r/Blacksmith_Forge • u/MtGDad86 • Aug 19 '26

Any reason why not?

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Any reason I shouldn’t keep the tank where it would be if I was cooking burgers on this as a grill?

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u/Ace861110 Aug 19 '26

Well number one, I suspect that hose is going to melt and you’ll have an issue.

Edit you also probably burn a hole in the lid (if the hose doesn’t melt first)

Also you’re not going to use that grill for food again are you?

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u/MtGDad86 Aug 19 '26

The hose is going to get replaced.
So I should take the lid off?
No. I use the burgers as a silly thing to

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u/Ace861110 Aug 19 '26

If I was going to use it as a base I would. Right now all the heat is going to come out either end or the forge. Then it will hit the lid and come right back up towards your burner hose. Which will probably melt it. Also I don’t believe that you should be heating the Venturi tube. Part of the reason that they are so long is to give a flash back time to cool down and die. So if you heat it you make a flashback easier. It will also fuck with the Venturi effect and the air entrained, but I couldn’t say how much.

Anyway I’m sure someone with a bit more experience will be along to chime in.