[TheForge] Re: reducing fuel costs by improving forge efficiency.

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Jerry:
Could you shape the top edge of the top layer of bricks to fit the curve 
and  lay them up in moveable arcs? Guess you'd have to shape the ends 
too but  hi alumina bricks are easy to shape....maybe too easy.
Pete F

Jerry Frost wrote:

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>>Jerry,
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>>A slight dome would help a lot to keeping the kaowool in place. Perhaps if
>>the blanket is too flimsy, using the board, cut to interlock with a
>>key"stone" would work, especially with the rammable liner.  I have no idea
>>how much of a curve would be prime, but I bet a slight one would do.
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>>Kevin Donahoe
>>Flying Pig Forge
>>Morrow, OH 45152
>>flyinpig at go-concepts.com
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>Doming the lid would help and might even "solve" the "problem" of keeping
>the liners in place.
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>Unfortunately the nature of the forge's adjustability requires the sidewalls
>be movable and a domed lid would leak fire when the sidewalls are moved in
>from the perimeter. An inch or so of Kaowool on top of the sidewalls as a
>gasket might do the trick though. I'll keep the idea in mind.
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>Thanks,
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>Jerry
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