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Used a coal forge in my garage for 6 years, switched to propane after a neighbor called the fire dept twice
Coal gives you that sweet clinker control and I miss the smell, but I got tired of explaining myself to guys in turnout gear at 11pm, so what's the real tradeoff you all found between the two?
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vera19527d ago
Propane is just easier on the neighbors and the fire marshal, that part isn't close. What I missed was how fast coal gets steel up to temp, so I added a small blower to my propane setup and that closed most of the gap. You still get cleaner heat and way less ash to sweep up, so it's a fair trade even if it feels a little less like real forging.
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