Just realized coal vs charcoal makes a huge difference in heat consistency

I've been using lump charcoal for years because it's cheaper and easier to find around here. Last week I finally broke down and bought a bag of bituminous coal from a supplier 40 miles away. The difference was night and day - my steel heated way more evenly and I didn't have to constantly adjust the air flow every 5 minutes. I got a cleaner weld on a 3/8 inch bar in half the time. Has anyone else switched fuels and noticed a big change in their work?

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william_jackson655mo ago

Wait, you drove forty miles for coal?

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cameron5385mo ago

Ended up doing something similar last winter... drove about 35 miles out to a guy selling firewood off his property. Got a full truck bed for cheap and it lasted me the whole season. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

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hart.cora4mo ago

Was it really that bad, or just kind of annoying?

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