Wolf's Den Armoury Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I've just started blacksmithing. Using an old coal forge. But a thought occurred to me yesterday.... Up here in Vermont, you see a lot of people with wood stoves or wood pellet stoves for heating their homes. My question is: Can wood pellets be used as forge fuel? I know they burn well, and from what I understand, they burn quite a while, at least in a home heater situation. But do would the burn long enough and hot enough to forge with?:confused::confused: Strange question, I know, but just trying to think outside the box I guess. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 A few threads found using search feature at the top of this page:http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f7/wood-pellets-2496/http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f11/fuel-burn-duration-inquiry-8898/http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f85/alternative-charcoal-12633/http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f7/fuel-5001/http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f7/few-questions-about-fuel-3420/ It is a question that comes up periodically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder19 Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 In my experience they put out a lot of smoke on start up and tend to get blown out of the forge by the blower. welder19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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