[TheForge] Coal, propane, or charcoal?

[Jim Beard]

Yea, anyone out here that gets any gets it buy going in on a truck
load together.  A few smiths did a while back.  I had a bit that I
burned..  It just seems so much friendlier for the neighbors.  I like
propane and all, and I'll probably be building a propane forge soon,
but I prefer a coal or better yet coke fire.  Just hard to come buy
for the hobbyist in the wrong local :P

Thanks all,

Jim
Drain, OR


On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 7:45 PM, bohlb <bohlb at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Finding coke is the problem.  It seems to be getting a lot harder to find
> lately.  Oleo Acres, nearby, has recently stopped selling it here in CO. The
> suppliers that still will market it retail appear to only want to sell it in
> very large quantities.  I was able to recently get some sacks from a guy
> nearby who went in on a truck load with some other smiths from the area. One
> supplier I talked to said that due to environmental issues much of the
> coking processing is being performed offshore.
>
> Bill
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Beard" <regionalchaos at gmail.com>
> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 10:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Coal, propane, or charcoal?
>
>
>> Anyone know of a good source for metallurgical coke out in the pacific
>> northwest?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jim
>> Drain, OR
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 5:01 PM, bohlb <bohlb at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> I am in the same situation living in a suburban neighborhood.  So, I buy
>>> and
>>> burn coke.  The only noticeable smoke I get is when I start it (using
>>> newspaper).  After getting used to it I have no problem getting it
>>> started
>>> or keeping it going.
>>>
>>> Bill
>>> Littleton
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Reedy" <lfpd7311 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "The Forge" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:17 AM
>>> Subject: [TheForge] Coal, propane, or charcoal?
>>>
>>>
>>> What fuel do you prefer to use; coal, propane, or charcoal?  Something
>>> else?!?  Why?  What do you use most often?
>>>
>>> I'm in a residential area and I'm not so sure I can get by with using
>>> coal
>>> for too much longer (at least that's what the kind police officer
>>> suggested)
>>> and charcoal is like forging with a Zippo in a homemade rivet-style
>>> forge.
>>> I'm looking at building a propane forge but venturi burners are rather
>>> intimidating and I'm worried about fuel usage and cost.  I only get to
>>> fire
>>> up the forge 1-2 times a month if I'm lucky but if I switch to propane
>>> I'd
>>> be out there 3-4 times a week.  Any one else in a similar predicament?
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>> Brian Reedy
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