Corn Fueled Blacksmith's Coal Forge

[@fajile5109]

I saw walnut shells being used and then saw this. Food has a surprising amount of energy in it.

[@hokepoke3540]

Neat, I know that my grandfather burned charcoal he made from corn cobs to start his coal fire. He told me he learned it working in a blacksmith shop around 1890 in south Texas. Wish I could have heard your voice a little better, old ears and side noise don't go well. Thanks for the video, it was informative and useful.

[@C-M-E]

I've heard of this being used but I've never seen it done before now. Very interesting, and I bet it smells decent! Not quite as hardy as coal for burn time I would imagine, but it's definitely easier to get ahold of in most places.

[@AdamRhein]

It burns so quickly! Thank you for the video! I had no idea corn could be used as a solid fuel.

[@johndowe7003]

you can use anything that burns if you want to, how well it works is a different story..

[@paulorchard7960]

That’s cool, I will see if I can get some at the local feed barn and give it a go! I mostly use charcoal and coke but any extra alternative is worth a try. Thanks, you just earned a sub!

[@faithislife86]

can we get an actual forging video where you demonstrate how to manage the forge as you go using corn.

[@CathodeULT]

That steel is going to have too many carbs.

[@fourgedmushrooms5958]

Smells great I bet 😁.

[@gravelytodd]

I don't have a forge, but I have burned corn for almost 20 years now to heat my house in the winter, similar to a pellet stove. Works great and I buy the corn bulk from a neighbor farm and the money stays local. I go through about 150 bushel a year.

[@GerritKing]

never knew you could use corn in the forge...

[@geoffreybrown7365]

Very interesting idea , I might just have to look in to this once I use up my coal and burn threw the 2 trees worth of wood I need to get rid of .

[@tomw1697]

Thank you for doing this video. I have thought about trying corn but wasn't sure if it would actually work. Not much coal here in Fla.

[@billwoehl3051]

I made my own retort for homemade lump charcoal, but at $6-7 for 50#, sounds like a great backup fuel. Or vice versa, charcoal might be the backup!

[@leonardmettlach2614]

Thanks never thought of corn , my wife cant stand the smell of coal so i dont use my coal forge much , now i have an option

[@jarrodfillmore6247]

This is so Corny! I love it!

[@py2rpjrubens450]

Good job!! My chickens are scared!! Thanks...

[@hankquado5531]

I can use hard pour corn to forge ? This is a novelty game changer

[@Whipple1]

. Hmmmm. Not much in the way of clinkers? What forever will I put on my driveway for traction in the winter? LOL. Thanks for posting. I'd heard of using corn, peas and soybeans in specially modified stoves for household heat, but never imagined you could forge with it. Good information. Cheers! Whipple

[@IrishPotato86]

Corn hadnt crossed my mind before. Thanks! Liked and subbed!

[@superdave54811]

I am curious to try so I can see what I can make and smell it burn.

[@Alice_cooper55]

I wanna see you try that with popcorn haha

[@billwoehl3051]

The corn sticks together making nut sized chunks so it won't go through the twyirre(sp?)?

[@dthomas021]

Yes, the corn fuses together sometimes in large fist size chunks. But I have a slotted cover over the twyre (homemade) and even the raw unfused whole corn is too big to drop through the slots.

[@clatechilders856]

Wow! I definitely want to try this!

[@GWIRailroad]

Wow that is very interesting. Do you think that would work with a deeper fire pot? I have a Centaur Forge and it is a very large pot. Nice job!! Thank You.

[@dthomas021]

I'm sure it would work fine. Of course your rate of fuel burned will go up too. Without the insert in my brake rotor forge I'd burn two to three times as much fuel, no matter the type.

[@GWIRailroad]

Thank You I will work on that and watch your up coming videos. Have a great day!!

[@j.l.foster8572]

I'm surprised that it kinda sticks together a little like coal does.

[@darrenthompson6115]

Do you have to have forced air all the time to keep it lit? Will the fire go out without air? Thanks Darren

[@dthomas021]

Corn does need air all the time or it will go out.

[@cracked_smith-qz1ez]

im hoping to try this

[@JustinTopp]

I love this and need to try it

[@thomasarussellsr]

This was literally the first time across many many channels that I have heard anything at all about forging with a corn fire. I couldn't make out what kind of corn you use. Could you write it out in your response, please? Thanks. SUB'd

[@johncochran8497]

He said "dry whole feed corn". Basically animal feed. Some URLs (pricey. Better to go to a local animal feed store) www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-whole-corn-50-lb www.amazon.com/slp/feed-corn/ve8j968bb3cw8qf

[@dthomas021]

Pretty much exactly what John said. He even gave the same link to TSC I usually give, but any feed store will carry dry whole feed corn.

