[TheForge] Kaowool and Durablanket: apples and oranges

[Martin Paietta]

When you say double liner, what do you mean? Like castable refractory and
Kaowool?

Thanks
Martin 

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Frost
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 11:44 AM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Kaowool and Durablanket: apples and oranges

I can't compare either as only Kaowool has been available. This may have
changed though as it seems EJ Bartells has really increased it's supplier
list.

Still it doesn't really make a difference in my preferred forge set up as I
like the double liner. It takes longer to heat up but is about
indestructable and laughs off flux.

Frosty
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Smith" <sos at alum.mit.edu>
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Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Kaowool and Durablanket: apples and oranges


> 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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