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This page chronicles my fabrication of the Ron
Reil Propane Burner.
This project was completed start to finish in one day, 4th of July
2003. I had an audience of my three brothers, sister, and father who did
not believe that this thing would actually work. People who know me know
that I love nothing more than to prove people wrong, so the challenge was
on!
A word on safety. This project is suitable
for ADULTS ONLY. Do not allow little children around when you are
constructing and testing any gas burner such as the type described here. I
know that I could never forgive myself if anything happened to my child
while indulging in this hobby; you should feel the same way!
- Step 1: Obtain all the pieces necessary for the burner
construction. Since I live in a small ( < 1000 people population)
community, my local hardware/lumber store did not carry the pieces I
needed in black-iron pipe. Instead I needed to patronize a larger
plumbing-supply store in the nearby metropolitan area. I chose to use
black iron for this project as galvanized gives off toxic fumes when
heated. Here is a shopping list of what I obtained.
| Qty |
Item |
| 1 |
3/4" x 8" pipe nipple |
| 1 |
1-1/2" x 3/4" reducing bell |
| 1 |
1" x 3-1/2" pipe nipple |
| 1 |
1-1/2" x Close pipe nipple |
| 1 |
1/8" x 3-1/2" brass pipe nipple |
| 1 |
3/8" x 1/8" brass reducing bell ** |
| 1 |
3/8" Gas-Thread to Pipe-Thread adaptor nipple (brass) ** |
| 1 |
1/8" brass pipe end cap |
| 1 |
#6-32 thread tap |
| 4 |
#6-32 set screws |
| 1 |
Tube of liquid pipe dope |
** The brass reducing bell and adaptor were needed in my case to adapt the
1/8" jet tube to the 3/8" left-hand-thread gas fitting on my
hose. You may choose to replace these parts with others suitable for your
application.
Here you can see the unsuspecting parts laying on the
workbench.
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