Linda Stauffer on mon 26 oct 09
Today I drove nearly 600 miles, Philly to Pittsburgh and back to pick
up new hard firebricks to finish my kiln. When I got there all the
guy had were arches and wedges. So I bought 300 of them @$0.80 each.
Now I need to figure out if I can use them to do the back wall and the
door? Anyone want to trade some straights for some arches or wedges??
I am about 50 miles north of Philly. The guy says he still has hundreds.
Linda Stauffer
Katie's Mom Forever
"We should love people and use things, not love things and use
people." Katie Stauffer 1983-2003
David Hendley on tue 27 oct 09
I built my first gas kiln out of all #1 arch hard firebricks, except
for the stack-in door.
All you have to do is stack one arch brick one way and put another
on top of it with the small side facing the other way - you have
an approximately rectangular brick unit, about 9" long, 4 1/2" wide,
and 4 1/2" thick. Think of this as your 'brick size', even though
it is made up of 2 bricks.
The side faces of these 'brick units' are not completely straight,
but it doesn't matter. They stack fine, and you can build sturdy
walls 6 feet tall. Not the greatest way to build a kiln, but it works
if that's what you have to work with.
I fired my kiln for many years (it was also lined with ceramic
fiber, as insulation).
David Hendley
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
----- Original Message -----
> Today I drove nearly 600 miles, Philly to Pittsburgh and back to pick
> up new hard firebricks to finish my kiln. When I got there all the
> guy had were arches and wedges. So I bought 300 of them @$0.80 each.
> Now I need to figure out if I can use them to do the back wall and the
> door? Anyone want to trade some straights for some arches or wedges??
> I am about 50 miles north of Philly. The guy says he still has hundreds.
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