Buddy and I are building a forge but can't seem to find anyone in town that sells the fuel we need. Any other forge nerds know where we could find it? We've tried home depot and lowes, as well as a tractor supply place but no luck. Thanks!
So I've run out of the smithing coal I bought for like 6 dollars a bag last summer. I don't like using charcoal that much, plus it burns really fast and I'd like to avoid going out in public often because of the virus. There aren't a lot of coal yards in my area and I did some research and haven't found any that seem to carry bituminous. I got mine from a landscaping supply. Does anyone know of any kinds of businesses besides coal yards and landscape supply that might have it? Sorry, I know this is a sort of weird question, but I don't really want to pay a lot more for bituminous coal from Ebay. Thanks!
How rare is this stuff? I've had a few forts now where I couldn't find any, and my last 2, currently still alive, do not have any on the maps. One is undergoing a siege and well everyone is going to die, I have 11 left, so I did did a map reveal, nothing. I have another that's doing really well and I didn't want to spoil anything so I just did prospector, for the list of what ores and stuff are on the map, again, nothing.
I can manage, and I can dig down to get the magma smelters going, but I was just wondering if this is a usual occurrence or if my last few forts have just been lucky.
As in the title, I just started smithing but I'd rather run a coal forge than propane. I've been searching online the better part of two days looking for a local place I could purchase from but have had no luck.
The best alternative I've found is anthracite from nearby Tractor Supply but if it could be avoided I'd love to get some proper coal/Coke
I spent all morning calling coal supply places, and everyone sells anthracite. Anybody know of a place nearish where I can get some bituminous?
I've been working with hardwood coal and obviously it doesn't get as hot and burns faster, throws an idiotic amount of spark so I want to get away from using it. Now that I'm out of this coal, I'd like to buy some bituminous coal. Being in Arizona, there's not a coal mine around here so I have to get it shipped, but I'm not sure on the price vs what I get out if it. Can someone clarify what kind of use I'd get out of 50lbs for $37 from pieh?
I am having trouble making coke from bituminous coal and tasks related to that.
I have setup a stockpile to accept lignite and bituminous coal by setting it up as a custom stockpile and going through the custom stockpile settings: Stone -> Economic -> bituminous coal and: Stone -> Economic -> Lignite
This stockpile is set to "Will take from anywhere"
However none of the bituminous coal that is on the ground in my fort is being carried to the stockpile. None of them are forbidden, and all of them are in accessible areas of my fort.
I have successfully turned two pieces of bituminous coal into coke only because those two pieces were placed in the general stone stockpile prior to the creation of the new stockpile I created purely for BC and lignite.
Now, whenever I que a "Make coke from bituminous coal" order at the smelter I get a job cancellation announcement:
"Urist cancels Make coke from bituminous coal: Needs bituminous coal"
So to sum up:
- Dwarves won't carry BC to appropriate stockpile.
- The smelter won't recognize the existence of BC not in stockpiles and cancels jobs accordingly.
Anybody have any thoughts?
Thank you in advance for your help.
I've looked at the wiki extensively, and as I understand it, I'd need to make one piece of charcoal from wood, then burn my bituminous coal into a net profit of two coke units.
But after that, how do I utilize the coke for fuel instead of burning more wood into charcoal? I haven't found magma yet, and would really prefer to save my wood for barrels, bins, and beds.
I'm looking for coal for blacksmithing (and an anvil, and a cross peen hammer), and I haven't been able to get in touch with anyone at the big name companies around here, so I don't know if they will even sell to the wandering visitor, but does anyone here know where to get some bituminous coal?
Related: if you need to get rid of some wood I'll take it for burning. I don't know how much my car can carry but I'll take as much as I can load in.
I recently decided that I wanted to branch out and try some other fuels, as since I have started I have been using charcoal but have been having a hard time getting quality charcoal in my home town. After some research, I found a couple places within a three hour drive that sell coal, and they are of really different quality and price, so I was hoping for some anecdotes or wisdom to help me decide which product to try first.
The first option is a $7 100lb bag from a hardware store about two and a half hours NE of town, so accounting for my gas in the car, it will likely be about $30-40 round trip and for the 100lb coal. They let me know it comes from the Big Horn Basin near Sheridan, WY. Doing some research online, the coal from this seems to match the sub-bituminous rating as the BTU/LB ranges from 8,500 to 11,000, sulfur content is low, and ash between 4% and 6%.
The other supplier is about one and a half hours and told me that his coal comes from SW Colorado and E Utah, and is $17 for a 50lb bag (so with fuel it is probably about $30-35 for 50lb or $45-50 for 100lbs). From what he told me and what I could find online, coal from that region may have a higher BTU/lb, slightly lower sulfur, and less ash, but there is quite a bit from the area that has similar stats to the first coal.
Saving time and a bit on gas makes the two be fairly similar in overall price in my mind, but I am wondering anyone would mind sharing with me what they would do? Like I said before, I have only used charcoal and am uncertain what to expect from the coal and what qualities will make one coal better than the other. Thanks in advance!
