[TheForge] Forge welding

Mon Sep 30 09:32:01 2002

Build a blown propane forge and weld all day.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jamie Hart" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 9:09 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Forge welding


> Hi,
>
> I'm learning blacksmithing on a hobby level and doing fairly well, however
> I'm having a real problem with forge welding.
>
> The problem I think stems from the quality of the coal I'm using, which
> generates a prodigious amount of clinker. I am in the UK and have not
found
> a supplier of good coal at a reasonable price.
>
> I was told recently that charcoal is easier to weld with as it has less
> contaminants and was wondering whether that is so and whether it would be
> worth knocking together a brake drum forge to play about with it.
>
> Any experiences would be appreciated.
>
> Cheers
>
> Jamie
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