mel jacobson on thu 25 nov 04
kurt has done some wonderful casting of lids, roofs etc.
for our wood kiln at the farm.
he follows the directions to the T.
uses stainless pins in the mix.
they are as strong as anything i have ever seen.
anyone could cast an entire kiln with this
new material.
castable is a good material.
just follow the instructions.
it is like plaster or concrete.
make the wrong mix, and it fails. water, plaster, portland cement, sand,
rock, clean
materials, proper proportions. newly dated bags of material.
mel
From:
Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
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Hank Murrow on thu 25 nov 04
On Nov 25, 2004, at 4:08 PM, mel jacobson wrote:
> kurt has done some wonderful casting of lids, roofs etc.
> for our wood kiln at the farm.
>
> he follows the directions to the T.
> uses stainless pins in the mix.
> they are as strong as anything i have ever seen.
> anyone could cast an entire kiln with this
> new material.
> castable is a good material.
Hey! that's true. I have been casting the floors of my Doorless
Fiberkilns, including 16 burnerports and expansion joints...........
works a treat.
At the U of O, here in Eugene, we have cast several parts of a new
chimney for the Anagama. Make a good form and mix correctly as Mel
suggests..........precision. Those little stainless wires are called
RibTec or Fiber-Con (depending upon supplier), and stop cracks as soon
as they form.
Cheers, Hank in Eugene
>
www.murrow.biz/hank
Ivor and Olive Lewis on fri 26 nov 04
Dear Mel,
From the description you give this Castable material will have a
limited life.
<they are as strong as anything i have ever seen. anyone could cast an
entire kiln with this new material. castable is a good material.
just follow the instructions. it is like plaster or concrete. make the
wrong mix, and it fails. water, plaster, portland cement, sand, rock,
clean materials, proper proportions. newly dated bags of material.>>
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
S. Australia.
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