[RE]Re: Re: [TheForge] Spontanious Combustion

[Bob Willman]

	I rarely have any trouble igniting a coal forge. IMHO the biggest
enemy is a small or shallow fire pot. In a good fire pot 3-4 sheets of
newspaper rolled up tight, set-a-fire, placed in the bottom of the pot with
coal to follow and a gentle air supply is sufficient. 
	I guided a new smith at the Portland, Indiana tractor show last
month start a pure coke fire with no fire pot - his forge was clayed flat
right up to the air gate - using news paper and several corn cobs that were
handy.


Bob Willman
Bowling Green, Ohio
The Eagle's Anvil
WB8NQW

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Chris Kilpatrick
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 2:01 PM
To: Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: [RE]Re: Re: [TheForge] Spontanious Combustion


   If  coal  ignites  so easily when no one is looking, why is it so damn
   hard to get going in my forge?
   A watched coal never burns????
   -Chris K.
   It is I who formed the blacksmith,
   who fans the flame into a fire and
   fashions a weapon fit for it's work.
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