[TheForge] propane vs coal vs charcoal

[Saint Phlip]

FWIW, a 20 lb bag of (lump) charcoal lasts me for about a day at an
SCA event. I'm specifying here, because at events, my forge is running
constantly from about 10 AM to dark, with as many as 4 people working
at a time (average 2) doing anything from light metal heating to forge
welding. From my POV, it's reasonably efficient and inexpensive, since
the donation jar usually pays for the charcoal ($8- 8.50) and then
some, and charcoal is easy enough to use that I'm able to let the
students focus on metal shaping rather than fire tending, and the 20
lb bags are light enough that almost anyone can lift them to fuel the
fire.

I really like charcoal as a fuel, as I've mentioned before.

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 5:06 PM, Jim Beard <regionalchaos at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've heard this is expensive.  Does anyone have any numbers on it?



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