I finally gave in and tried a proper coal forge after years with propane

For the last five years, I only used a propane forge I built myself, thinking it was cleaner and easier. Last month, a friend in Asheville let me use his coal set-up to work on a large leaf spring, and the heat control was just so much better for moving that much steel. I could really pinpoint the heat in a way my gas forge never allowed, and the piece came out with fewer cold shuts. Has anyone else made the switch and found specific projects where coal is clearly better?

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the_patricia7d ago

Oh yeah, I read that coal's way better for forge welding.

wadeyoung7d ago

My propane forge welds just fine, honestly.