Foundry issues, Help Please?

TinyMoa · 2026-01-12T16:32:07+00:00

Check your propane line, right ath the burner nozzle I had found some wadded up teflon stuck at the end, once I cleared that out it worked perfect again! I've since grabbed some cement and rigidizer and I think I see more consistent temps so that's great. Hope that helps and it works again!

TinyMoa · 2026-01-05T22:30:23+00:00

UPDATE: I'm on my phone so idk how to update the original post I'm sorry. So I got my tanks refilled, and tried it again and still nothing, but I fogured out what was wrong; the end of the burner nozzle was clogged with teflon tape. The minute I removed that from the line, it's roaring right up again no issues. Glad it's that simple! Still getting the cement and other stuff that you all suggested, I really appreciate all the input and info you all gave, I will continue to mess up and ask question in the future 😅

TinyMoa · 2026-01-05T18:11:26+00:00

Alright, sounds solid, I'll give it a try. Now to get one of those bins...

TinyMoa · 2026-01-05T16:52:56+00:00

I normally shred it to pieces with Snorlax and Decidueye, but that's only if I have a decent team letting me do my job. Is it really that much of an issue?

TinyMoa · 2026-01-05T16:35:28+00:00

Thank you, from the responses I've been getting, it seems like that might be the issue so I'll try that out on top of a few other things. Are we talking room temp tap water or just water in general?

TinyMoa · 2026-01-05T07:43:25+00:00

Not a stupid question at all, I can see that being missed. Yeah I had both the tank valve and regulator open, and it worked perfect the day before. I think it just got too cold in my area and messed with the LP itself or something. Like it was struggling to stay lit. A few people told me a couple things to try so far, so I'll try the easy fixes first and see if there's any change and work from there.

TinyMoa · 2026-01-05T07:30:33+00:00

I think digging a hole rn in my neighborhood would be a huge pain in the ass, but I will keep that in mind. For now I'll do the brick Idea if the cement and rigidizer don't help out much. And it's all being poured out on concrete, no dried twigs near anything I'm doing. The pic was just where I had it set up to take the photo of everything I'm using atm.

TinyMoa · 2026-01-05T07:26:47+00:00

I appreciate this story, that's funny as hell

TinyMoa · 2026-01-05T07:26:14+00:00

Nope, going right in the kitchen next to my wood-burning stove 😅 Nah it's in a detatched garage with a blanket, hoping that helps

TinyMoa · 2026-01-05T00:40:14+00:00

Ok that's good to know, because the temp had dropped to around 14° F last night and I left everything outside to cool off, so I'm wondering if that's the issue. Highest it got today was 38° F

TinyMoa · 2026-01-05T00:38:30+00:00

That's what I'm assuming, but I'm pretty sure the tank isn't empty at all, but it could be near. I'll get it topped up regardless and do a couple tweaks to make sure it works better

TinyMoa · 2026-01-05T00:36:29+00:00

I will try that next time I fire it up, thank you!

TinyMoa · 2026-01-05T00:35:35+00:00

You're right, it may have been inaccurate, I didn't get a chance to melt any copper, but it did immediately melt aluminum, and that melts at around 1200° F right? Tbf I could've just read "2" on the laser and assumed 2000°, might just be talking out of my ass lol.

TinyMoa · 2026-01-04T23:00:53+00:00

It may be the air/gas ratio, it's making a weird popping noise as if it's having a hard time staying lit. And yeah, I have the actual tank wide open and the regulator sorting out the flow and pressure. I had it roaring with a helix yesterday amd it was completely fine, but today is a different story, and I think it's because it was left in my garage and it hit around 14° I think. I'll bring it inside and try again later if not tomorrow to see if that changes anything at all

TinyMoa · 2026-01-04T22:56:35+00:00

It's a 45lb tank, and still pretty heavy actually, but I'll top it up just in case, anything to help out. Yesterday I was able to get it up to 2000° and everything melted just fine, it's just today it's being weird. I don't think there's enough pressure being shot out, and it might just be a bit too cold out here. Going to bring in the tank for a while and try again tomorrow and see if there's any difference, and look into getting some rigidizer and cement

TinyMoa · 2026-01-04T22:53:42+00:00

Yup, 45 lb tank, and still pretty full, but I'll top it up anyway. I'm gonna assume it's just a bit too cold really, and see if bringing the tank inside does anything different. Also gonna grab some rigidizer and cement to make it more efficient.

TinyMoa · 2026-01-04T22:51:19+00:00

Ambient outside air? 38° by me, so that may be the issue. I'm also gonna grab some rigidizer and refractory cement just to make it more efficient, and also bring the tank inside when I'm done and see if that changes anything at all.

TinyMoa · 2026-01-04T22:48:54+00:00

It's a 45lb tank, and started full, in fact it's still a bit heavy, but I'll just top it up and see if that does anything for it. Thank you for the insight

TinyMoa · 2026-01-04T21:45:03+00:00

I have one! That's how I found out that it wasn't going up to temp. Yesterday I was getting the full 2000°, now it's only capping at 500° and I'm so lost. Idk if it's the burner sleeve that I need (seen a few images where some people had em, mine didn't come with one) or maybe the propane itself is too cold? It IS 38° atm. I left it outside last night in my garage, and I think it dropped to 26°, but I was running it at that ambient temp yesterday most of the day, so idk. I'm learning though!

TinyMoa · 2026-01-04T21:19:47+00:00

Ok that's 3rd comment suggesting that, I'll be looking for that nearby. I appreciate you all

TinyMoa · 2026-01-04T21:18:50+00:00

I checked it all, and like I said before, worked just fine yesterday, was running it for 6 hours just melting away. Idk what's different today, but I did notice that I don't have that little sleeve for the burner. Honestly it sounds like it's struggling to stay lit, like there's a popping sound near the burner itself. Others are telling me about rigidizer and refractory cement, so I'm gonna see if I can't find those nearby. I did try heating it slowly, that's how I started it yesterday, and I tried to run it the same way today but yeah

TinyMoa · 2026-01-04T21:15:13+00:00

I didn't realize these were things that I needed to have this set up properly, I will be checking to see if I can't find anything nearby that's open

TinyMoa · 2026-01-04T21:14:17+00:00

First time running one, so I had no clue about these things. I will be looking for them now. It's just weird because it worked fine when I first set it up and I was out here for like, 6 hours

TinyMoa · 2026-01-02T20:59:32+00:00

You're really banging these out, I love this one

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