brian robertson Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Anybody using pet coke(by product of tar sands oil/heavy crude) in their forge? Is it doable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 yup looks a lot like lava rock, burns clean, hard to start, so I start my fire with soft coal, and after its going I feed the pet coke in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian robertson Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 steve, where did you get the pet coke? I've been using L brand Forge coke for a few yrs. L brand is made from coal though or atleast that's what their ad says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Bern Indiana, ferrier supply for the local Amish there. burns hot and clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian robertson Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 I think D L Schwartz sells L-brand not pet coke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 looks like pet coke, and thats where I got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian robertson Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 Anybody else out there tried pet coke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian robertson Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 The steel industry doesn't use pet coke because of the sulfur/heavy metal content and lack of consistancy of content. I'd like to know if pet coke would be a viable forge fuel without some terrible risk. I know it's used in power generation but only up to 40% with the balance made up of coal. The reason I'm asking is that there is 30,000 tons of pet coke for the Marathon refinery, piled up by the Detroit river and the local officials want it gone, pronto! Could be gotten for a good deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Lodge Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 The steel industry doesn't use pet coke because of the sulfur/heavy metal content and lack of consistancy of content. I'd like to know if pet coke would be a viable forge fuel without some terrible risk. I know it's used in power generation but only up to 40% with the balance made up of coal. The reason I'm asking is that there is 30,000 tons of pet coke for the Marathon refinery, piled up by the Detroit river and the local officials want it gone, pronto! Could be gotten for a good deal I saw that news story as well and wondered what the difference between Pet Coke and Metallurgical Coke was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian robertson Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 enough of a difference not to bother with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhw Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 A couple of decades ago my wife had a relative who ran a calcining plant near Lake charles, Louisiana. I got several pickup truck loads of petrolium coke. It was in large chunks- fist, to head, sized. It was hard to light so I made a lighter-pine fire first and then added coke to it. The fire was very hot but tended to spread to the whole fire pot. The coke burned hot enough to melt five pounds of bronze to cast a bell clapper for a large Mexican bell. That said, making reliable forge welds was difficult; possibly due to the high sulfer content. I would use it today if it was available at Walmart at not too much more than Royal Oak lump charcoal prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 maybe I am lucky with the load I have or it is not pet coke at all, mine is clean as charcoal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulE Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Used petroleum coke in the past, came from a lime kiln. The stuff smelled bad of deisel when burning, tried mixing with coal and the smell was still there. Finally found a good source of met coke out of New York , our group pulled together and ordered 22 tons. The coke is a dream to use, forge welds easily, clean , no smoke . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerald brostek Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 I burn L brand forge coke. They claim it it MET coke. Has no real bad smell. It makes a hot fire and does Ok for welds but, it seems dirty as it makes a lot of clinker. Wish I could find good clean coke. PaulE, do you have a contact for that NY coke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan B Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Has anyone used pet coke from the Pine Bend Refinery? I was wondering what it was like and if it was possible to get from them in quantities small enough for me to be able to store (roughly 50 gal.) or if it was all being shipped out to China ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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