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Pete's '47

02-11-2007 21:35:33




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Hey, does anybody here have an idea how hot a bed of Hard Maple coals in a wood furnace would be? I tried to find the answer and came up with about 800-900 degrees F. That could be the fire temp but the coals might be hotter? Thanks, Pete




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Ken S.

02-12-2007 06:14:35




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 Re: O.T., Wood fires in reply to Pete's '47, 02-11-2007 21:35:33  
Don't know about furnaces, but I do know a bed of hardwood coals with good draw can easily reach 2500°F. How I know-

Me and my drunk buddies like to melt stuff in the fire when we are camping at the farm. Aluminum melts at about 1220°F. Beer cans last about 3 or 4 seconds in a good fire.

Common glass has a melting point around 1800°F. 5 to 10 mins. to a unrecognizable blob.

Copper/nickel alloy that coins are made from, melts at about 2400°F. More than once, we have melted nickels and quarters in pools of molten Aluminum. Lots of fun LOL

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James Rader

02-11-2007 22:08:36




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 Re: O.T., Wood fires in reply to Pete's '47, 02-11-2007 21:35:33  
I blacksmith as a hobby, I use Coal and if I have time to make it I prefer to make my own charcoal from maple or oak. The charcoal when relit is just basicly hot coals. The temperature of coals in a fire have a huge veriable and that is the amount of oxygen that is present and how that oxygen is being delivered. I can leave a piece of iron in the forge in the pot of coals and it will get it orange red after a while with it just sitting. (orange red is about 700F)However add some air to that and with in just a few moments I can have a bar hot to about 1600F with the same fuel.

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