I am just about to start blacksmithing and I have to say that your videos are one of the most intuitive and humourous ones out their. Subscribed just for the "Put a kid out with a pitchfork" alone! LOL
There has to be a story behind the flaming kid with char coal and a contract being cancelled. Always a pleasure watching your videos, thankfully I have a good anthracite supplier walking distance from my house.
Yet another great video, I am loving the amount of info you manage to pack in with all the humor too, your showmanship is polished very well, I hope the shows did well too. I am glad that you are now back in the BAT FORGE though so we get more videos have a great day and a better tomorrow
Im,a gas forge man but know thay I want the best of both,worlds and am,acquiring a coal forge this spring so ur vid was exactly what I needed thank you for this!!!
Good info.. You can also start with dry wood right in your forge and let it burn to charcoal as in your pit forge video. You just have to keep feeding it. Dried corn also works and once carburized, will easily form a beehive hot spot. Thanks for the video...
Been watching many of your TH-cam videos. You're an excellent communicator , very knowledgeable and funny to boot. As a brand new smith wannabe...You have helped me understand important concepts because you explained such detail.
I use everything from coal to charcoal. I have sifted ashes from wood burners, bag charcoal, hard coal and soft coal. I've even used them all together. It all works.
England here: I use anthracite, of the Welsh variety, supplied in small lumps called Anthracite Beans. It's among some of the highest carbon content in the world. It's also cheaper than the Blacksmith's Coal that is available - usually called Forge Breeze. Anthracite is currently about £17 per hundredweight - 112# (50 kgs). Forge Breeze is about £25 per cwt. None of the above information is of much use to Americans :-) It's very hot, it produces less ash than any other coal and less clinker too. It won't burn at all without an air blast and goes out very quickly when the air is turned off - which is a minor advantage too. Good video and channel. I shall subscribe.
Thank you kindly sir! I just came across a massive coal deposit that's very accessible out in the mountains here in Alberta. I had no idea how to use it or if it was better than lump charcoal. (I have been using gas for quite a while now) and want to give it a try in my old solid fuel forge. Very informative, and I look forward to trying it out
You've certainly covered charcoal manufacturing before. I bet the bouncy castle blower could speed up the time some, however. I tried it with a leaf blower
when i start my fire, i use briquettes because they'll generally last longer and won't turn to ash as quickly, then i pile the lump charcoal on top to get the right kind of fire going
I run my self made whitlox style forge off of charcoal. One thing I'll say is that pine charcoal is much worse then charcoal from a hardwood. Hardwoods have much denser wood fibers so they burn much longer then pine. I've been making my own charcoal and pine charcoal is very noticeably lighter and weaker structurally then a hardwood charcoal. So I primarily use pine as the fuel to make my charcoal.
Hmm, 7 years ago. I'll give it a shot anyway. How about some perspective. How much lump charcoal would it take to make one knife? A bag, a few bags, a half a bag?
Excellent video. Anthracite coal is harder more expensive coal. It is the original "cokeing coal". When its cooked in the cokeing ovens the coke is very hard and very high in BTU's (British Thermol Units). It was required for the steel mill blast furnaces because iron ore could be layed on top of it and the coke would sustain the weight and allow oxygen to be forced through it melting the ore to cast (liquid form) iron. Bituminous coal is softer coal (cheaper) and is used more it electricity production. It doesn't have the strength to support the weight of ore. It's usually pulverized and blown into the boilers to produce steam/power. I have 36 years workin in western coal mines. I have nearly unlimited access to lump coal. However the oiled slack or "stoker coal" is much better for a forge. Some folks here in Utah still have stoker coal furnaces to heat their homes. Stoker coal is sized and refined to be used in hoppers with an auger feed. This makes it much more useful as forge fodder. Bituminous stoker coal is about $80.00 @ ton. Anthracite cokeing coal is closer to $300.00 @ ton.
I've been using anthracite for years, because it's all I have access to. I can get 50lbs for $6, as opposed to $50 for 50 lbs of bituminous. I also like the fact that anthracite burns nearly as clean as charcoal. I've been shamed out of most blacksmith forums for preferring anthracite, but whatever, it works for me.
wayne russell Wow, I can't believe what you have to pay for coal. Being in Alabama we have several sources for bitouminous coal. Last buy I made was $120 for 1200#. I guess living in a state where coal mines are is advantageous.
