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

[Ralph Sproul]

Thanks Chuck, this is another good approach.  I remember reading a workshop
you fellows had that you did this option of the screws..........so it holds
up well ehh?

Just curious if you've tried a domed lid?  What radius did you use......or
was a just part of an arc?

Ralph

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Robinson" <robi5515 at bellsouth.net>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: reducing fuel costs by improving forge
efficiency.


> Hey Ralph,
> Doming the forge top works better than a flat top in both castable and
> inswool refractory.
> I use the casting needles in the castable/ ramable refractory, and S/S
wall
> board screws in the Inswool. I space the screws about 4 to 6 inches apart
> over the whole surface of the metal skin.
> Make sure the screws are about 1/2" shorter than the inswool thickness and
> coat the screws with satanite before pushing them into the inswool.
> Chuck
>
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