Ztugdriver

Thanks a bunch guys I have begun reading and it is great info thanks for the help.

Thanks guys for the info and advice. I was looking for a thread like that as I’m a member of a few forums and they all seem to have a similar page but I couldn’t find it. Maybe the admins can put it in the welcome email after signing up. I will read the link tonight. To clarify a bit I did lay down 2” of kaowool and sprayed rigidizer on it before applying the KOL 30. For the most part I have followed instructions on how to build forges the only difference is I used a steel square tube no a propane tank. I’m glad to hear that the bond is not an issue as much as I thought. Thanks again for all your help. I’m sure you’ll be hearing from me in the near future.

Hello everyone I am a new member and have joined to get advice and learn about smithing so I can help my son who is very interested in this as a hobby. He’s 17 and I’m really happy he’s interested in this type of work rather than video games and such. Anyway I have been helping my son build his forge folllowing instructions from multiple sources online and we’ve managed to get to the point at which we’re laying down the the Kast o lite 30. I understand most use a propane bottle but we’ve decided to use a 12x12x3/8 square steel tube. I wanted to lay all four sides of the Kast o lite last night but I got called away and was only able to put one side down. It’s been air drying now for 12 hours Having the time to finish it tonight I was going to put the other 3 sides in but I was concerned about the edges bonding. Do I need to worry about this? I’m not going to leave a gap but I wasn’t sure if it needed a bonding agent like concrete does when poured to existing slabs. Also if repairs are needed in the future how do you apply the new KOL to the old once it’s been fired and used Thanks for your help.