I use it too and get crap from other smiths but I don't care what they think because I know what works in my shop. It's like using an ASO (anvil shaped object), it'll work but it wont be easy or pretty, but at the end of the day it'll get the job done.
Mitchel Perkins yeah. I'm pretty surprised by the price as well. I do live in the periphery of "coal country", near several PA quarry's and Ohio. But, as I said, anthracite is what I prefer. When I've had bituminous, it didn't seem to do as well. Maybe it's just what I'm used to.
There are different types of fuel for the forge is there any difference between the types of forge used to burn them and is there a different way that you need to maintain the fire especially between coal and coke there are lot of videos on how to start each type of fule but not that much on the maintenance of both and I'm trying to find out a lot about coke fire as it is the main fuel beside charcoal that i have access to charcoal produces to many sparks and burns at a large rate of consumption I'm hoping the coke will burn slower and save me some time and money in the long run as not all the charcoal is a good quality so it burns so quickly and I'm having trouble getting the forge welding heat from it. The bag says lump wood but not what type of wood was used
I live in the coal region of Pennsylvania. I buy 50 pound bags of anthracite for 6 bucks. It can be a pain to light but its great once the fire is going.
I think learning from you would be a blast. But... yep there is a one of those you are to far away. The question I have is if there is only a few things I want to make for my own personal use and I dont want to spend the money to make a forge because I dont have the time, place, or money for it and a lot of the people that do it for a living well they are doing it for a living what should I do
40-50# bag of anthracite from tractor supply, grab several at the end of winter when they are on sale for less than 6 bucks a bag. Anthracite doesn't smoke and burns real clean, it doesn't coke up though but it doesn't need to. it burns hellaciously hot. Bituminous is 'sticky' in the forge and will coke up due to all the coal tar in it which is why blacksmith's prefer it, you can build a little nest from bituminous to keep your piece in and it shields your eyes from the light. Whereas with anthracite all the coal tar has hardened into a rock and it is literally like burning a pile of rock. Anthracite is a bit more picky than bituminous when it comes to airflow, anthracite requires a constant flow of air to stay lit and you can accidentally starve the fire of air and not know if for quite a while. On the plus, if you kill the air the fire goes out quick. i keep a small bag of charcoal just to make a small fire to light my anthracite....but once that anthracite is burning hot....it'll turn bar stock into a sparkler real fast, you have to stay on top of it.
I have been making and using charcoal for a while now and have a question no one has brought up. What is the optimum size? I break up anything over 2 inches.
So using Pine Cones for Charcoal, how do you burn them?? Do you burn them for a length of time, or just until they are totally black?? My parents live in a city with a TON of pine cones. So I have access to them. Love the VID's I am going to build my first dirt forge here really soon. I need to rewatch your vid on that. Thank you again..
Steven Pierce i don't know if you can.... At least not practically. I expect the pine cones to have to much pitch in them. However the key seems to be to put the material in a oxygen limiting container and heat it. (Put it in a drum, with one or two vents, preferably towards the bottom. Put it in a fire, with the vent in or near the flames. The flames use the oxygen before it can get in the container, and all the volitile compounds are directly combusted as they leave the drum.
Awesome video! I've learned a lot from these, I really appreciate what you're doing here. Just curious though, are you going to go over how to actually light and get a solid fuel forge going?
Where is your shop? I am from Toccoa Ga the closest place I can find coal is North Ga Farrier Supply in Ellijay. I can only get in in bags. Do you know of a place where I might be able to get coal in bulk?
So I originally picked up some lump coal only to have someone tell me it wouldn't work for forging. Your video has me curious about mixing different types of coal. I have access to both bituminous and anthracite. Can I mix either with the lump coal?
Thanks as always for the information, a little question on propane, I've heard a ribbon burner is more efficient than a Venturi type burner. Is this true? Yes the initial outlay will be higher but in a country where gas prices are going up every 2 months as the currency weakens, I'd rather spend the cash on a good blower now and save in the long run. Your opinion would be greatly valued. Once again thanks
Haroon Asmal Hi. I'm not Trenton but I have run a propane forge for years in my armour forge. What I have found is that a forced air burner can give you a lot more heat for your buck. Keep in mind though, you will stick your material into a very hot and oxygen rivh environment. This means you will get a bit more fire scale and you may get issues with forge welding and decarbonisation of the steel. But a decent blower will save you money on propane.
