[TheForge] L brand Coke

[me at wargoth.com]

I usually start a fire with mostly "green" coal as it still has the volatiles which facilitate ignition in it. My normal procedure is to ball a generous amount of paper, ignite it, and add a scoop or 2 of green coal around the edges before adding any coke. If all I have is coke, I'll add twigs to the paper, or charcoal if I have it. Paper really doesn't burn hot or long enough to reliably ignite coke.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Childers <ron at munlaw.net>
To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] L brand Coke

That is sop with coke. A kindling fire and wood works also. You can use
the coke after the fire goes out. 

-----Original Message-----
From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of James
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 3:28 PM
To: TheForge at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [TheForge] L brand Coke

Just bought a few bags of L Brand Coke.  Tried starting the same way I 
normally do, rolled up newspaper in a ball, etc.

No luck, burned till the paper burned up but never got hot enough to 
start the coke.

After a couple of no-go's I put some green coal on the paper as it was 
burning and put the coke over that.

That worked and it burned well.

What's the trick to getting this L Brand Coke started?  I'm sure a few 
of you use it.

And, can you use it again after it has gone out.  On my coal, I do that 
after picking out the clinkers and obvious burned up stuff.

James

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