Preferred Refractories for Chamber vs Ribbon Burner

So, just to bring a question to the beginning of a thread that I've had to dig deep into several threads to find any info on (and I'm still not satisfied I've gotten all the info I need for my build), let me ask a question or two. Which castable refractory would our senior members recommend for the ribbon burner, the forge body, and the forge floor, if one decides to cast it rather than brick or kiln shelf it. And why? If a particular brand is not recommended, what properties should one look f

Hi Dan (D.Rotblatt), Had some issues with my Colloidal Silica slurry / Zircopax mix. I had tried to mix it 50:50 by volume, but made the mistake of adding Zircopax to a fixed volume of Silica slurry, to try and double the volume of liquid. This gave me a mix with much more Zircopax in than I expected. It coated pretty well for the 1st coat of the Ceramic blanket and the IFB floor as it was so thick. The downside was when I came to re-use the rest of the Zircopax Colloidal Si