September 6, 20178 yr Author Here is the inside of the tank with the app of the Kast-O-Lite. I put a thicker layer on the floor and the opposite side to the burners. I have about 2 lbs (#) of cement left, I wonder if it is wasteful to put even thicker on the floor ??? I will let it dry another day or 2 and then I cover with Metrikote.
September 6, 20178 yr 13 minutes ago, blacksmith-450 said: I will let it dry another day or 2 and then I cover with Metrikote. Pretty sure you will want to fire up the forge to cure the Kast-O-Lite prior to the Metrikote.
September 6, 20178 yr 3 hours ago, blacksmith-450 said: Here is the inside of the tank with the app of the Kast-O-Lite. I put a thicker layer on the floor and the opposite side to the burners. I have about 2 lbs (#) of cement left, I wonder if it is wasteful to put even thicker on the floor ??? Circumstances alters cases. In your circumstances, I sure would. BUT, make darn sure that your burners are positioned correctly with the floor; you only get one shot at this.
September 6, 20178 yr 3 hours ago, blacksmith-450 said: I put a thicker layer on the floor and the opposite side to the burners. I have about 2 lbs (#) of cement left, I wonder if it is wasteful to put even thicker on the floor ??? In my limited experience, the thicker your Kastolite the longer it takes to bring your forge up to temperature. However, once it is up to temp, the faster it will bring your stock back up to forging temperatures. It's a trade off but something to think about. If you plan on forging for hours at a time then thicker may be better, but if you like to work for short periods of time you may not want the increased startup time.
September 7, 20178 yr On 9/6/2017 at 7:34 AM, Irondragon Forge & Clay said: Pretty sure you will want to fire up the forge to cure the Kast-O-Lite prior to the Metrikote I second that. There's a LOT of water in that kastolite. I've had it puddling out onto the floor while I was firing it to cure. Funny thing was, it didn't start dripping onto the floor til the interior hit 700-800F.
September 8, 20178 yr John, if you had water puddling you probably used to much water and also got a weak casting. Wayne
September 8, 20178 yr Author Currently I run 2-3 projects at the same time, it leaves time for the Kast-O-Lite to dry. It's pretty hard BTW ! My plan is to put 2-3 heated blocks, then one put a burner on low and another fire goes high. After I will put the IR paint. I drilled 2 holes under the tank to let out the moisture. If I see bubbles forming, I will stop the process, break them and then start again with touch-up, cure, dry, heat..etc...
September 8, 20178 yr Wayne, yes on one I purposely added more water to see if it would flow better, but the other time it was the manufacturer's specified amount and still had a bit of water dripping out.
September 9, 20178 yr I instruct to mix it to about the consistency of mortar. The more water added the weaker the casting. It should trowelable. Wayne
October 2, 20178 yr Superb flames. Actually, there is way more heat than you will need once the forge ends are installed. You will end up running your burners with about one-third of that pressure, most of the time. Please try moving the angle of your burners closer to vertical before committing to a position. Your flames should impinge on the right-hand side of your floor.
November 4, 20178 yr Author Today I pushed the forge to the maximum. The 2 burners at 30psi with borax in good quantity. I made a small crevice and a hole in my Kast-O-Lite. The problem comes from the use or I misapplied the product?
April 2, 20188 yr On 10/2/2017 at 9:23 AM, Mikey98118 said: Your flames should impinge on the right-hand side of your floor. That should have been near side, or burner side of the floor.
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