[TheForge] propane vs coal vs charcoal

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

i believe that jim beard was referring to electro-induction
heating. he was asking if anyone had any numbers on the total
cost of ownership and operation of an electro-induction unit.

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008, Saint Phlip wrote:

> 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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terry l. ridder ><>