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We're talking totally different ceramics, your tiny thin ceramic tile is indeed meant to glow partially, mine on the other hand comes from a central heating unit,, measures 90 x 170 mm, is 20mm thick (only the ceramics, not the complete burner) and was never meant to glow but distribute evenly...

Non of it is a problem since you have to count in the length of the nozzle pipe too, which normally fits snugly into the larger brass pipe. And the place of the nozzle is adjustable within the larger pipe. The holes (4) can't be bigger/more holes or there won't be any pipe left. Last but not...

For a really big boiler....and a really inefficient but beautiful twin steam engine... :)

It took me some time: very busy at my Model Building Club working on different projects, driving 7 1/4" live steam locomotives on Sundays at our track etc.etc. After weeks of tinkering with propane nozzles with a different diameter and air inlet holes I finally got the ceramic burner to deliver...

So if I am correct and after studying all the available evidence there are three critical parameters. The height (length and width are defined by the size of the ceramics) of the burner box. The size and diameter of the nozzle (pipe) The size of the hole in the gas jet Will all of this be...

The second link I already visited before posting here, but it's more specialized to loc's. The burner in the first link however looks, although not being ceramic, interesting too. Ruud

Looking very good indeed...and it triggered something else. From now on instead of using a fireproof oven brick to solder on I can use the remainder of the CHU burner to that purpose.... THX :)

To all: thank you for all answers. I'm going to study them carefully. Just as an object to try out I purchased a used ceramic burner plate coming from a scrapped central heating unit, for next to nothing today. I think I will start with it and see where it brings me. The plan is to build a box...

Sorry about you being wrong: It's made of steel, officially pressure (water of course) tested at 8 bar and certified to run at 2,3 bar (the max. pressure read-out). All according to to EU standards. And the safety valve is simply the most basic (and thus trustworthy design) with no vulnerable...

What has the world come to when one googles 'how to make a ceramic gas burner' and 99% of what comes up is incense-, aroma and other frikking New Age stuff...? Ruud

Currently I have a large 1.5 liter boiler feeding my stationary twin engine. The boiler is heated by a gas burner (not more than semi circle container with holes drilled in it). But the current burner doesn't really cut it, it runs through a reduction valve on the gas tank (50mg). So I want to...

I purchased this engine in a sad and state n ugly pant scheme two months ago; I have been working since to improve it and make it part of a larger display. I am still working on improving a steel boiler with a chimney and machining a feeder pump, water vessels etc.