Haroon Asmal Ribbon burners use low pressure on the gas, 2-5 psi, but they are also blown, or forced air forges. Much more fuel efficient than Venturi/ atmospheric burners. I have built both styles. And they both function wonderfully. But I get over 4 times the amount of burn time with the ribbon burner vs the atmospheric burner. Ribbon burners are pretty easy to build actually. Do a search for ribbon. Burners on TH-cam.
If I wanted to go to a coal forge, (I don't want to, but am considering it because of rising gas costs) what online sources would you recommend for buying coal as there is nowhere nearby that sells coal.
You have anything against using kings-ford to start my coal forge? :D Also what do you recommend to use for a forge blower? I have been using a shop vac with the hose reversed but I think it is pushing too much air.
Really like your channel. I didn't get why you recommend coal? Koks is a more pure fuel? I use koks, and it can be a little hard to fire up, but when burning it gets a good heat and last long.
purgatoryironworks hahaha, sorry, I meant coke. I'm from Sweden, I'm not that used to the correct terminology. As I understand coke are more pure to work with?
The other night I used legit charcoal, wow, I surprised I didn't over cook my dinner! ( I have before) I don't usually use Kinsford, as I cut my own mesquite. Making charcoal is actually pretty simple.
I understand that you can get the same BTUs from both coal and charcoal. However, do you have to use more air volume with coal or charcoal to get the max BTUs out of your fuel? I am asking because my blower is small and I can't get my charcoal hot enough to give me forge welding temperatures.
I'm trying to figure out if Coal or Coke is going to be cheaper for me than propane. Prices in my area are as follows: Around 450$ for 200 kg (441 lbs) of coke. You mention 6 gallons of coal in the video for a day of blacksmithing, but what is that in weight? In comparasion, 25$ gives me around 2 hours of forging with a gas forge, measured on my current propane forge.
We not only sprinkle, we flood. The coal we use has a tremendous amount of powder in it so we make a slurry to add to the side of the fire to make it clump as it cokes
I used the Kingsford to heat treat my forge when I first built it. Just cuz it's all I had at the house. Thank God I can close mt forge up completely to gain heat. Will never use it to forge.
Where are you located? I believe anvil fire has a listing of suppliers. Otherwise, if you have a tractor supply store nearby, you can get anthracite through them
If you are making your own charcoal, this (th-cam.com/video/M1LQ8K_Svhk/w-d-xo.html) appears to be a great video showing how you want your final product. And, here (part 1: th-cam.com/video/DzMdHB7QM-M/w-d-xo.html & part 2: th-cam.com/video/MBQBhkrB0kg/w-d-xo.html) are a couple of *OLD* videos of Ty demonstrating charcoal manufacture.
Ya see, WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS... we had to put the kid on fire, out with a pitchfork. Oh, the pitchfork? It's hand crafted from rebar and the finest chineasium slag I could procure. Just kidding. I love these chats
the coal i have access to is lumps as big as your fist . please talk about different types of coal . I was told that is it probably has sulfur in it and that would render steel worthless and ruin any thing i put in it
Most coal up in Alberta is bituminous, anthracite would be the best, lower sulphur, but whatever, would love to try the difference with bituminous and anthracite. Just leave lignite alone.......
Kraller bituminous makes so much smoke... if your chimney isn't drawing properly you'll be sick as a dog for the smoke. It also makes a LOT more clinker than anthracite. I like anthracite much better, and it's cheap as dirt.
Lesson learned, dont set children on fire during demonstrations and dont slam your weiner in a sliding glass door. Lol. I will be looking for places to access coal here in Florida.
LOL! "Put a kid out with a pitchfork" has to be the funniest thought of the day!
You are the Yoda of blacksmithing. Thank you for another fantastic video.
I am just about to start blacksmithing and I have to say that your videos are one of the most intuitive and humourous ones out their. Subscribed just for the "Put a kid out with a pitchfork" alone! LOL
Best explanation I've ever seen about forging fuels.Good job,bloke.Thank you.
Certainly welcome sir!
There has to be a story behind the flaming kid with char coal and a contract being cancelled. Always a pleasure watching your videos, thankfully I have a good anthracite supplier walking distance from my house.
