Gary Hatcher on fri 2 jul 04
Folks,
I received this e-mail (probably others have too) which might be an
interesting prospect for those in the area of these brick. I think he is
asking too much for used firebrick but maybe the price is negotiable. I have
never paid more than 10 cents a piece for used firebrick.
Gary C. Hatcher
www.garyhatcher.com
(903) 857-2271 Home/Studio
(903) 566-7486 University
gchfire@pobox.com e-mail
-----Original Message-----
From: Elmertique@aol.com [mailto:Elmertique@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 6:14 PM
To: gchfire@pobox.com
Subject: Kiln Bricks
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
mortared
in but are laid one on top of the other. The bricks are of the hard type
and each is 9 inches in length, 3 inches wide, 4.5 inches in height and each
weighs approximately 8 pounds. Some of the bricks are marked Yough 2 and
others are marked Prco. Due to the number of bricks involved I am certain
that
there must have been other manufacturers involved but to date I have not
found any other names.
The bricks are located in south western Kentucky. The property has road,
rail and river facilities so transportation is of no problem. I am only
asking
50 cents each for the bricks and the customer can pick and choose what he
takes.
I am wondering if you have any information about persons or organizations
in
your area 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 E-mail me at the above address or you may call me anytime at
731-686-7844.
Roy Elmer
1050 Oaklawn Street
Milan, Tennessee
Ivor and Olive Lewis on sat 3 jul 04
Dear Gary Hatcher,
This came up a short time ago. Might have been the weekend the server
went down.
I posted a caution.
If these bricks were made from a high alumina fireclay they could be
reasonable value. But if they were made from a high silica fireclay
then they might be useless from the point of making a potter's kiln
The usefulness of these bricks will depend on the type they are. If
they are a High Silica Refractory they might have undergone a serious
Quartz Phase Change when the kiln was decommissioned and so would be
unstable and liable to thermal shock fracturing when they are
reheated.
Coking kilns were usually made from the cheapest refractory available
and were rarely allowed to cool below 700=BA C during their life span.
As usual, Buyer Beware.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
S. Australia.
.
sdr on sun 4 jul 04
Ivor said:
.......Coking kilns were usually made from the cheapest refractory available
and were rarely allowed to cool below 700º C during their life span.
As usual, Buyer Beware...........>>
Thanks, Ivor. You always have more information
than I've gotten around to thinking about. I don't
really need those bricks, but I had been giving some
thought to a salt kiln, and was thinking about the
composition of the bricks. I had NOT thought about
how they might have been used in terms of heating/
cooling. You always encourage mindfullness. Thanks
again.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
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