[TheForge] C o k e -chip-bed forge

[Bruce Freeman]

I don't know that much about the commercially available coke.  I know of three sources of coke - (1) the stuff resulting from the burning of coal AT A FORGE, and commercial materials resulting from partial combustion of (2) coal or (3) petroleum.  However, I don't know how to distinguish (2) from (3).  I presume that what we all get is (2), but have no facts to back that up.

Bruce
NJ

>>> rich at maynard.org.uk 2/23/2006 2:52:05 PM >>>
Is 'commercial coke' different from the coke us UK blacksmiths commonly use
as a forging fuel?

Rich

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> Thinking about it, I'm wondering if commercial coke (hard as 
> a ROCK) = wouldn't make good chips for a chip forge.  Yes, 
> some of it would burn up, = but it burns fairly clean.  Most 
> of it would not burn up simply for lack = of oxygen.  And 
> graphite crucibles have long been used for casting metal, = 
> so they can take the heat.
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