Jacob Palmer Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 So I assume this has been covered 100 times before, but hear me out: I recently built a Frosty T burner. (And it works pretty well) I had planned to make a gas forge with kaowool and a propane tank, but I learned the extent of the dangers of kaowool. (I already knew it was bad but not this bad) I know there are refractory sealants to protect me from the fumes but I don't want to take that risk. So I want to build a gas forge with firebricks. The issue is: how do I build a stable firebrick forge without welding (and with a low budget) I still don't have access to a welder. I've looked around a lot for info on this and I've found nothing. (Loads more time than an hour this time BTW...) If I made a forge would the brick would I need refractory cement to seal it? Do I even need to support the bricks to make a stable forge? And what type of bricks do I use: soft or hard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozenforge Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Soft bricks. All thread to clamp it together, Infared reflective coating. Was palnning on a 1/2 “ burner but I’m using a turbo torch setup I picked up very cheap at a garage sale. This setup will go from cold forge and a piece of 5/8 solid square to forging temp (orange) in about 3 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Palmer Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 7 hours ago, Frozenforge said: Soft bricks. All thread to clamp it together, Infared reflective coating. Was palnning on a 1/2 “ burner but I’m using a turbo torch setup I picked up very cheap at a garage sale. This setup will go from cold forge and a piece of 5/8 solid square to forging temp (orange) in about 3 minutes. Nice! How many bricks did you use? Also, where the heck would I find those bricks? I see some people selling them on Ebay, but it looks kinda shady... And homedepot/lowes only sells hard firebrick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Palmer Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 43 minutes ago, Jacob Palmer said: Nice! How many bricks did you use? Also, where the heck would I find those bricks? I see some people selling them on Ebay, but it looks kinda shady... And homedepot/lowes only sells hard firebrick. Where'd you get the coating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 7 hours ago, Jacob Palmer said: Also, where the heck would I find those bricks? I see some people selling them on Ebay, but it looks kinda shady... And homedepot/lowes only sells hard firebrick. Look up K26 bricks on eBay; solve all your problems at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozenforge Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 It is 2 full bricks on top and on bottom and 1/2 brick on each side but you can come up with different options. A quick google for Austin Texas turned up Armadillo Clay and supplies. They have bricks insulation, rigidizer and I’m sure alot more than whats on their website. Look up refactory supplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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