I currently use a Harbor Freight propane burner/stove to melt lead with. It works fine but it's slow and on breezy or windy days the flame can get blown out. I've considered a turkey fryer base. I also have a line on an old plumbers furnace that mounts atop a propane cylinder. I'm wondering about gas consumption with the turkey fryer or the plumbers furnace. The plumbers furnace doesn't appear to have a regulator and from what I've heard it melts lead fast and roars like a jet. I don't have any experience with a turkey fryer other than some folks use them for cooking or melting lead. A possible idea would be using a different regulator or an adjustable regulator. I'd like to be able to melt down WW and range lead a little quicker than I do now but, using a whole 20 lb cylinder up to accomplish that seems expensive. tell me what you think.