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Can you use a clinker to light a coal forge?
Clinkers have no use in blacksmithing. I should note that the forge should be all cleaned up before starting a new fir e. A huge build-up of clinkers and other waste products will make it nearly impossible to light it. So, when all that is set and done, you are ready to start a fire. Sometimes, lighting anthracite coal will take patience and time.
What do I need to build a forge?
Okay this forge will be light to medium duty work, you can make knifes in it but definitely not swords because its not long enough, daggers maybe. _What you need_ 1. Fire bricks (number varies by size of brick and size of forge) 2. A Steel plate larger then the forge 3. Plumbing parts a. 3-1 1/2 x 4 in steel pipe nipples b.
How do you break up coals in a fire?
Once your fire is lit poke it gently to release ash and break-up coals that may have stuck together through tar production. Arrange your cinders (step 1) around the edge, and add more coal around the periphery of the fire you have stared.
How do you add coal to a wood burning fire?
Add a little at the back, or the sides, or in the centre. Coal needs time to warm up, if you smother the fire with cold-coal you’ll kill the lovely heat, and it will take longer to burn up. pile it up around the edges, when it starts burning: poke and rake it into the centre gradually. Did you make this project?
