Finally scavenged about 90% of the parts for my mini forge
& since it was available I decided on a full stainless option would be nice
So started building today
body is 6"x15" long sched 10 pipe cut the hole for the burner also ( forgot to take a pick)

6mm end plates with 80mm opening & 100mm wide back door flap cut & drilled
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Pieces of 6mm plate for a cover door with 1" slot (was 2 shims cut) and my lugs so the ends can be bolted to the body

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cut drilled & tapped burner body, guide end, stab in & throttle slide pieces
still have to slot the throttle air vents
burner body is 3/4" sched 40 pipe
tip & throttle slide is 1" shed 40 pipe
stab guide pipe is 1&1/4" shed 5 pipe
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Other bits and pieces in my office for most of it ready to go (no pics) including valves & bits for an idle loop & gas supply mig tip jet set up,
also from a long time work associate a piece of Superwool 607 blanket 1" thick 2'x4' and some refractory cement getting saved from a shut down next week

The best bit is the total cost to date is not $300 not $100 but ZIP ,nada yes that's it $0 only my time which means more coin for my grinder build to come.

Now My question for those who have already tread this path is:
do you think the 3/4" pipe burner is going to be too big for my size forge at a 3"x15" volume forge or should I drop down to a 1/2" body burner ??
hope you enjoy
regards Dion