New guy here, I went out and mined 300 lbs of low grade anthracite coal and its sitting in my basement. I would like to do something fun with it, but im not sure what. I have never done anything like this before. I would like to melt steel but what do i make my forge and crucible out of that will take the heat? Should I start with something simple like melting cans? Can I make a good crucible out of fire cement? I was also thinking about making aluminum bronze since I have a lot of aluminum and copper lying around, good idea or no? What should I make/cast? Knife, wheel, trinket, tool? How should I go about making a coal forge/foundry that will take the heat? Everything on YouTube is charcoal, propane, or diesel/kerosene. TLDR: Lots of coal, don't know what to do with it, looking for project ideas. Also I'm a Welding Engineer if you have any welding questions
