[TheForge] A challenge to Harry

IowaHarry iowaharry at fastmail.net
Mon Jul 30 21:47:32 EDT 2007


Mikey,

    How do they compare dollar for dollar? I presume kastolite 3000 is a 
castable refractory, but I haven't heard of bubble alumina. I thought 
the whole idea of the ITC  100 was to protect the ceramic blanket for 
more durability. And by frequent, how frequent?

Harry

Kathy wrote:
> Harry,
> If you plan on making a good forge/furnace it would be a much better idea to use
> Kastolite 3000 refractory or bubble alumina instead of ceramic blanket. I do
> strongly urge you to reconsider your insulating refractory choice, unless you
> don't mind replacing the ceramic blanket on a frequent basis.
> Mikey
>
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> Harry writes:
> "I've got my Inswool bought, the ITC 100 is on the way." 
>
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