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Jul 14, 2008 21:11:30 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2008 21:11:30 GMT
well everyone wants it but no one knows where to find it. after some searching i came across this site. www.reboysupply.com/coal.htmi know almost nothing about coal and what its worth so of anyone could take a look and tell me if it looks like a good deal or if u know of any other sources post em. also how long will coal burn for? is it messy? how long would 200 pounds last? thx
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Jul 14, 2008 21:31:04 GMT
Post by Matt993f.o.d on Jul 14, 2008 21:31:04 GMT
Pocahontas #3 coal is supposed to be very good for blacksmithing indeed. Lots of people wank on about it no end.
But I say semprinis to that!
With coal, what you are doing is burning the coal into coke in the firepot in order to produce the heat. In my opinion, you are therefore better off cutting out the middle man and burning coke breeze.
Coke is a godly fuel. Tons of heat, no spreading, easy to control, easy to clean; you just lift the clinker donut out once the fire gets dirty (which is a good thing, as it makes a lot of clinker).
All the same, I don't really think that coke or coal is really as good as charcoal for knifemaking. Charcoal offers more controllable heat, and allows for more gentle heating and finer temperature control than the other two, which in my experience burn a little too hot for safely working with carbon steel. In addition to this, charcoal makes NO clinker at all.
So far I have used hardwood charcoal, anthracite coal and coke breeze, and In my opinion each of these fuels is better for SOME jobs than the other fuels, and it simply takes experience to find what these specialities are.
For example, it is hopeless to try and anneal in a coke fire, as the fire simply goes out once the air blast is switched off and loses all of its heat. Charcoal on the other hand doesnt need an air blast to keep burning, so a charcoal fire can keep a piece of steel at red heat for the good few hours it needs to properly anneal.
See what I mean?
Furthermore, I have found that almost anything coal related will do at a pinch. Even household boiler coal briquettes can give a nice yellow heat on a three quarter inch round bar, which when dealing with more temperature sensitive carbon steel is (in my opinion) all you could ever need, especially when working items as thin as knives and sword blades, which are very easy to burn when incorrectly handled.
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Jul 14, 2008 23:42:00 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2008 23:42:00 GMT
Hehe, there is good enough and there is good, the real deal is much more pleasant than any facsimile.
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Jul 15, 2008 15:48:37 GMT
Post by Matt993f.o.d on Jul 15, 2008 15:48:37 GMT
Which is why my very favourite fuel EVER has to be monckton coke beans. (Thats a brand, by the way!)
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Jul 18, 2008 22:55:47 GMT
Post by oos3thoo on Jul 18, 2008 22:55:47 GMT
Would regular barbecue coals work?
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Jul 18, 2008 22:57:40 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2008 22:57:40 GMT
thats charcoal and yes! i use it now and it gets hot enough to melt steel (lost the tip of my knife ) just make sure u get natural lump charcoal and u should be fine
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