Yet another great video, I am loving the amount of info you manage to pack in with all the humor too, your showmanship is polished very well, I hope the shows did well too. I am glad that you are now back in the BAT FORGE though so we get more videos
have a great day and a better tomorrow
Thanks dude!
Im,a gas forge man but know thay I want the best of both,worlds and am,acquiring a coal forge this spring so ur vid was exactly what I needed thank you for this!!!
Very Informative. I didn't know there was that big of a difference.Thank you so much for the video.
Good info..
You can also start with dry wood right in your forge and let it burn to charcoal as in your pit forge video. You just have to keep feeding it. Dried corn also works and once carburized, will easily form a beehive hot spot.
Thanks for the video...
Been watching many of your TH-cam videos. You're an excellent communicator , very knowledgeable and funny to boot. As a brand new smith wannabe...You have helped me understand important concepts because you explained such detail.
I use everything from coal to charcoal. I have sifted ashes from wood burners, bag charcoal, hard coal and soft coal. I've even used them all together. It all works.
Great vid. Love your channel. Keep it up. 👍👊
Man I love the information and also the fact that you are down to earth. Love the rick and morty reference on the board.
I enjoy the easter eggs!
YES. thank you! i happen to be surrounded by pine trees and can make charcoal like you were saying! super excited! thank you!
Keep em coming, great to get information from a smith without bs, great job
England here:
I use anthracite, of the Welsh variety, supplied in small lumps called Anthracite Beans. It's among some of the highest carbon content in the world.
It's also cheaper than the Blacksmith's Coal that is available - usually called Forge Breeze. Anthracite is currently about £17 per hundredweight - 112# (50 kgs). Forge Breeze is about £25 per cwt.
None of the above information is of much use to Americans :-)
It's very hot, it produces less ash than any other coal and less clinker too. It won't burn at all without an air blast and goes out very quickly when the air is turned off - which is a minor advantage too.
Good video and channel. I shall subscribe.
Thank you!
Trent, I don't know about down south there, but up here Kingsford sell Lump Charcoal too.
Thank you kindly sir! I just came across a massive coal deposit that's very accessible out in the mountains here in Alberta. I had no idea how to use it or if it was better than lump charcoal. (I have been using gas for quite a while now) and want to give it a try in my old solid fuel forge. Very informative, and I look forward to trying it out
You've certainly covered charcoal manufacturing before. I bet the bouncy castle blower could speed up the time some, however. I tried it with a leaf blower
Thank you for so many answered questions
Very informative, and entertaining. Thanks, and keep up the good work.
Dude! You rock! I love your videos!! Keep up the good job!
Hey mate awsome videos thanks for all the time and effort you put in. Cheers
as usual awesome video and information, thanks bud!
dude, you know how to inject comedy into your videos, while making me learn so much. Its good, its true, its honest, keep doing it. BE HUMAN.
Awesome video, thank you for making it.
Briquettes also contain clay to help it maintain the shape.
I'm digging the new Trent Tye the Science Guy
Brother don't ever lose that hat. Me thinks it's full of smarts.
Hey man I'm loving the hat! I'm also loving the videos Please keep it up...
Will do!
great video I've been trying to explain this to my friends for a while
lol awesome matey love you're videos. Cheers
when i start my fire, i use briquettes because they'll generally last longer and won't turn to ash as quickly, then i pile the lump charcoal on top to get the right kind of fire going
I run my self made whitlox style forge off of charcoal. One thing I'll say is that pine charcoal is much worse then charcoal from a hardwood. Hardwoods have much denser wood fibers so they burn much longer then pine. I've been making my own charcoal and pine charcoal is very noticeably lighter and weaker structurally then a hardwood charcoal. So I primarily use pine as the fuel to make my charcoal.
Haze33E spot on sir hard woods all the way
Hmm, 7 years ago. I'll give it a shot anyway. How about some perspective. How much lump charcoal would it take to make one knife? A bag, a few bags, a half a bag?
Excellent video. Anthracite coal is harder more expensive coal. It is the original "cokeing coal". When its cooked in the cokeing ovens the coke is very hard and very high in BTU's (British Thermol Units). It was required for the steel mill blast furnaces because iron ore could be layed on top of it and the coke would sustain the weight and allow oxygen to be forced through it melting the ore to cast (liquid form) iron.
Bituminous coal is softer coal (cheaper) and is used more it electricity production. It doesn't have the strength to support the weight of ore. It's usually pulverized and blown into the boilers to produce steam/power.
