gary navarre on sat 21 aug 10
Well Crew, =3D0A=3D0A I sure hope this works (from inside the chamber)...=
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http://public.fotki.com/GindaUP/ca/kpap/uphwfkl3/throat-arch-fix-done-jpg.h=
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tml=3D0A=3D0A To fill that last bit of space level I used more castable.=3D=
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And from the Bourry side...=3D0A=3D0Ahttp://public.fotki.com/GindaUP/ca/kpa=
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hwfkl3/throat-arch-fix.html=3D0A=3D0A Some of the Heat Stop refractory ceme=
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eop gave me was a bit stiff so I scraped it up with some fresh and added a =
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bit of water and mixed it back to a working consistency so I could reset th=
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e four bricks at the top of the arch. This stuff is supposed to be for use =
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in excess of 2000=3DB0F but I don't think it is gonna take 2500=3DB0F so I =
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ed in some alumina hydrate to see what happens. The final rather thin wedge=
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shaped gap for the keystone and the voids around the bricks got filled wit=
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h castable as described in the photos. =3D0A=3D0A Some of the original kaol=
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ireclay/grog lag used in the wall of the Bourry shrank but did not fuse and=
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is coming out so I might use up some of the Heat Stop with powdered lag to=
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fill those small gaps as tuck pointing and ram it in with a paint stick. T=
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his surface really doesn't get that hot and I don't plan on messing with it=
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for a while after we get the Pignose and new front Bourry wall rebuilt so =
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might as well fill them now and see what happens. I want to move on and get=
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this brick work done so I can finish putting up fuel for another firing an=
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d get ready for brush season. Christmas is right around the corner so stay =
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tuned and stay in there eh.=3D0A=3D0A =3D0AGary Navarre=3D0ANavarre Potter=
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rre Enterprises=3D0ANorway, Michigan, USA=3D0Ahttp://www.youtube.com/GindaU=
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