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8:26 pm
November 14, 2010
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Does anyone know what a 50lb bag of coal is going for today?
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8:55 pm
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April 19, 2010
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it varys quite a bit ... anywhere from 15 $ to 40$ and quality also varys ... i travel a lot in the summer and finding coal can be a pain . if you can get to the area where its mined it can be quite cheap (180 a ton ive heard quoted) good luck
1:16 am
November 8, 2010
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When dealing with a new source try a small amount first before you buy a lot just in case the quality isn't there.
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4:10 am
November 14, 2010
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I inherited about a ton in 50lb bags. It was the last big joke from the guy I had been smithing with. So now that people are interested in buying it I have no idea what to sell it for. Guess I will take another look at it.
Thanks Guys,
Heather
5:10 am
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July 9, 2010
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Do you know what kind of coal it is? Is there a label on the bags?
Jeff Wilson
A miserable rain. On the wet side of Puget's Sound
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5:56 am
March 22, 2010
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Is that Kingsford, the stuff you put into a barbecue?:unsure::unsure::unsure:
When the blacksmith shack was demolished last month, there a small sack in the ivy, it went in the dumper, I have a coffee can of coall for punching if the need arises.
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Now that I think of it, the sack was industrial coke, left over when I made my first million making damascus steel for knifemakers.
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September 16, 2010
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Heather;4644 wrote: Does anyone know what a 50lb bag of coal is going for today?
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Been away for a while and this is probably way to late but...
It really depends where you are. At Dallas Green (farm supply in Utah) it's about $6/80 lb bag. At Central Fuel in Chehalis, WA is quite a bit more - both sell coal mined in Utah which is great for forging.
8:23 pm
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July 9, 2010
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Fort Nisqually is using the Coal from Central Fuel in Chehalis. The load we just got is making a LOT more clinker than last years.
My son is the Blacksmith
12:11 am
September 16, 2010
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J Wilson;5400 wrote: Fort Nisqually is using the Coal from Central Fuel in Chehalis. The load we just got is making a LOT more clinker than last years.
Might have changed their source since I was there last. The stuff I brough back from Utah is real good. They sell in the 80# bags to hunters during the hunting season for camp stoves/camp fires.
1:22 am
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April 19, 2010
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The coal from Kentucky that I get from John Turkington in Monroe,Oregon is REALLY good coal,but spendy. $28 a 50#sack,but I feel lucky to have it just up the road here. I buy half a ton at a time so it only hurts every now and then.
4:12 am
J Wilson;5400 wrote: Fort Nisqually is using the Coal from Central Fuel in Chehalis. The load we just got is making a LOT more clinker than last years.
The coal I bought from them several years ago was called "oiled" coal and is used for home heating only. Clinker city at best. It was, however, great for starting fires. One scoop as a starter and the fire was roaring. Nothing you couldn't live without though. Filed this under the category of "tried something new and it didn't come out right."
JE
5:12 am
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July 9, 2010
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Fort Nisqually had the same experience John had. The oiled stoker coal is intended for home heating with an automatic feeder. Central Fuel had both Utah and Wyoming Coal stoker coal (for home heating). Neither is "Intended" for blacksmith use. Though many folks use it out of desperation. They will tell you the Utah is hotter but the Wyoming has less ash. Your choice.
At home I've used Elk Horn # 3 and Pocahontas. They were both Great. We've also used various batches of unknown origin that have been very good and some very bad. We were lucky to learn on "good" coal. Now we make fair to poor coal do the job. Or use propane. Depends on the situation.
Last year at Fort Vancouver I saw a pallet of bags of "Blacksmith coal" sitting outside in the rain. There was a stream of yellow leaching out of them! I don't know where that batch came from.
As always your results may vary.
My son is the Blacksmith
4:43 pm
if you can work with coke there is coke available from Dave thomson or others who got L brand coke.(ed avolio)
if you are buying a tonne it works out at around 10-12 bucks a bag from ed. if small amounts try someone that has some .
cleaner and needs more air but pisses the neighbours off less and gives blacksmithing a better rap. creates less acid rain
And many cities that prevent coal c burning can be convinced that coke is OK.
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