Edit: I am also considering ordering some online from either Centaur Forge ($49 for 50lbs, including shipping) or Pocahontas blacksmith coal from Penn Coal, which is $15 + shipping for 50lbs. Any stories for this either?
Will be for making axes and blades; but more importantly, where should I get it? I live in central FL, 30 minutes west of Orlando if that makes a difference at all for local stuff, but I assume that if you can’t get it close by there is an online option that is the preferred choice for those of you with experience. Thanks all.
I'm thinking of adding a coal forge to my workshop and while thinking up a few designs I had some questions.
- What size fire pot should I use? I was thinking about 4cm deep but haven't decided on length and width.
- Can I use a valve to change the airflow or do I need to change the speed of the blower?
- How thick should the walls of the fire pot be?
- Im working indoors, do I need to drill a hole in the roof is there another way?
- Do I need to use coal or will lump charcoal get got enough?
Edit: I didn't mention that I allready have a forging setup that's burning gas and I would like to add a coal set-up so I can get the best of both worlds. Edit 2: I have looked at prices for lump charcoal and coal and I can get 5kgs of charcoal for $20 and 10kg of coal for $18 at my local supermarket and I could get coal much cheaper if I drove bought it straight from the mine.
So my forge and anvil finally shipped, and I'm looking around my area for coal. I've found 3 potential suppliers, one that is selling "basic" 1-3" coal for $5/25 pound case that I can pick up locally, tractor supply has 40lb bags of nut coal for $7 but is delivery only ($20 no matter how many bags I buy), and an online supplier that sells 200lb bituminous blacksmith coal (1-3") with free shipping for $220.
I seriously underestimated how many options there were, and do not want to buy something that will not perform well for what I'm doing.
My firepot is only 9" across, and around 6 inches deep, so 3" coal lumps seems like a bad idea, but I dont know enough about the process to trust my gut.
I've also heard coal coke mentioned several times, but am not sure where to get it.
Thanks in advance for any insight you all can provide.
Her boyfriend drove a truck
and dressed himself from an endless stream
of dip spit and Crosby and Malkin jerseys,
but still she friended me
before any of us arrived on campus
A few days after meeting her
virtually
she sent me a sweet flirty message
that I looked like one of her favorite
Disney characters.
I replied with a photo
of myself
wearing a dress and a fez
while holding a silver basin and pitcher
that we use ceremoniously at my father's suburban Moroccan restaurant in Columbus.
When I finally met her, I was surprised and delighted.
She was taller and blonder than I dared to imagine
with assets of, um, a certain kind
that typically end up marrying a doctor
in the end.
But for a fleeting moment, she was mine
lying in my social science arms
across from a sassy Jersey roommate
who reminded me of my mother,
and that is when I noticed one funny picture near Emily's bed.
It was Emily with a silver crown
a sash
and a big lump
of ceremonial coal
between her proud bituminous fingers.
Emily's roommate left
and then Emily cuddled up closer
and confessed in a whisper
that she pictures my eyelashes sometimes late at night
and wonders how big of a man I might be.
Then she placed my right hand
on her, um, well, left most back account
and I felt
the sudden overwhelming desire
to become a doctor one day.
Unfortunately, she beat me to it.
Hey guys,
So, not the best start to things. Me and my partner have a large table-shaped coal forge we bought second hand, and it came without any kind of flue/exhaust piping, and the original hood for over the fire pit was completely sheared off. We've managed to source some flexible metal ducting, and have a bit of angled steel sheet for the new hood, with fire bricks for support.
Had a few issues getting it to light, when we had the (not so bright) idea to use a starter log normally reserved for home fires. The *smoke*, oh my sweet gods, the smoke. It was barely ten minutes later my partner was forced to douse the fire pit, as the smoke was creating a thin smog even with every door open.
Our coal is anthracite, so I was under the impression it was more smokeless than other fuels - I don't know if it just needed longer to heat up, if the starter log was the issue (they're NOT designed for forging, I don't know what possessed us), or how to better direct heat up our flue instead of it escaping both sides of the hood. At the moment, we are considering some sort of freestanding dust extractor, or the biggest electric fan we can get our hands on.
Some of this is a bit of a vent. I've put what feels like hundreds, if not thousands of pounds, trying to get all set up and this is yet another hurdle. I wasn't expecting that level of smoke from anthracite, and I'm very tired and a bit disheartened. Any advice appreciated.
Phil
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If you feel it's appropriate to share NSFW jokes with your kids, that's on you. But a real, true dad joke should work for anyone's kid.
Mods... If you exist... Please, stop this madness. Rule #6 should simply not allow NSFW or (wtf) NSFL tags. Also, remember that MINORS browse this subreddit too? Why put that in rule #6, then allow NSFW???
Please consider changing rule #6. I love this sub, but the recent influx of NSFW tagged posts that get all the upvotes, just seem wrong when there are good solid DAD jokes being overlooked because of them.
Thank you,
A Dad.
