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Serious question, has anyone else had a propane forge just quit on a big project?
Mine cut out halfway through a commissioned Damascus billet last Tuesday, right at the critical weld stage. The regulator froze solid in my 40-degree shop, and I lost the whole piece. What do you all do to keep your gas flowing when it's cold?
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kim.ben2d ago
Man, that's brutal. Happened to me last winter trying to heat-treat a big blade. I ended up wrapping my regulator with an old heat blanket from the forge.
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ellis.susan2d ago
My regulator froze up last January during a cold snap, just like you mentioned kim.ben. I keep a small ceramic space heater pointed at my propane tank and regulator now, set on low, whenever the shop temp drops below 40. That constant gentle heat works better than wrapping it for me, since the blanket can trap moisture. What kind of blanket did you use, the kaowool type or something else?
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