[TheForge] Stoker coal

Wed Apr 14 08:39:00 2004

Bob,

Why not forge weld in the gas forge?  I've used Swans? flux, borax & boric
acid (James Viste uses this quite successfully).

Kevin

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[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Bob Smolen
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:43 AM
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Subject: [TheForge] Stoker coal

Several years ago, a fellow member of UMBA told me he has been using regular
stoker coal for forging for a long time.
If you live in the country where the initial smoke would not be a huge
concern, would this be practical? I have not used coal for years and
occasionally would like to selectively heat something or make a forge weld.
I have some stoker coal and wondered what would be the problem. Not as good
as Pochahontas but is it useable?
Thanks,
Bob

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