[TheForge] propane forge burner book

Mon Mar 1 15:02:01 2004

Fist sized chunks of Metallurgical grade coke.
Works great.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Vida" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 1:35 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] propane forge burner book


> Stupid question time from the chemistry challenged.
> 
> Graphite, with its high point of sublimation (isn't that what they
> call the transition directly from solid to gaseous state?) of
> something like 6K*, is temerapture resistant to say the least.
> 
> I'm assuming that this would not be a good sacrificial element to
> introduce into a gas forge for the purposes of attaining a reducing
> atmosphere.  Or would it?
> 
> If not, what would be?  I speak in terms of providing a
> non-contaminating
> source of carbon that would last longer than just a few minutes as is
> the case with materials such as leather and bone meal.
> 
> Would a little box of Kase-N-Ite, boiling away at the bottom of the
> forge work well?
> 
> -Andy
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