[TheForge] Fire Clay

[dan tull]

I agree w/ Linn.
But then , it takes smiths about 5 yrs. to learn how to manage the fire. 
Newbies are too busy trying to learn to move metal." When I hit it, I know 
where it's going. When you hit it you find out where it went". F.W.

Don't throw water on a cast pot, unless the air is blowing. That's what 
cracks them, not the heat.


>I dont understand this fascination with clay line fire pots. Proper fire
> control will mitigate the heat of the fire.
>
> The problem Ive seen over the past 10 years or so is that new smiths are
> not learning to control their fire.
>
> Green coal in from the sides .. coke to the center..  if you properly
> manage your fire, a cast iron pot should last a lifetime of forging.
>
> The green coal acts as an insulator during the coking process... IMHO
> there is no need for all this clay and refractory in a coal forge.
>
> In between each heat you should be managing your fire..  it is as
> important as swinging your hammer.
>
>
> mike
>
>
> Paul wrote:
>> egilsson-9 at comcast.net wrote:
>>
>>> Hello The Forge members,
>>> snip<
>>>
>>  The purpose the clay serves is to stop the coke from burning
>> directly against the thin cast iron forge  bottom.
>>
>>
>>
> -- 
> Mike Linn
> Artisan Blacksmith
> McCalla, AL
>
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