matt87 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Dave, who is your collier? Have you tried the Guild stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 (edited) Have you looked at the bloke on ebay Dave? He sells by the half tonne and tonne. Me and Sean took a half tonne off him a couple of weeks ago. Only hassle was the communications. He uses a courier so there was a gap where we didn't know if it had been dispatched. Walnut sized ( 'pea' grade I guess?) stuff. Not bad at all, I'm getting a good two or three hours of heat at least before I need to clear it out. Wasn't too dusty either, certainly of a similar quality to the lot another Smith I know is using. Came stacked on a pallet so was easy to put in place next to the forge building. Biggest difference was the price. Ebay Item number: 350189825458, Edited April 17, 2009 by Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgemaster Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Here in OZ we could get gasworks coke once upon a time, I still have about 5 tons of the stuff but we don't use it much anymore (furnaces are quicker). We used to have to crush it and screen it before use as it was coconut size rather than wallnut size and full of fines. We could also get steelworks coke when newcastle steelworks was still operating, that would clinker heavily, was very hard and dirty, as it was made for a purpose, supporting a charge of iron ore, flux etc in a blast furnace. The gasworks coke was the best coke that we could get around here though. Clinker will also tend to stick to steel as it approaches welding temperature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Neilsen Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Clinker is hard, shiny and glassy when cool. When hot it is gummy and almost sticky. When green coal has burned down to pure coke, it is light, almost fluffy in texture. If you can crush it into powder between your fingers its coke. A periodic poke into the bottom of your firepot should remove clinker as needed. I scoop it out and have a tub that it goes into next to the forge. I burn such crap coal that I have lots of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Clinker? Dunno what that is. Anyway have to go out and bag up my latest batch of home grown charcoal now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Well, I checked my induction forge all day long and never found a whit of clinker, go figure! Maybe someone out there wants to sell some to a poor, under-privileged smith? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt87 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Well, I checked my induction forge all day long and never found a whit of clinker, go figure! Maybe someone out there wants to sell some to a poor, under-privileged smith? I'll swap you some for an induction forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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