[TheForge] going for gas

Fri Feb 7 23:11:01 2003

Well said Harry, and I have to agree with you.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "H and P Foster" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 9:41 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] going for gas

> Ok, you started it.  ;-)
>
> There is something that the coal forge gives me that the gas forge can
never
> do, and that is the feeling of being connected to a very long past of
people
> working iron in a very similar way.  I love the smell of my shop that only
a
> coal forge can give. The gas forge in operation can never match the
romance
> of the coal forge in a dimly lit shop.
>
> My little gas forge is ok too, but the coal forge brings me back to the
shop
> every time.  Then there is that other thing that I don't understand, and
> that is the iron seems to work nicer out of the coal forge compared to the
> gas forge.
>
> Harry Foster
> Pontiac, Quebec and it's still really cold too.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Steve Smith
> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 7:46 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] going for gas
>
>
> I rarely use my coal forges anymore. Gas is a lot nicer. There, that
> will start a bunch more letters.
>
> Gas is good for even heats over large areas, coal good for heating small
> sections (or large). Insulating gloves (not leather, better is Kevlar)
> are much more appreciated by gas forge users than coal for the same
> reason--everything gets hot.
>
> Gas will be much more cost effective than coal for you, once you factor
> in the costs of seriously irritating your neighbor. One way to economize
> with gas is to make a general purpose sized forge and then make one as
> small as makes sense, with a scaled down burner. You may need to
> experiment a bit to find what works.
>
> Steve Smith
>
> Sheldon Laing wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > I have been operating a home forge for a while now ( I live in built up
> > residential area) and I have received a complaint from a neighbour
> > regarding smoke. I use a coal forge. This puts me in quite a
> > predicament. I wish to continue forging but I don't want a visit from
> > the cops or worse, her lawyer.
> > So I have been thing about going for gas. A gas forge that is.
> > Should I go for gas? Will it be cost effective considering that a 40kg
> > (90lb) bag of good coal costs me 40 - 45 rand ( about 5dollars)?it
> > usually lasts for about 10 - 15 long sessions at my forge. The work I do
> > mostly small decorative stuff and some bladesmithing. If I should indeed
> > opt for a gas forge, what should I know, bearing in mind that I have
> > obtained gas forge plans and visited Mr Reil's very informative page.
> >
> > Thanx in advance for the help
> > Sheldon Laing
> > Hephaestus Forge
> > Cape Town
> > South Africa
> > [email protected]
> >
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