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[muzzlebrake]

You'll never get the heat from propane that you will from acetylene. What are the heat requirements for your forge? What material do you plan to work with?

Not quite correct. Acetylene will not produce the heat per cubic foot of gas without oxy mixed with it although is has more btu per liquid pound than propane.

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/heating-values-fuel-gases-d_823.html

Butane might be better?

I sure would be using a minimum 100lb bottle. Lots easier to get propane bottles filled than exchanging Acetylene.
I have both and never use Acetylene anymore unless I am cutting something.

Propane in a small farrier's forge works just fine. Used one many times back when I was shoeing horses. Built many a shoe from scratch using A-36 farm iron.

[Texas Grown]

Not quite correct. Acetylene will not produce the heat per cubic foot of gas without oxy mixed with it although is has more btu per liquid pound than propane.

Uhhh,... yah, that's kinda what I meant . I've never seen anyone use Acetylene with out O2. But I guess there is the first timer and/or someone out there that will . Thanks for your technical observation.

And you do know Propane uses O2 from the current atmosphere also? I hope?

[TXHUNT3R]

No sense reinventing the wheel. Here is your answer. $29.95. Be patient and they go on sale for $19.95 every couple of months

https://www.harborfreight.com/propan...ter-91037.html

Picked one up on Saturday, works like a charm!!