muddstopper
Veteran Member
been trying to build a 4ft pipe burner to heat a oil barrel, cut in half long ways, to use to scald hogs. we have been using wood to heat the water, but when scalding, the smoke gets very bad in my eyes. I have been trying to get a propane burner made, but cant get it to work correctly. I had a propane nozzle of questionable orfice size since I didnt have anything to measure the hole with. I took a 5ft piece of 1-1/4 black iron pipe which I cut 48 slots one inch apart and tried to use the nozzle with a 10lb regulator, but couldnt get the flame to shoot out the slots, it would burn inside the pipe some. I welded up the slots, and turned the straight pipe into a banana, but welding beads on the opposite side straightened it out. I then drilled 48 1/8 inch hole down the pipe and tried again, but the pressure blew the flame out if you tried to turn up the flame. I figured it needed more holes so I drilled another 48 1/8in holes about 1/2in beside the first holes. Flame kept blowing out if you tried to turn it up. I dont know if I need to drill more holes or look for a adjustable high pressure regulator
After all the drilling, I decided to change orfice size and drill the orfice out to 1/16, but that proved to be to big, I drilled and tapped the orfice to accept a .035 mig tip, to big, flame still blowing out so I tried a .030 and then a .023 tip. I can get a pretty blue flame, but If I open the gas up it still blows out. I am thinking I need an adjustable regulator so I can cut the pressure down, but dont want to buy one until I know I can make it work and I dont own a bbq grill to rob a regulator off of.
I need lots of heat output, but all I can get is a low flame so I need some suggestions.
After all the drilling, I decided to change orfice size and drill the orfice out to 1/16, but that proved to be to big, I drilled and tapped the orfice to accept a .035 mig tip, to big, flame still blowing out so I tried a .030 and then a .023 tip. I can get a pretty blue flame, but If I open the gas up it still blows out. I am thinking I need an adjustable regulator so I can cut the pressure down, but dont want to buy one until I know I can make it work and I dont own a bbq grill to rob a regulator off of.
I need lots of heat output, but all I can get is a low flame so I need some suggestions.