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Shopping around for a single burner forge. Asked the vendor the following question and this is the response that I received. Not sure if he is wrong or right, but it surely contradicts all my other research. 

 

Question Asked- "Would you suggest refractory cement and or rigidizer on the exposed insulation fabric ?"

 

Reply Given- "Well, from someone with over 30 years in the industry working with refractories, you can use rigidizer if you like but it is not necessary. You should never use refractory cement on ceramic blanket, regardless of how many folks on the internet suggest it, they are just plain wrong."

 

Thanks in advance!

Welcome aboard Bootss, glad to have you.

He didn't lie to you, rigidizer is your choice though we recommend it for breath hazard reasons. And NO, do NOT use refractory CEMENT. Cement is a compound for cementing things together, bricks, backer boards, etc. where refractory cement is concerned. It is NOT formulated for flame contact in a furnace.

Too bad you didn't post a picture of your forge we could see very well. I see 1" of refractory blanket between the shell and a light firebrick lined chamber. 

Among a number of the Iforge gang I've written hundreds if not thousands of posts answering these same questions. Worded a little differently sure but the same things. 

I highly recommend you read the "Forges 101" section in the propane forge section of Iforgeiron. I'm not suggesting you read the whole thing, skim the thread titles and pick one you think covers your questions.

After a little while you'll start to recognize names and will get a handle on what and how propane forges work. Once you've gained some knowledge of the subject you will be able o ask informed questions and understand the answers without one of us having to explain every aspect. 

I am not blowing you off or dissing you, it's just I've answered these same questions asked by folks who can't be bothered to read the sections devoted to this subject. Heck I've written a goodly % of them for the last 15+ years.

So to help you along with some REAL information on the subject, the link below is page1 of Forges 101. https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/47439-forges-101/#comments

Frosty The Lucky.

Very good curmudgeonly advice! I was waiting for it! 

@Frosty what an honor receiving a reply from you. Thank you for your time and response. I've spent many of hours on the forum just browsing from connected Google searches. Tried using the search function to no avail.... I even sent a message to the IFI contact, stating my difficulties with the 'search function'. After some time going through random topics I then seen the "Read This First" section in the menu..... Which states this issue hahaha

 

Thanks again for your feedback,  input and guidance.

Obviously not quite enough time. You already made another faupar.

 

What did I miss this time @Florida Man Metals?

Please don't use the  at sign. It messes up the system. Just use the user's name Bootss.

I'm also quote curmudgeonly as well.

Don't take offense.

* quite

 

No offense taken. Thanks Florida Man Metals

An honor Bootss?  I'm already fat enough I don't need any butter! Seriously folks can just talk to me, it's my thing. Provided they don't go out of their way to be deliberate dipsticks that is.

Whatcha wanna know?

Frosty The Lucky.

Sending you a message now.

Also I wouldn't butter you up, im more of a beef tallow kind of girl.

Are we sure that the at symbol still messes up the forum?  Maybe it is a case of wet monkey syndrome.  Why do I ask?  Well, because today I am noticing that the above posts with a username preceded by the at symbol is highlighted with a blue oval and if I click on that, it takes me to their profile.  Perhaps the software authors can confirm or deny that this is still the case.

The objection to the @ symbol was always more aesthetic than practical; IFI founder Glenn Connor didn't like how the blue highlighting created visual clutter. 

That may be, but I didn't even notice it doing so before.

The ampersand also caused problems for folks with smart phones that treated it like a text prefix.

There is also the benefit of everybody contributing to the forum using the same language, grammar and conventions. It makes it easier on everybody. It's the same reason I made a point of getting everybody to use the same blacksmithing names and terms, cutting the textlish and urban myth fog is an ongoing task.

Frosty The Lucky.