I have temperature probes embedded in the riser, the top of the arch, and the exhaust outlet.
If the bell top consistently runs over 800F I will need to open the arch and add Superwool inside.
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Post by hallinen on Oct 15, 2024 14:34:05 GMT -8
Thanks for posting your pictures, it is gorgeous! I'm looking forward to your data.
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