hibjib10987 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I have been using gas and charcoal for blacksmithing. Recently a friend of mine gave me coal for Christmas and it would be awsome if someone could tell me any difference i should know or maybe any problems that might arise such as "clinker or"impurities" or any thing else. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdwarner Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 you got coal for christmas , were you bad ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerkid Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 you got coal for christmas , were you bad ? I want coal for Christmad does that count hdw? a little smoke nuttin to bad i Guess , coal is the only thing I use;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdwarner Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 yes i want coal too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbeard Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Hi hibjib10987! I use coal and Ive worked with charcoal before. One thing different is youll probably use a lot less coal than charcoal- coal doesnt burn out as quick as charcoal does. The other thing is clinker. No big problem though, just clean out the fire now and then and it shouldnt be a big issue. And then theres smell- it depends on what quality coal you have- bad coal have a lot of sulpher in it so it makes a lot of stinking yellow smoke when you first fire it up. So make sure you have enough ventilation! Thats just my opinion fwiw! Bb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibjib10987 Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 I really don't have that much problem with clinker because i hve a side blast forge. Also i was not bad for Christmas and the guy that gave me the coal made the joke for about an hour that i was happy to get coal for Christmas. Thank you every one for your help i now need to go smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 hibjib Go to the top of the forum page and click on User CP Click on edit profile Go to the bottom of the page and enter your location and save. It would be nice to know where in the world you are located. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Jim Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 hibjib, You are right about the clinker. I burn coal in my side blast, and if the clinker starts to build up, the blast will just burn a hole through the middle of it. So you end up with clinker donuts instead of clinker burgers. I haven't burned charcoal, but I would imagine it wouldn't smoke and burn off as many gasses as coal does when it is coking up. Usually mine is done with the ugly smoke within about 10-15 minutes of starting it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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