Just dropped $800 on a new forge and it's already giving me grief

I saved up for a year to buy a bigger propane forge, thinking it would make shaping shoes way faster. Got it set up in my shop last week, and the burner keeps flaming out if I turn it down at all. I have to run it full blast just to keep it lit, which is burning through fuel like crazy. The company says it's 'operating as designed' but there's no way this is right for general forging work. I'm about ready to take a sledge to the thing and go back to my old coal set up. Anyone have a good propane forge brand they actually trust for daily use?

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mark_nguyen955d ago

Saw a video last week about this exact problem. Guy said some new forges have awful low flame stability. He had to drill out the air intake a tiny bit to fix the mix. Might be getting too much air when you turn it down. That company saying it's fine is total garbage, they just don't want to deal with it. Really sucks after saving up for a year. I'd be looking up mods for that burner before I gave up on it.

beth_green5d ago

That sounds like a huge fire hazard though lol

dylan_anderson5d ago

Ugh that's the worst feeling! I had the same exact thing happen with my first "nice" forge, it would just die if you looked at the knob wrong. Burned so much propane trying to keep it alive for simple heats. @mark_nguyen95 is totally right about the air mix being off, mine was sucking in way too much air on low. I ended up wrapping some metal tape around part of the air intake as a hack fix, which helped a little, but I never really trusted it again. Companies that sell stuff that broken and call it a feature make me so mad lol.