[TheForge] Stoker coal

Wed Apr 14 19:51:00 2004

Home heating coal, cheaper, lower quality, more plentiful. It is 
perfectly fine for heating, not so nice for working around.

Mike Graf

John Chobrda wrote:

>    Could someone please explain what is "stoker coal" and what makes it 
> differant than "blacksmith coal"??
> John C.
> 
> Bob Smolen wrote:
> 
>> 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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