Bill Merrill on fri 5 mar 10
Gina,
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Current prices of K -23 , 2 =3DBD " thick fire brick per 1000 are $2.80 =3D
each. Current prices of K -23, 3" thick fire brick per 1000 are $3.36 =3D
each
I like the 3" thick brick as there are less seams in the vertical height =
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of the kiln than with the 2 =3DBD" brick. =3D20
=3D20
Bill Merrill
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jonathan byler on fri 5 mar 10
you might also check with harbison walker and some other suppliers. =3D20
we got some k23's from them that were closer to 1.50 ea in pallet =3D20
quanity (I think 480 bricks? can't remember) don't remember if that =3D20
included freight. turns out these were chinese bricks, but they seem =3D20=
=3D
strong enough, are not all crumbly, and weren't busted or broken when =3D20=
=3D
we got them. in fact I have used almost a whole pallet and not found =3D20=
=3D
a single broken brick in the lot. all were uniform size, too. may be =3D2=
0=3D
that these don't hold up as well as american ones at temperature, but =3D20=
=3D
we will find out. Harbison walker was at one point a very reputable =3D20
company, and I haven't heard anything to the contrary, so I assume =3D20
their source of chinese bricks makes good product - HW supply =3D20
refractories in huge quantity to industries of all kinds who tend to =3D20
demand high quality products, so I can't imagine them selling junk.
shop around, you may find a better deal than 2.80 ea. we got ours two =3D2=
0=3D
and some years ago before the economy tanked, so I can't imagine they =3D20=
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have jacked up prices that much with business being flat.
good luck with this,
jon
On Mar 5, 2010, at 4:31 PM, Bill Merrill wrote:
> Gina,
>
>
>
> Current prices of K -23 , 2 =3DBD " thick fire brick per 1000 are $2.80 =
=3D20=3D
> each. Current prices of K -23, 3" thick fire brick per 1000 are =3D20
> $3.36 each
>
> I like the 3" thick brick as there are less seams in the vertical =3D20
> height of the kiln than with the 2 =3DBD" brick.
>
>
>
> Bill Merrill
>
>
Paul Vernier on tue 9 mar 10
About 3 years ago, when building my kiln I looked into bricks from China.=
=3D
I
ended up importing them from China. The minimum order was 3 pallets, appr=
=3D
ox
1000 bricks. I got K-26 in 2 1/2 inch for $1.13 a brick, FOB. I used UPS
International to ship, $760 shipping from Shanghai to Oakland California.=
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Rented a truck from Ryder for $120 to pick them up at the dock and bring =
=3D
to
the studio. The whole process was quite easy. The bricks were of good
quality. (We will see about durability). I would be glad to share the
details of the transaction with anyone who would like to pursue the impor=
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ter
approach.
Paul
On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 17:48:24 -0600, jonathan byler wr=
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ote:
>you might also check with harbison walker and some other suppliers.=3D20=
=3D20=3D
=3D20
>we got some k23's from them that were closer to 1.50 ea in pallet=3D20=3D2=
0
>quanity (I think 480 bricks? can't remember) don't remember if that=3D20=
=3D20=3D
>included freight. turns out these were chinese bricks, but they seem=3D20=
=3D
=3D20
>strong enough, are not all crumbly, and weren't busted or broken when=3D20=
=3D
=3D20
>we got them. in fact I have used almost a whole pallet and not found=3D20=
=3D
=3D20
>a single broken brick in the lot. all were uniform size, too. may be=3D2=
0=3D
=3D20
>that these don't hold up as well as american ones at temperature, but=3D20=
=3D
=3D20
>we will find out. Harbison walker was at one point a very reputable=3D20=
=3D20=3D
>company, and I haven't heard anything to the contrary, so I assume=3D20=3D=
20=3D
>their source of chinese bricks makes good product - HW supply=3D20=3D20
>refractories in huge quantity to industries of all kinds who tend to=3D20=
=3D20=3D
>demand high quality products, so I can't imagine them selling junk.
>
>shop around, you may find a better deal than 2.80 ea. we got ours two=3D2=
0=3D
=3D20
>and some years ago before the economy tanked, so I can't imagine they=3D20=
=3D
=3D20
>have jacked up prices that much with business being flat.
>
>good luck with this,
>jon
>
>On Mar 5, 2010, at 4:31 PM, Bill Merrill wrote:
>
>> Gina,
>>
>>
>>
>> Current prices of K -23 , 2 =3DBD " thick fire brick per 1000 are $2.80=
=3D20=3D
=3D20
>> each. Current prices of K -23, 3" thick fire brick per 1000 are=3D20=3D=
20=3D
>> $3.36 each
>>
>> I like the 3" thick brick as there are less seams in the vertical=3D20=
=3D20=3D
>> height of the kiln than with the 2 =3DBD" brick.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bill Merrill
>>
>>
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