Drifter Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Here in the midwest we are short of coal yards I bought a corn stove to heat the house with but that didn't pan out right well . I find myself wondering if anyone has tried corn as a fuel for a forge ? I conversed with a guy from the south east that has a corn burner that puts out 1 million BTU/hr. My stove was a measely 40,000 BTU/hr. Drifter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkunkler Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Check this out. http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f85/corn-forge-9259/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Thanks dkunker interesting read . I know to get rid of the clinker a stirrer works wonders . my stove had one made of stainless and would get glowing red when on high fire . It was a top feeding unit . I still have it and will be tinkering in that direction I think . Stacked brake rotors will be my firepot as you can set it up to feed the air in from the sides thru the cooling slots . My brain storm is to feed from the bottom with an auger and a stirrer attached to it to help break up the clinker . Now all I need is time off from work as 12 hr shifts don't allow much tinkering time . Drifter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I don't think you'll gain much if anything by using anything but a regular fire pot, either bottom or side blast. On the other hand, I've never heard of let alone tried a fire pot like you describe and will be looking forward to hearing how it works. And pics, lots of pics would be good. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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