Reddit reviews Goede Stainless Steel Foundry/Forge Burner
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Stainless steel constructionBrass gas fittingAdjustable air choke and end expansion chamber for max. efficiencyStandard 3/8" hose hookup,works with standard 20# propane tank1-3/8"O.D. end chamber to fit inside 1-1/2" or larger opening.
If you're doing lost pla, you need some way to burn out the pla from the investment. Since you're doing jewelry, you don't need a huge kiln, something smaller will do. I finally broke down and bought a burn-out kiln that's designed for just that kind of thing. Programmable so you can have it heat up to specific levels for specific times. I've only used this a few times, but wish I'd bought it a year ago. It's small (about the size of two toasters), but works great once you figure out how to program:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H43Q81K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The controller on this is from a third party, so if you'd rather save the money and do it yourself, you can make your own kiln.
Other than that, you need a furnace, crucible, tongs, some muffin tins, leather gloves, and propane. With the furnace, you can build your own and then swap in commercial parts later. For example, I started with this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHD10DjxM1g
but now I'm swapping out my homemade jets with:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B019X6E7L4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I'd suggest checking out lots of videos on youtube, seeing how people go through the process and noting what equipment you need. Mix and match as you go - metal casing is thousands of years old, so you don't need a huge initial outlay to get started. Would definitely still go with propane if I were to do it all over again.