Picked a hand-crank blower over a propane forge blower for my shop in Oklahoma City

Figured the propane blower would be easier, but after 6 months the hand-crank setup has saved me $200 on fuel and hasn't failed once, anyone else stick with old school gear over modern stuff?

3 comments

3 Comments

victor_adams951mo ago

...wait hold up, you're telling me a hand crank saved you $200 on fuel in just 6 months? That's wild, I wouldn't have thought the gas savings would stack up that fast with a manual setup. Guess those propane blowers really do suck through the gas faster than I realized.

finleyk871mo ago

Manual control" is the real key there. Propane blowers just waste gas trying to keep up with themselves.

perez.barbara1mo ago

You ever try dialing in the air mix on those propane blowers? I had the same debate a few years back and went with a hand crank for my little welding setup. The thing that really sold me was how the manual control let me fine-tune the airflow way better than any gas blower I'd used before. Plus not having to worry about the regulator freezing up in cold weather was a huge bonus around here.