[TheForge] Kaowool and Durablanket: apples and oranges

[Steve Smith]

I've always used Durablanket and liked it (but this means I can't 
compare). I was going to get Kaowool, but it turned out the sales guy 
was reading me the destruct temp as a use temp. I went with the other 
supplier which happened to have Durablanket.

Steve

Gladish Family wrote:
> Maybe it has been said, but from my experience, Durablanket and Kaowool 
> are quite different products with different uses.
> As an insulating material, Kaowool is excellent, but it shouldn't be the 
> final layer on the hot part of the forge.
> Durablanket performs the same task, with one huge difference: it 
> reflects heat WAY better than Kaowool, meaning that your forge gets much 
> hotter.
> Durablanket with a thin coating of Plistix- which Larry Zoeller sells- 
> makes my dirt simple blown forge an outstanding welding machine. It gets 
> seriously bright white hot in there, something I was not able to achieve 
> with the same forge and Kaowool.
> 
> Andy Gladish
> 
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