[TheForge] reducing fuel costs by improving forge efficiency.

[Dave Brown]

At 06:30 07/23/04, you wrote:
>Murph,
>
>As guru of forges propane, you mentioned ITC-100 to improve efficiency. Will
>a coating of Satenite on the kaowool help?
>
>Ron C

ITC-100 and Satanite are two different products.  Satanite is a coating 
designed to ridgedize the interior ceramic wool wall to help prolong life 
and to limit/prohibit ceramic wool fibers from breaking off and eroding 
away the wall, not to mention the possiblility of you inhaling the fiber 
particles.

ITC-100 is an IR (Infra Red) reflector that helps concentrate the heat 
inside the combustion chamber rather than slowly migrating out through the 
walls.  Reports are that this will allow you to reduce your propane 
consumption once the interior is up to temp, and also to get you up and 
forging quicker.  Or so it is reported.

Dave Brown
Heritage Smithing
Green Bay, WI