[Gasification] Steel making Charcoal, Off Topic now----

[Pete & Sheri]

One: for wrought iron, the "old way":

http://leesauder.com/

We use this process about once a year.

 

Two: 

http://www.anvilfire.com/article.php?bodyName=/FAQs/junkyard_steel.htm

or more specifically:

http://www.anvilfire.com/21centbs/jnkstee1.jpg

 

In general, though, go to:

www.abana.org

for plenty of info on blacksmithing and how to get all the info you will
ever need on the subject.

 

Pete Stanaitis

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From: Gasification [mailto:gasification-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On
Behalf Of Craig Kernan
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 7:54 AM
To: gasification at lists.bioenergylists.org
Subject: Re: [Gasification] Steel making Charcoal

 

Thinking about  the discussion here made me realize that I only have a
relatively fuzzy undersatanding of steel making, and some people on this
list seem to understand the process much better.  I decied to try and pick
some knowledgable brains.

1.  Can someone here recomend a good reference on small scale steel making
with charcoal.    I Know it is/has been done in small villages in several
parts of the world with relatively low technology, often with excelent
results.  Example: the two kinds of steel folded into a katana (samuri
sword) by Japanese sword makers.

2.  If I wanted to render the old Mazda pickup and Ford van in my back yard
into different types of steel, what parts shoudl I start with and what
should I do?
a. to get a very hard steel,   
b. to get a very elastic springy steel
c. to get an easily worked steel for a balcksmiths forge?

Craig




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