MaxwellB Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 The forge I ordered arrived today, and I already have the fumed silica for rigidizing. I just have one really simple question, and forgive me if it's been answered somewhere else: Should I fire the forge at low heat first to burn off anything undesirable before rigidizing, or rigidize now, cure, then coat with the included refractory? I can't imagine there are any chemicals or anything actually on the kaowool in the forge, but manufacturing standards in eastern Europe are different than US ones. Just curious to know best practices to maximize the life of the wool before it'll need replacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HojPoj Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Don't fire it first, it's easier to apply outside the forge and install than after the fact. Once you fire it then that's when it'll give off the little nasties that are huge respiratory hazards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Rigidize first, give it a quick flame cure then apply the hard refractory. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 When you rigidize first, you have the chance to "sculp" out bulges, etc. But if you heat first, the blanket starts to "take a set," interfering with that possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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