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| Adrianna (owner) or Tom Judge (Hot metals area host) can certify you. The following will be covered in the certification: | | Adrianna (owner) or Tom Judge (Hot metals area host) can certify you. The following will be covered in the certification: |
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− | How to light and turn off the forge. | + | ;How to light and turn off the forge. |
− | -To turn on go from "fuel to flame"
| + | *To turn on go from "fuel to flame" |
− | 1. Connect your propane tank.
| + | # Connect your propane tank. |
− | 2. Make sure the cutoff switch on top of the burner is turned to off.
| + | # Make sure the cutoff switch on top of the burner is turned to off. |
− | 3. Brick up the back and place front brick into the arms on the front of the forge.
| + | # Brick up the back and place front brick into the arms on the front of the forge. |
− | 4. Open up the fuel tank completely.
| + | # Open up the fuel tank completely. |
− | 5. Open up the regulator (green knob near the propane tank end of the fuel line).
| + | # Open up the regulator (green knob near the propane tank end of the fuel line). |
− | 6. Open up the air mix washer to allow more air in.
| + | # Open up the air mix washer to allow more air in. |
− | 7. Have your light lit and ready to go at the side of the forge (also recommend to stand to the side of the forge when lighting).
| + | # Have your light lit and ready to go at the side of the forge (also recommend to stand to the side of the forge when lighting). |
− | 8. Slowly open the cutoff.
| + | # Slowly open the cutoff. |
− | 9. Once the burner ignites, open the cutoff all the way open.
| + | # Once the burner ignites, open the cutoff all the way open. |
− | 10. Run the forge high for a few minutes to warm it up. Then you can close down the air mix to the point where you have a strong torch going (if you have flames rolling up out of the forge you have choked the torch- open up the air mix a little more)
| + | # Run the forge high for a few minutes to warm it up. Then you can close down the air mix to the point where you have a strong torch going (if you have flames rolling up out of the forge you have choked the torch- open up the air mix a little more) |
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− | -To turn off go from "flame to fuel"
| + | *To turn off go from "flame to fuel" |
− | 1. Turn the cutoff switch to off.
| + | # Turn the cutoff switch to off. |
− | 2. Close the tank all the way.
| + | # Close the tank all the way. |
− | 3. Bleed the line by opening the cutoff switch (be careful as a small flame will pop out the air mix washer) until it is empty.
| + | # Bleed the line by opening the cutoff switch (be careful as a small flame will pop out the air mix washer) until it is empty. |
− | 4. Disconnect your tank and plug the hose into the Hot Metal Area tank (the hose must never be left unplugged in).
| + | # Disconnect your tank and plug the hose into the Hot Metal Area tank (the hose must never be left unplugged in). |
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| == Important Information Regarding the Forge == | | == Important Information Regarding the Forge == |