Hi...I just built my first forge...styled after the Edmonton forge utilizing two Larry Zoller side arm burners...it was recommended by a metal artist who urged me to make it out of solid refractory...it has 2.5" of Super Heatcrete 30...needles to say I can cook breakfast on it 6 hours after its been fired. I just purchased 2600 C Kaowool and fabricated one solid end insulated with the kaowool. The forge works great after a 15 min warm up. I'd appreciate any comments on insulating the outside of the steel shell with two inches of kaowool covered in a 20 guage steel shell tack welded to the existing shell on each side of the burners. Thanks in advance for your comments. Peter
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Hi...I just built my first forge...styled after the Edmonton forge utilizing two Larry Zoller side arm burners...it was recommended by a metal artist who urged me to make it out of solid refractory...it has 2.5" of Super Heatcrete 30...needles to say I can cook breakfast on it 6 hours after its been fired. I just purchased 2600 C Kaowool and fabricated one solid end insulated with the kaowool. The forge works great after a 15 min warm up. I'd appreciate any comments on insulating the outside of the steel shell with two inches of kaowool covered in a 20 guage steel shell tack welded to the existing shell on each side of the burners. Thanks in advance for your comments. Peter
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