BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agoHave you ever seen coal burn? If yes, why?message-squaremessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up167arrow-down1message-squareHave you ever seen coal burn? If yes, why?BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agomessage-square69fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarechaogomu@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-25 months agoFun fact for those who don’t know. You can forge metal with a wood fire if you have forced air. There are also ways to build a clay oven so that it has a natural updraft, giving it that forced air. It’s actually how people used to fire pottery. Other than that, you can also use charcoal, which burns hotter with forced air. Also, a hairdryer puts out enough air to forge with *unless you’re running a ribbon burner set-up. But if you are, you likely know that already. -A fellow hobbyist blacksmith *Edit to add a word.
minus-squareHelixDab2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoMost smithing was done for centuries with charcoal.
Fun fact for those who don’t know. You can forge metal with a wood fire if you have forced air.
There are also ways to build a clay oven so that it has a natural updraft, giving it that forced air. It’s actually how people used to fire pottery.
Other than that, you can also use charcoal, which burns hotter with forced air.
Also, a hairdryer puts out enough air to forge with *unless you’re running a ribbon burner set-up. But if you are, you likely know that already.
-A fellow hobbyist blacksmith
*Edit to add a word.
Most smithing was done for centuries with charcoal.