[TheForge] charcoal firepots

Rafter Lazy C [email protected]
Tue Jul 23 08:08:00 2002


I really wouldn't have a clue!  Good thought, but I don't know if it can be
any help.

Rick Crawford at  Rafter Lazy C
Home of Rick's Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Lane" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] charcoal firepots


>
> >I know that they are the same coal, and when I get done and clean out the
> >forge to put it away, I find no clinker in the rivet forge.  I need to
> >constantly be messing in the fire in the brake drum forge, as the clinker
> >builds up enough to choke the fire.  I believe you may have hit on it
with
> >the depth of fire thing, as the brake drum forge is a lot smaller and
would
> >therefore have less reserves of heat.  Never would have thought all this
>
>          Could there be some kind of alloy in the brake drum that is
> causing the coal to clinker up?
>
> Scott