Aleta Moss on sat 26 aug 00
I am new to clayart and have really enjoyed the helpful attitude and
exchanges that go on.
My question involves used fire brick. My husband (God bless him) loves a
good bargain, don't we all? He is also very encouraging to my attempts at
being a potter, which I am getting back to after a three year hiatus. He
recently purchased and hauled home five truck loads (full size pick up). of
refractory and soft fire brick that a lumber company was trying to throw away
.(It was to be bulldozed as fill!!! Can you imagine ?) Anyway He had to drive
1 1/2 hr. each way for each load. It now sits piled on pallets behind our
barn, covered. From what we were told, it came from a boiler furnace that
burned wood chips to run a generator. The process wasn't what they wanted so
they took it apart and built something else. The bricks are in good shape,
They have the word "clipper" on the side and we are told they are high fire
bricks(?) .
Is there anything we should do to them before trying to use them to
build a kiln? I haven't found any info on that subject.
We would like to (obviously) build a kiln ( never done it!) We would like
to see if it is possible or feasible to build a wood/gas kiln. Where do I
find good plans?
I look forward to your helpful answers, comments, suggestions, criticisms,
whatever! Thanks
By the way;Open Kiln Group of NH Where are you? please e-mail me with the
next meeting info Thanks!
Aleta Moss
Epsom NH
Jeff Brown on sun 27 aug 00
Aleta,
The Kiln Book
by Frederick Olsen
is a good kiln building book with designs, and material information.
Wood-Fired Stoneware and Porcelain
by Jack Troy
is another good one.
If you would like to bring a couple of pieces of your bricks to my studio
(at Northwood Pottery) I would stick them in my next firing to see if they
can go to cone 11.
Jeff Brown
http://www.jeffbrownpottery.com
ferenc jakab on sun 27 aug 00
> Is there anything we should do to them before trying to use them to
> build a kiln? I haven't found any info on that subject.
> We would like to (obviously) build a kiln ( never done it!) We would
like
> to see if it is possible or feasible to build a wood/gas kiln. Where do I
> find good plans?
Aleta,
I don't know the particular bricks but they should be o.k. if they don't
have some kind of mortar attached. If they do they will need cleaning. When
you build use a Kaolin/alumina mix as mortar. This allows the bricks to
expand without cracking. A good source of info is Daniel Rhodes' "Kilns -
Design, construction and operation".
Feri.
Jonathan Kaplan on sun 27 aug 00
"Clipper" bricks are hard bricks that are made by AP Green. They are a high
heat duty hard refractory brick.
Jonathan
Jonathan Kaplan, president
Ceramic Design Group
PO Box 775112
Steamboat Springs CO 80477
voice and fax 970 879-9139
jonathan@csn,net
http://www.sni.net/ceramicdesigin
Plant Location:
1280 13th Street Unit 13
Steamboat Springs CO 80487
(please use this address for all deliveries via UPS, comman carrier, FEd
Ex, etc.)
Roy Elmer on tue 22 jun 04
I own a piece of property that has an old arched coke kiln on it. The
kiln is 50 feet deep, 8 feet high and ONE MILE long. I estimate that
there are over one million kiln bricks in this structure. The bricks are
not mortered in but are laid one on top of the other. I am wondering if
you have any information about person or organization that would be
interested in purchasing any or all of these bricks. If you would like
more information or would like to talk to me in person please feel to email
me at the above address or you may call me anytime at 731-686-7844.
Roy Elmer
1050 Oaklawn Street
Milan, Te
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