[TheForge] Vermiculite

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

In defense of ash...if one selectively chooses the fine, fluffy, white 
ash from wood burning..it seems more insulative than the rest.
I bet including some fin ground charcoal wouldn't hurt either.

Jay Hayes wrote:
> I got some vermiculite at Lowes and Southern States last year. It is a 
> seasonal item, but they might still have some or can get it.
> 
> Jay
> 
> Bob Ehrenberger wrote:
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> I have a barrel of vermiculite that I use to anneal tools and knives.  Over 
>> the years the vermiculite has gotten compacted and is only about half full 
>> now.  I wanted to get some more to top it off and have discovered that it is 
>> no longer available at most farm  & home stores like it used to be.
>>
>> It seems that most of the gardening departments have switched to perlite 
>> instead of vermiculite.  Have any of you used perlite for annealing?  Does 
>> it work as well and vermiculite? Would it hurt to mix it with the 
>> vermiculite that I have left?
>>
>> Robert Ehrenberger
>> Shelbyville, Mo.
>> eforge at centurytel.net
>>
>>
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