Diesel Oil Burner
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 7:21 pm
I build a new oil burner the other day.
It is rather experimental, but I am toying with the idea of casting a 36" tall steam engine, and perhaps purchasing a larger crucible, maybe a #70 or larger if it will fit in my furnace.
So I decided to try and make sure I could melt that much metal, maybe 175 lbs of iron, so built this burner with a 3" dia burner tube and a 1hp blower.
I think the blower is overkill for my #30 crucible with iron, but no problem to damper the intake down a bit.
It seems to work ok so far, I tried it out twice just to get the feel for operating it.
You don't want to screw around with one this size without having a fuel and compressed air shutoff valve next to your hand at all times. A flame-out takes quick action to get the fuel off.
I use diesel so that I can get a clean burn with no smoke, and I don't bother the neighbors.
The blower is quiet. It is a Grizzly dust colletor blower.
The nozzle is a Delavan siphon-type with a slightly pressurized fuel tank (perhaps 20 lbs).
It is rather experimental, but I am toying with the idea of casting a 36" tall steam engine, and perhaps purchasing a larger crucible, maybe a #70 or larger if it will fit in my furnace.
So I decided to try and make sure I could melt that much metal, maybe 175 lbs of iron, so built this burner with a 3" dia burner tube and a 1hp blower.
I think the blower is overkill for my #30 crucible with iron, but no problem to damper the intake down a bit.
It seems to work ok so far, I tried it out twice just to get the feel for operating it.
You don't want to screw around with one this size without having a fuel and compressed air shutoff valve next to your hand at all times. A flame-out takes quick action to get the fuel off.
I use diesel so that I can get a clean burn with no smoke, and I don't bother the neighbors.
The blower is quiet. It is a Grizzly dust colletor blower.
The nozzle is a Delavan siphon-type with a slightly pressurized fuel tank (perhaps 20 lbs).