I have 36 years workin in western coal mines.
I have nearly unlimited access to lump coal. However the oiled slack or "stoker coal" is much better for a forge. Some folks here in Utah still have stoker coal furnaces to heat their homes. Stoker coal is sized and refined to be used in hoppers with an auger feed. This makes it much more useful as forge fodder. Bituminous stoker coal is about $80.00 @ ton. Anthracite cokeing coal is closer to $300.00 @ ton.
Thanks for the edumication...
I've been using anthracite for years, because it's all I have access to. I can get 50lbs for $6, as opposed to $50 for 50 lbs of bituminous. I also like the fact that anthracite burns nearly as clean as charcoal. I've been shamed out of most blacksmith forums for preferring anthracite, but whatever, it works for me.
How do you get it that cheap I am using wood in my brake rotor forge and it works fairly well but I want something beter I go thru a lot of wood
wayne russell
Wow, I can't believe what you have to pay for coal.
Being in Alabama we have several sources for bitouminous coal.
Last buy I made was $120 for 1200#.
I guess living in a state where coal mines are is advantageous.
I use it too and get crap from other smiths but I don't care what they think because I know what works in my shop. It's like using an ASO (anvil shaped object), it'll work but it wont be easy or pretty, but at the end of the day it'll get the job done.
Asw Asw I get anthracite from tractor supply. It's always been good to me.
Mitchel Perkins yeah. I'm pretty surprised by the price as well. I do live in the periphery of "coal country", near several PA quarry's and Ohio. But, as I said, anthracite is what I prefer. When I've had bituminous, it didn't seem to do as well. Maybe it's just what I'm used to.
Well presented. Now it makes sense about the amount of charcoal I am burning. Maybe need to look at coal if I can get it.
There are different types of fuel for the forge is there any difference between the types of forge used to burn them and is there a different way that you need to maintain the fire especially between coal and coke there are lot of videos on how to start each type of fule but not that much on the maintenance of both and I'm trying to find out a lot about coke fire as it is the main fuel beside charcoal that i have access to charcoal produces to many sparks and burns at a large rate of consumption I'm hoping the coke will burn slower and save me some time and money in the long run as not all the charcoal is a good quality so it burns so quickly and I'm having trouble getting the forge welding heat from it. The bag says lump wood but not what type of wood was used
I live in the coal region of Pennsylvania. I buy 50 pound bags of anthracite for 6 bucks. It can be a pain to light but its great once the fire is going.
Damn that's about 1/10th of what I have to pay in south sweden
I think learning from you would be a blast. But... yep there is a one of those you are to far away. The question I have is if there is only a few things I want to make for my own personal use and I dont want to spend the money to make a forge because I dont have the time, place, or money for it and a lot of the people that do it for a living well they are doing it for a living what should I do
Excellent video...way better than mine
wait what..... quenching facing magnetic North....... How do you calculate for Magnetic drift?
40-50# bag of anthracite from tractor supply, grab several at the end of winter when they are on sale for less than 6 bucks a bag. Anthracite doesn't smoke and burns real clean, it doesn't coke up though but it doesn't need to. it burns hellaciously hot. Bituminous is 'sticky' in the forge and will coke up due to all the coal tar in it which is why blacksmith's prefer it, you can build a little nest from bituminous to keep your piece in and it shields your eyes from the light. Whereas with anthracite all the coal tar has hardened into a rock and it is literally like burning a pile of rock. Anthracite is a bit more picky than bituminous when it comes to airflow, anthracite requires a constant flow of air to stay lit and you can accidentally starve the fire of air and not know if for quite a while. On the plus, if you kill the air the fire goes out quick.
i keep a small bag of charcoal just to make a small fire to light my anthracite....but once that anthracite is burning hot....it'll turn bar stock into a sparkler real fast, you have to stay on top of it.
What is the difference in heats or temperatures between the fuels?
Does anthracite coke or does it fall to a million pieces like sub bituminous coal?
Instructions unclear, weiner stuck in sliding glass door, please send help
Off topic but, if you ever have the chance, there is a seat at the campfire with your name on it here in SC.
Thank you!
I have been making and using charcoal for a while now and have a question no one has brought up. What is the optimum size? I break up anything over 2 inches.