[@thomasarussellsr]

@@johncochran8497 thanks.

[@robertayers9424]

Nice clean and dry corn will not produce much, as far as clinkers and ash. My experience is with heating systems using corn.

[@SilentForrest-he4qj]

I predict popcorn

[@BeerontheBrain327]

Would be a lot more fun if you used popcorn

[@dthomas021]

May have to give it a try, just to see.

[@karldunne5595]

Hmmmm..... Corn makes great Burbon too!!..... 👍

[@oljames1687]

..i hope you put out some more video of your setup. is that a converted grill you are using for the forge? i went ahead and Subscribed just in case.

[@dthomas021]

I do have my grill conversion to forge make in editing at the moment. Will be next video I put up.

[@CKE142B]

You can't be getting heat anywhere near the BTUs of coal. What temperatures can you get? Can you forge weld?

[@dthomas021]

Dry (15% mc) whole feed corn 7,000 btu/lb Medium-volatile bituminous 13,840 btu/lb Since corn burns faster than coal (not quite twice as fast) it does come close to bituminous coal's btu output. Some say corn can reach forge welding temperatures but I haven't tried it. I do know I've seen a few small sparklers pulling steel from a corn fire but I've never come close to burning work the way a coal fire can if you're not careful.

[@RovingPunster]

That was an eye opener, and interesting to watch. +1. On a good note, I guess you dont have to worry if your forge corn is non-gmo and organic. 😉 p.s. Suggestion ... locating your mich separate from your camera would eliminate the problem of the blower overwhelming your narration.

[@RovingPunster]

It's a shame there isnt a way to recover some of that massive heat going up & out the flue.

[@johnjude2677]

Might try

[@thelucondrix391]

It's extremely expensive here, so I'll stick to coal which is cheap where I live..., I can buy it per ton. LoL.....That said interesting.

[@JCP1152P]

Don't even think about Pop Corn

[@Razehell42]

Not how you make popcorn, jk

[@londiniumarmoury7037]

There's easier ways to make popcorn for your movies bro.

[@kentaylor3087]

use popcorn...we can have a snack

[@lxmzhg]

yeay pop corn!!!

[@HiltsyAdventure]

looks like it needs too much air for my setup, I use a box bellow that I built

[@dthomas021]

I use an old draft inducer blower off a junked HVAC unit that is powered off a long drop cord (spliced together our of many old frayed cords and left in the grass all the time). Added a dimmer switch at the forge. Gives all the air corn needs.

[@deborahstein]

First thought was air popper

[@blacrow7]

Why use corn when you can make your own charcoal, it is very easy to do.

[@ProudBerliozian]

john frazier Corn is so much cheaper. As he said: for 50lbs he paid $6.50, and to make charcoal you need (expensive) wood, which is far more expensive. Even if you’ll say “chop your own wood,” well there is considerable expense in that too. Maybe not monetary, but it takes time and effort that he’d rather expend it formulating his metal products, not to mention keen know-how on carbonizing the wood efficiently, which takes yet more resource and time.

[@blacrow7]

@@ProudBerliozian And making charcoal is even cheaper, to make it, you just bake the wood and you have charcoal. I make char cloth and it is the same principal, look in how to make charcoal. You can't get any cheaper then making it your self. see video- kzbin.info/www/bejne/equwlXt4bLaAY68

[@beowulf1417]

he covers that in the video...

[@richardturk7162]

You need to clean up the place and sweep the floor.

[@dthomas021]

Clean? Yes. Sweep? Its a dirt and gravel floor.

[@tropifiori]

I grew up poor. I don’t approve of wasting food- even if it is fodder.

[@dthomas021]

1) I don't consider a none food use of feed corn as wasting it. 2) Same corn they use to make ethyl alcohol for those E10-85 mixes at the gas pump. 3) Personally I'd rather use a zero carbon footprint fuel than a fossil fuel. 4) To each there own. Thank you for expressing your opinion.

[@lukespread]

@@dthomas021 😁

[@thomasarussellsr]

@@dthomas021 zero carbon footprint? I saw a lot of carbon at the end of the video... LOL