After re-arranging the burner and geometry of my little propane forge, I noticed how easily it heated to welding temperature. Check out this video of my first time trying it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i87RrklkCHM

https://youtu.be/1T9WW9bWpp4

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I didn't want to draw it out too much farther in fear that all the mild steel would just grind off. Would you cut it down to like a 5-6 inch blade so it's more proportional or would you leave it at 10 inches the way it is?

Thanks,

Nick