tamann

being new to this I can't say, some doesn't seem to be excessive. I understand scale is a product of decarbonization. I further ,If I understood what I was reading that it is a byproduct of excess heat among other things that I cannot control. is this correct? fe3o4 is iron oxide , no? The decarbonization thing was from googling decarbonization. I heard the term so I googled it. They said it was a by product of several factors 1 being excess heat, I have not forged anything but hi carbon, spring steel. I place the work level center of fire cone then cover with material , add air wait until the fire glows yellow turn off the air and most times it is bright orange once it was bordering on yellow but looked to be too hot. Unless I wanted to weld. I'm not up to welding yet, I'm getting the hang of moving the steel the way I want it to go.I have been watching tube videos and of course forged in fire, getting the way to work the metal from those sources.

being new to this I can't say, some doesn't seem to be excessive. I understand scale is a product of decarbonization. I further ,If I understood what I was reading that it is a byproduct of excess heat among other things that I cannot control. is this correct?

I'm brand new to forging. I get anthracite coal 6 dollars 50 lbs. I use a shop vac for a blower. I have a pile burning in the center and a ring of coal around the pile. the pile is where I put the work. I push it into the pile turn on the blower and I get the steel on the verge of melting in less than you would think , maybe 2 minutes, I do not know if this is the right way but it is what I'm doing no cave though. The coal is black pea when I start turns grey and seems to be played. I do not know when or if I get coke out of all this but I'm told I have enough heat to weld though I'm not there yet . Any comments might be helpful, Thanks