[TheForge] Fwd: bog iron/pig iron to wrought iron

[Andrew Vida]

Daniel Kretchmar wrote:
> Thanks Andy!  I notived my dragons breath forge was getting as hot as
> it should yesterday and when I pulled the bricks away from the
> openning, I noticed a gap between the poured refractory and the
> kaowool.  The gap was white hot!  I turned off the forge and I'll
> replace the kaowool today. I worked with coal and charcoal for a bit
> and refined the wrought a bit more, but I wanted wait for the gas for
> before welding.   My welding in the coal forge tends to leave
> inclusions.  No problem when making axehead, but not good when making
> a knife for the wife! I am going out to work in the shop for most of
> the day......HAPPY NEW YEAR!

	You're welcome.  If you have not used it yet, I would strongly 
recommend you coat the inside of the new wool with either satanite or 
ITC-100.  These reflective coatings make a BIG difference in how the 
forge operates.  You can either attain higher temperatures or use 
significantly less fuel.

	-andy