Acetylene

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Originally Posted by Ray Rogers

Coffee can forges are like any other forge - they're as good as you make them. They need not be any more complicated than I described but they can be as sophisticated as you'd care to make it. Here's the one I built:

http://www.rayrogers.com/miniforge.htm

Ignore the burner I used and just worry about the forge body. Even a thin sheet of sheet metal will do (preferably not aluminum as the melting temp is too low). Roll the sheet metal into a small tube, line it with wool, plug the ends with either brick or more wool, insert some kind of burner and you have a minimal forge. Satanite, ITC-100, propane torches, forced air burners, venturi burners, etc ....all this is detail. Build the body, put some heat in it, and then refine it as you decide you need to ....

Probably want to stay away from galvanized too, due to toxic fumes that may be released when the forge heats up.