Blacksmith Coal and Coke for Sale Centaur Forge offers high-quality blacksmithing coal, which has been the fuel choice of experienced blacksmiths for over 30 years. Every professional blacksmith needs coal and coke that offers high heat, efficiency, and low smoke.
Centaur Forge offers a wide selection of bagged smithing coal and coke, including in bulk. Find blacksmith coal for sale at low prices, with shipping included in the cost. Unlike commercial coal, Centaur Forge offers high-quality blacksmith coal and coke, made specifically for forging use.
You'll receive a uniform, bituminous coal that is clean and carefully prepared. Your coal will perfectly coke, has a high heat value, and offers sound and clean welds and forgings. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Masks Required for All. Are you looking to do your forging the traditional way? Using coal, or coke, offers the nuances and heat that are usually not available with gas.
Coke is a cleaner, and it gets hotter burning fuel than coal, but it also requires more air to light and remain lit. Make sure that your fire pot can handle the extra heat when using coke. In this article, I discuss the ranking of coal, the type of coal best-suited for blacksmithing and several important points related to the use of coal in your forge.
Coal consists primarily of carbon and secondarily of hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen and nitrogen, along with other metallic and non-metallic elements and minerals.
Coal is classified both by rank and grade. There is a lot that could be said about rank and grades of coal, but I will stick to what is most relevant to blacksmiths. A higher rank coal contains less moisture and volatile matter than a lower rank and has a higher heat content.
The composition of coal depends on the conditions in which it was formed, and in some cases, a low-rank coal may be of a higher grade than a high-rank coal.
Though additional ranks of coal exist, as blacksmiths, we are concerned mainly with these three: lignite, bituminous and anthracite. Also known as brown coal, lignite is the softest and lowest rank of coal. It is not far removed from peat in its composition and appearance, and it has a distinctly woody texture.
Lignite is generally either strip-mined or mined in open pits. Most Texas coal is low-grade lignite, used mainly to power electric plants. As a rule, lignite contains the highest proportion of nonburnable minerals and sulfur of any rank of coal. Because clinker emits contaminants in a hot fire, its presence, even in small amounts, will inhibit forge welding.
Although lignite can be used in a forge, it will produce more clinker than any other grade of coal, making it poorly-suited for blacksmithing.
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