Shootfirst04 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Is petcoke good for blacksmithing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Hi Eric. Not sure what petcoke is. Is it from the refinery, out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootfirst04 Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 Yes It is. I mixed some with charcoal and it burned nice and hot. Just curious if it is good for working with steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Petroleum or metallurgical coke is dense and heavy, will not stay lit without an electric blower, and will not form a "beehive" Some people have been using it successfully. It is reportedly hard on fire pots. I haven't had opportunity to try, but use a hand crank blower so I might rather not try. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 It may be a temporary solution to your fuel shortage. But I'm not sure that I would use it very long. Try it and see if it works. I have been known to be wrong, a time or six. If it turns out that it works without a problem, then you may have found a new fuel source. Good luck and let us know how it works. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootfirst04 Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 I built my fire pot out of scrap 3/8 steel so it should withstand a tornado. I do use an electric blower, my fire stayed lit pretty good. It didnt take much to get it hot either. It will do for now because it was the right price....free. I just wanted to be sure it was ok for forging....and that it has no side effects to the steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 That might be lightweight, but that's OK as you can always rebuild it. Again, I have no personal experience.http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/7148-coke-question/http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/13507-met-coke-vs-firepot/http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/24863-metallurgical-coke/http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/7492-foundry-coke/ Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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