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otonel
14th Dec 2020, 04:29 AM
Hy guys, it is my first post on forum and I need your help with some advice for to improve my wasted oil burner temperature, My babington burner can melt cooper wire in few seconds and a cooper pot for casting in 5 minutes but the temperature obtained inside the forge is not sufficient for damascus steel making. How to improve my burner to increase the temperature at 2372 F (1300*Celsius) to obtain almost white color steel for forge welding.
My burner use wasted oil from kitchen, car and hydraulic oil, burn 2,5 liters /hour , air pressure from compressor is 2,5 atm and I attach a short movie and a picture with it

old1955
14th Dec 2020, 04:55 PM
Welcome to the forum.

Grahame Collins
19th Dec 2020, 08:35 PM
Hi otonel,
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Grahame Collins
19th Dec 2020, 08:58 PM
Otonel,

It sounds like you may require a LPG burner fitted to your furnace to achieve the extra temperature.
I don't forge so I can't talk on the basis of experience.

A knife orientated site suggests that temperature need to be somewhere around 2000 - 2300 F - https://blademag.com/knifemaking/how-to-forge-damascus

A blacksmith site recommends slightly different temperature of 1500- 2000F. https://blacksmithcode.com/how-to-forge-damascus-steel/

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AndrewOC
21st Dec 2020, 09:22 PM
Greetings otonel!
Here is a couple of helpful Australian videos;
demonstration of home-made burner, https://youtu.be/1SXKMRSIyPU
and
how it is put together, https://youtu.be/iW1odjaM8w8

hope this helps you.
Regards,
Andrew