gaylan veater Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Biggundoctor, I live here in Northern Utah and we get our coke from Christensen Brothers in Spanish Fork Utah. They get it from the east coast. It can be bought in 1 ton bags about the same size mentioned above 4ft by 4ft on a pallet. Also can be bought in smaller bags about 50lbs.I have bought a 1ton sack before and it will fill about 7 to almost 8 55gal barrels. It does very some. Gaylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 We used to buy coal in metal drums from one of our guild members. The coal was essentially coal dust and small pieces 1/4 inch and smaller (fines), so that might affect the weight, but our barrels supposedly held 400 pounds. We paid $100 for the coal and $20 for the barrel. The coal came from the Cadomin area West of Edmonton. We have used up all our supply, and have been searching for a new suppliy. I tried the Gregg River and Cardinal River coal companies and they are not interested in selling anything less than a train load. I am going to try the other source at Grande Cache to see if they will sell us a truck load. We are currently buying smithing coal from Home Hardware at about $60 for a 50 lb bag of east coast coal. Excellent to work with, but a bit pricy. -Don- Western Canadian Blacksmiths Guild I think ebay would be cheaper than that Home Hardware store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecelticforge Posted May 25, 2010 Author Share Posted May 25, 2010 If your in the Atlanta area check out Sidney Lee welding supply http://www.sidneylee.com/ they carry Kimmels Premium Bituminous Blacksmith coal from Wiconisco Pa the price is $15.00 a 50lb bag I came home with a truck load of coal. It is as clean as water and nigh on as hot as coke~! At this price, I may not go back to WV until the elderberry wine is ready! THANK YOU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 I came home with a truck load of coal. It is as clean as water and nigh on as hot as coke~! At this price, I may not go back to WV until the elderberry wine is ready! THANK YOU! Glad you like it ...just don't leave the bag out in the sun as it will rip open...made that mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecelticforge Posted May 25, 2010 Author Share Posted May 25, 2010 Glad you like it ...just don't leave the bag out in the sun as it will rip open...made that mistake. Trust me, photodegradation will not be a problem for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphageekmattpi Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 I guess I'm lucky, there is a man who will sell coal by the pickup truck bed load about 2 miles from my home. There is also about a foot thick seam of coal that is exposed behind my house. I also have picked up half bed fulls from beside the road where a coal truck has to dump some due to being caught overloaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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