ede Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Was watching a video of Torbjörn forging and noticed he was wearing a respirator throughout the entire video. Is he concerned about particulate matter from his coal forge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Apparently. I’ve worn a respirator when forging with exceptionally dirty coal in a forge with bad ventilation (which inspired me to build my Super Sucker). It was reasonably comfortable, and I was sneezing a lot less black crud the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ede Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 I want to build something to screen the dust from my coal and coke, think of a large perforated rotisserie barrel. I’m currently using a 5 gallon bucket with 1/2” holes in the bottom to screen the dust. However, I was told rather recently that the dust in coal helps it to coke up. Can you share a link to your “Super Sucker” JHCC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Use a frame with some hardwear cloth, expanded metal, or other material to screen through. The size of the holes depends on the size of the material you want to capture or let go through. A frame is a continuous process where buckets are a batch process. Much faster and more controllable. When you finish, put the coal dust and fines into a bucket and fill the bucket with water. Scoop out a handfull of the wet coal dust, squeeze out any water, and put the damp coal dust on the top of fire to burn. The heat of the fire will evaporate the water and start the dust to coking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ede Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 Thanks for that Glen, will have to try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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