[TheForge] heating copper in a forge

[Adam Whiteson]

I used to worry about this - especially since the only way to really 
decontaminate a propane forge would be to reline it. But I have done a few 
penny welds with copper wire and never noticed that it interfered with my 
forge welds.

I have also (accidentally) put galvanised steel in the forge and not found 
that this caused a problem either.

Adam

At 04:55 PM 12/14/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>somewhere i heard that you shouldnt heat copper or other metals in the same
>forge as steel ... is there a difference between a coal or propane forge ...
>i hammer a little steel but also work with copper ... any ideas.... thanks