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Dear Jim, Yes, in spite of fact that, with rlys charging by weight, not volume, it would have been cheaper to coke at the colliery & take the coke to the steelworks or whatever. Kindest regards, Ken (Smith). On 4/28/08, Jim Besleme <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > In a message dated 4/27/2008 9:13:57 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > Not quite the same, but the worst I've come across is the > coke from a Welsh works (can't remember which, somewhere around Maesteg I > seem to remember) which became significantly less reactive if kept for as > little as six hours. (Yes, hours!) That said, many cokes had to be used > pdq. > > Hope it helps. > Kindest regards, > Ken (Smith). > > > > Hi Ken, > > That supports the reason why so many of the coke ovens (beehive ovens) > were > built so close to the point of use as it was seen here in America. A very > interesting thread. > > Thank you, > Jim Besleme > > > > **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used > car > listings at AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) >