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Question about forge liners
Rob Sigafoos -
Monday, March 10, 2008 - 6:26pm
Forge builders-  I was stumped when I read
Gerald Boggs -
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 2:47pm
I was stumped when I read this question. So I did a little web search. Couldn't find much but here's the link to a web site that talks a lot about forge design and building. The author says that he just pushes the installation in place and it stays. http://www.abana.org/ronreil/buildforge.shtml Gerald Boggs  Thanks for all your efforts
Rob Sigafoos -
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 7:21pm
Thanks for all your efforts Gerald! Much appreciated. It is not really clear what holds the Kaowool onto the door (mentioned on Ron's website). I was hoping that I could sort of cement the wool in place somehow, but I'm not sure how well that would work in the long .run  Rob, If your door is a 3"
Rich Waugh -
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 11:56am
Rob, If your door is a 3" deep metal pan (5-sided box), the standard way is to do an accordian fold with the Kaowool and stuff it in there with the "corrugations" running vertically. If the door is subject to a lot of slamming or banging, then you'll want to jam a couple or three 1/8" or 3/16" stainless steel welding rods through the door sides and the Kaowool so that they punch through all the folds and keep them from popping out. If your door is curved or spherical, then you can hold the Kaowool in with SS wires through the door. Or use Plistix or ITC-100 or other refractory plaster to rigidize it and "glue" it in place. Mechanical fastenings are really the best however, due to expansion and contraction with heating cycles. Rich- Many thanks for the
Rob Sigafoos -
Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 2:32pm
Rich- If you used fiber board,
Gerald Boggs -
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 9:06pm
If you used fiber board, maybe you could sheet rock screw from the outside. I'm playing with building a gas forge myself. I made a crude prototype and am still using it two years later. Need to set aside the time. right after everything else :-)  Rob any chance you could
Jim Cotter -
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 12:15pm
Rob any chance you could post some pics of how you are putting the forge together? I have an old mankel that needs a liner job bad... Jim- This will be my first
Rob Sigafoos -
Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 2:33pm
Jim-  Special Waterglass
visitor -
Friday, March 21, 2008 - 11:44am
This product is advertised as "an exellent adhesive for attaching Kaowool,Cerakelt, or other ceramic fiber to metal or other surfaces" Might be worth a try |
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Rob, I have also set about making a forge, and I have had the same question. I have seen posted suggestions using a rigidizer for the Kaowool. The idea being that you can dip the layers of kaowool in the rigidizer and slap them on the door. I am open to alternate ideas.