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If you be cunning tho' you can get house bricks that fire quite high...
Glouscester golds from Ibstock (UK brick maker) will do 1350 deg C + and not melt.... You can use them and make a fast fire kiln which gets round the probs of low insulation... (See Steve Mill's super kiln) Alternatively you can use a double skin and fill the gap with soil (bloody good insulator is dirt....) Hugs Eddie "Eddie Daughton" wrote in message ... either that or fireclay as a thin (ish) slurry "Coggo" wrote in message ... Using house bricks in that kiln design is fine for lower temperatures, but they are not efficient insulators and you will need lots of fuel - however, it's a great learning tool. You will need to use some "mortar" to seal the brick joints so that cold air doesn't get in after the firing is finished and crack all your pots. Old clay slurry is quite suitable and cheap. Dave "W_D_Great_Divider" wrote in message news I've been waiting to see responses on this thread in anticipation. I have a stack of low fired patio type or house bricks and have been toying with building a small wood fire kiln but thought the bricks probably not usable. I will now jump in and give it a try. Thanks! |
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