Hello everyone,
I can't believe it's been so long since the last update. Apparently I'm not spending enough quality time in the workshop...
Now for the gas burner: I purchased several cheap camping gas burners from eBay. The plan is to cannibalize those burners for the jets, burners and connection to the gas cartridge. What I have to make though, is a manifold to arrange the burners. I'll be using two of the small burners and the braided hose and adapter from the bigger burner.
I started on the manifold, by machining the end. The 1/8" hole is only started and not to full depth. The thread is milled as it is an unusual size.
To finish drill the 1/8 hole that will connect the two burners, I used a 6" long drill bit. That was quite the nerve wracking task. Patience, lots of lubricant and clearing the chips often is key here.
Next I machined the top side of the manifold. The internal and external threads are milled again.
Last operation was to mill off the remaining stock on the bottom and machine to final thickness.
The finished manifold:
The burner in action:
Thanks everyone for following along and stay tuned.
Yogi