[TheForge] Forge Lining

[Jay Hayes]

Luke,

I also carry regulators and everything else needed to build gas forges. 
I also have a number of forge kits including several clamshell forge kits.

As others mentioned check the temperature ratings of the ceramic fiber 
and other refractory. You can use lower temp material behind higher temp 
refractory, but low temp stuff will not hold by itself up to the high 
heat of a forge. I prefer three inches of ceramic fiber for better fuel 
economy, although a lot of folks only use two inches.

Jay Hayes
jay at hrea.coop


Luke Thomson wrote:

> 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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