Perlite, Silica Sand, and Fireclay

[mandoro]

Ok well, I know this isnt normal for this site, but for some reason my email is banned on backyardmetalcasting.com.

Anywho, I was wondering what places would have the items in the title. I went to home depot and couldnt find them. I just need a category I can look up in the phone book.

[mcraigl]

Should be able to get Perlite from nearly any garden center. Silica Sand? Isn't that kind of an oxymoron? Thought most all sand is Silica. Have no idea where to get fireclay.

[Don A]

Ditto on the perlite.

Check your Yellow Pages for pottery/ceramic supply dealers. That might give you a lead on the fire clay.

I'm pretty sure that the silica content of sand will vary. Some of it is just really fine rock. Not sure where to go on that one.


Don

[Dodge]

Another listing you might try is, refractories. You should be able to get silica sand anywhere they sell cement and mortar like stuff. I bought a bag at the local lumber yard to use to re-fill butt cans I made

[IronPuppet]

Just bought me a 60 liter bag of Perlite from Home Depot from the garden section.

IP

[ThomasPowers]

Well if you look out the window here you can see the pearlite mine; you have to drive a bit to get to the bentonite pit, sand you get from the river bank and wash it to remove the clay. So the Place to go would be Socorro NM.

[Alan B]

Silica sand should be available from any masonry supply outfit. It is used for concrete stucco applications as well as sand finished plaster.Sand is graded by particle size and silica content ( just for your information). The higher the silica content the higher the price.

[mandoro]

Thanks yall. Xxxx! I just came from home depot. It never occurred to me to look in the gardening section. How much was that bag IronPuppet?

Ok, Ill check the phone book and see what I can find. Maybe ill get lucky.

[IronPuppet]

I think it was $14 Canadian. I found it in the section with the bark mulch and soil in bags. I use it quite a lot to condition soil for my flower beds.

[Mike Turner]

Home depot should have silica sand last time I bought some they called it sand box sand.