[TheForge] Forge Lining

[Larry Zoeller]

Luke,
Do you know the properties of the blanket, it would help a lot because
there are some ceramic blankets out there that are just rated for 1800
degrees.  So the ceramic blanket that you have could possibly be worthless
in building a forge.
I see Fisher regulators and the fittings necessary to get your forge hooked
up, check out the following links for a parts list and prices. 
http://www.geocities.com/zoellerforge/flare.html

Thanks,
Larry Zoeller
4312 Lahnna Dr.
Louisville, KY 40216
zman59 at earthlink.net
http://www.geocities.com/zoellerforge/


> [Original Message]
> From: Luke Thomson <lukeirathomson at gmail.com>
> To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: 7/20/2006 3:47:13 PM
> Subject: [TheForge] Forge Lining
>
> My friend's uncle is a refractory man, i don't know exactly what his
> position is but he's some sort of contractor for refractory and fire
> insulating work. That's insignificant though, the cool part is I get free
> refractories!!!
>
> Here's What I Got:
> 1. 1" thick Kao-wool, durablanket or some brand of refractory blanket
> 2. ***Naphos-85   i have a couple gallons and with it Matt (refractory
> hook-up) said "holds brick together up to .25"  thick" and "add water to
get
> consistency of morter/slurry"
> 3. ***Ply Brico "trawelable* plastic .5" to 3" thick" and "fills cracks &
> voids etc. where there isn't a brick" *Real Sticky*
> 4. bag of AP Green Castable refractory
>                          ***He also said that both the 'ply brico' and
> 'naphos' are 85% alumina where the standard is 50%
>
> Here is what I want:
> A forge... I cut the ends of a propane tank and burned the paint off for a
> forge shell. I'm not neccessarily set on this but it seems like the right
> size for my second forge, ( just today another friends dad gave me their
old
> forge to use while I build my own). The hope is that with those
refractories
> and one of mike porter's burners I'll have a forge pretty soon. I've
already
> forked out the big bucks and bought most of the parts for the .5 & .75"
> burner's in his book.
>
> now for the actual questions:
> 1. I've read about Jerry using a couple layers of Kaowool protected by
> refractory cement and rather liked the idea, but would like to hear
> other suggestions considering the materials I have.
>
> 2. If I decide to go with the two layers of kao-wool how thick should I
lay
> on the refrectory cement and which one should I use? should i do like .75"
> on the top and sides and 1.5 or so inches on the bottom?
>
> 3. Is there a website or anywhere in particular where I should buy a
> regulator, or will most places pretty much be the same: central welding
> supply, hardware store, etc.
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks always for your advice,
> Luke
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