StReinhardt

I have made a kind of a box out of brick for the structure of my forge and I was wondering how thick i should make the refactory cement layer. I also need to know how to get the cement i already have to dry. It's about a half inch layer in the base that still forms depressions when i poke it, and it's been that way for well over a week.

is the cement insulative enough that any old bowl will work or do i need something heat resistant

so would a stainless steel bowl with the cement inside work

Hi, I was wondering what I should use for the interior, or the part where the coal goes in a coal forge, because I heard that ash and clinker stick to firebrick