So using Pine Cones for Charcoal, how do you burn them?? Do you burn them for a length of time, or just until they are totally black?? My parents live in a city with a TON of pine cones. So I have access to them.
Love the VID's I am going to build my first dirt forge here really soon. I need to rewatch your vid on that. Thank you again..
Steven Pierce i don't know if you can.... At least not practically. I expect the pine cones to have to much pitch in them. However the key seems to be to put the material in a oxygen limiting container and heat it. (Put it in a drum, with one or two vents, preferably towards the bottom. Put it in a fire, with the vent in or near the flames. The flames use the oxygen before it can get in the container, and all the volitile compounds are directly combusted as they leave the drum.
Awesome video! I've learned a lot from these, I really appreciate what you're doing here. Just curious though, are you going to go over how to actually light and get a solid fuel forge going?
Luke look in the video arcives he does a very good video on that subject
Hey! What do ya know, haha! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
Not a problem that is what people in the crafts are suppose to do . Help others right?Martin M&S Blades and Blacksmithing
Could you use house coal
Where is your shop? I am from Toccoa Ga the closest place I can find coal is North Ga Farrier Supply in Ellijay. I can only get in in bags. Do you know of a place where I might be able to get coal in bulk?
I'd like to see a video on how to make charcoal
I'm sorry I'm having trouble figuring this out, whats the difference between using coal or coke?
So I originally picked up some lump coal only to have someone tell me it wouldn't work for forging. Your video has me curious about mixing different types of coal. I have access to both bituminous and anthracite. Can I mix either with the lump coal?
You can but why would you? Use one fuel or the other to keep even burn rates.
Thanks as always for the information, a little question on propane, I've heard a ribbon burner is more efficient than a Venturi type burner. Is this true? Yes the initial outlay will be higher but in a country where gas prices are going up every 2 months as the currency weakens, I'd rather spend the cash on a good blower now and save in the long run. Your opinion would be greatly valued. Once again thanks
Haroon Asmal Hi. I'm not Trenton but I have run a propane forge for years in my armour forge. What I have found is that a forced air burner can give you a lot more heat for your buck. Keep in mind though, you will stick your material into a very hot and oxygen rivh environment. This means you will get a bit more fire scale and you may get issues with forge welding and decarbonisation of the steel.
But a decent blower will save you money on propane.
Haroon Asmal
Ribbon burners use low pressure on the gas, 2-5 psi, but they are also blown, or forced air forges.
Much more fuel efficient than Venturi/ atmospheric burners.
I have built both styles. And they both function wonderfully.
But I get over 4 times the amount of burn time with the ribbon burner vs the atmospheric burner.
Ribbon burners are pretty easy to build actually.
Do a search for ribbon. Burners on TH-cam.
If I wanted to go to a coal forge, (I don't want to, but am considering it because of rising gas costs) what online sources would you recommend for buying coal as there is nowhere nearby that sells coal.
This guy is like the Alton Brown of blacksmithing. loving it.
You have anything against using kings-ford to start my coal forge? :D
Also what do you recommend to use for a forge blower? I have been using a shop vac with the hose reversed but I think it is pushing too much air.
old tires are solid fuel right ?
Really like your channel.
I didn't get why you recommend coal? Koks is a more pure fuel?
I use koks, and it can be a little hard to fire up, but when burning it gets a good heat and last long.
Peter L I'm interested in the answer. I couldn't find anything on koks.
Well, there is big koks and little koks......... and its usually only older koks that are hard to fire up.
purgatoryironworks hahaha, sorry, I meant coke. I'm from Sweden, I'm not that used to the correct terminology. As I understand coke are more pure to work with?
The other night I used legit charcoal, wow, I surprised I didn't over cook my dinner! ( I have before)
I don't usually use Kinsford, as I cut my own mesquite. Making charcoal is actually pretty simple.
Can I simply use wood to fuel my fire? I have access to tons of lighter knot where I live and I am wondering if it will get hot enough
I know its late but yeah, you can use wood. I did it, its much harder to manage a fire than with charcoal or coal, but it is better than nothing.
You need to to make sure when people search what is charcoal this video come up. This video could very popular
I understand that you can get the same BTUs from both coal and charcoal. However, do you have to use more air volume with coal or charcoal to get the max BTUs out of your fuel? I am asking because my blower is small and I can't get my charcoal hot enough to give me forge welding temperatures.
