[TheForge] Ceramic chip forge

[Roger R Degner]

One of the exguild members had a gas forge with ceramic balls years ago

Roger R Degner



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Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 3:17 PM
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Subject: RE: [TheForge] Ceramic chip forge


I wonder what it'd cost to ship you some spikes.  I've got a bunch of
them 
just sitting here looking for some place to go.  How many do you need?

What size/shape are the chips?  Maybe this'll be one of the solutions
I'm 
looking for in my quest to build a forge fired with waste oil.

Dave Brown
Green Bay, WI 54302

At 14:49 09/12/04, you wrote:
>I use a ceramic chip forge at the school where I teach. It runs on 
>natural gas from the mains, and does use a blower to get the flame hot 
>enough.
>
>At first, you get blue flames burning out through the chips but as they

>heat up (15-20 mins) the chips are glowing and the gas gets burnt deep 
>inside the forge.
>
>I think the reason the school bought it - it was before I started - was

>the cleanliness. The school's in the middle of London, and burning coke

>here's not an option!
>
>If anyone wants a little bag of chips to play with I might swap some 
>for a railroad spike or two...
>
>Cheers,
>
>Rich.
>
>
>London, UK.

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