[TheForge] Ceramic chip forge

Andy Vida osan at netlabs.net
Sun Sep 19 15:21:22 EDT 2004



Jerry Frost wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Robinson" <robi5515 at bellsouth.net>
> 
> > I don't know if this is a real concern or not, but I wonder if waste oil
> > would contaminate the forge interior enough to interfere with forge
> welding.
> > I sure wouldn't use old motor oil because of the metal particulate
> > contamination, but even  the salt in old cooking oil might create welding
> > problems.
> > Chuck
> >
> 
> It's a good question. 

	Well, I would think that in the days of leaded fuels the
	answer would have been a definite "no" as the oils became
	seriously contaminated with lead.
>


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