You can get away with less air with lump charcoal because it doesnt clog like coal.
purgatoryironworks thank you.
I WANT THAT HAT!
(Gonna have to make myself one)
How to make charcoal?? Step by step video...?
bahahahah R&M quote, love the easter eggs in all the vids!
I'm trying to figure out if Coal or Coke is going to be cheaper for me than propane. Prices in my area are as follows: Around 450$ for 200 kg (441 lbs) of coke. You mention 6 gallons of coal in the video for a day of blacksmithing, but what is that in weight?
In comparasion, 25$ gives me around 2 hours of forging with a gas forge, measured on my current propane forge.
coke is "charcoaled" coal. coal will be cheaper and heavier than coke.
Do you sprinkle water on coal as it cokes?? If so why?? if
not why not??
We not only sprinkle, we flood. The coal we use has a tremendous amount of powder in it so we make a slurry to add to the side of the fire to make it clump as it cokes
What about peat bog turf
I used the Kingsford to heat treat my forge when I first built it. Just cuz it's all I had at the house. Thank God I can close mt forge up completely to gain heat.
Will never use it to forge.
Coal vs Coke?
"My body is chrome, my blood is gasoline!" 😂
Just so I am clear - - dukie butter is bad, right?
Dookie butter is in fact, bad
I kinda like it
That's one of those deep dark secrets you're not supposed to share with other people.
Dookie butter is what you get when you trust a fart you shouldn't have. Very Bad!
realy liker that hat good video
I about died laughing at "this is not a drink, nor a party enhancement item" LMAO
Any tips on finding a coal supplier? Is it an online thing or do you have to do some foot work?
Where are you located? I believe anvil fire has a listing of suppliers. Otherwise, if you have a tractor supply store nearby, you can get anthracite through them
That'll do it. There's a tractor supply down the road, and I'll give anvil fire a look. Thanks very much, I owe you one.
If you are making your own charcoal, this (th-cam.com/video/M1LQ8K_Svhk/w-d-xo.html) appears to be a great video showing how you want your final product. And, here (part 1: th-cam.com/video/DzMdHB7QM-M/w-d-xo.html & part 2: th-cam.com/video/MBQBhkrB0kg/w-d-xo.html) are a couple of *OLD* videos of Ty demonstrating charcoal manufacture.
Dooky butter. Ha! I love it.
If you live in the suburbs, you can often get away with burning charcoal or anthracite. That is what I do
Will go with wood. No cash for charcoal.
The 1st environmental laws were in England you could not burn peat to heat your home because it polluted too much
As you probably know, Kingsford briquettes were invented by Henry Ford.
Cool channel.
Building 7
What the hell you got against sliding glass doors????
Doorways to the soul, they are
Ya see, WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS...
we had to put the kid on fire, out with a pitchfork.
Oh, the pitchfork? It's hand crafted from rebar and the finest chineasium slag I could procure.
Just kidding. I love these chats
the coal i have access to is lumps as big as your fist . please talk about different types of coal . I was told that is it probably has sulfur in it and that would render steel worthless and ruin any thing i put in it
i just fell out in the floor laughing. putting a fire out on a child with a pitchfork
One might say a "solid" breakdown of fuels.
There's 3 types of coal anthracite, bituminous and lignite
You arent Slash. Still subscribed!
You left out lignite coal!
... although maybe that was intentional, because it's about as useful as Kingsford.
Most coal up in Alberta is bituminous, anthracite would be the best, lower sulphur, but whatever, would love to try the difference with bituminous and anthracite. Just leave lignite alone.......
Kraller bituminous makes so much smoke... if your chimney isn't drawing properly you'll be sick as a dog for the smoke. It also makes a LOT more clinker than anthracite. I like anthracite much better, and it's cheap as dirt.
Thank you wayne, I am just thinking of making a coal forge as a novice, your input is appreciated.
So that’s what they meant by “all renfaire blacksmiths have a coke problem”
Dat hat!
I thought anthrosite created more clinkers than bitumus. I use anthrosite and have 10 or 12 yards of bitumus. spelling spelling spelling lol lol...
Lesson learned, dont set children on fire during demonstrations and dont slam your weiner in a sliding glass door. Lol. I will be looking for places to access coal here in Florida.
HA! Six bucks a pop? For lump charcoal?
Up here it's 18-22 bucks. :/