[TheForge] Stoker coal

Wed Apr 14 20:05:00 2004

Varies by area, was at one time common for home heating and used in a stoker
to feed the heating furnace.  (Hopper with a bottom screw that feed the
firebox.)  In some cases it might have had crude oil added to increase its
Btu content and improve flow.

In "coal country" such as West Virginia, and Virginia it is still sold for
home heating and if from the right mine and seam can be very good
blacksmithing coal.  Your mileage will vary.

Dave Smucker
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Chobrda" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Stoker coal

>     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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