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geno:
I am guessing that kaowool comes from a fireplace store?

robtattoo:
You should be able to get Kaowool from a kiln/pottery suppliers. There's no real use for it in fireplaces (although it couldn't hurt to check!)
Most ceramic kilns only get to around 1000F. You really need to be around the 1800 mark if possible, especially if you intend to do any forge welding. Basically, the hotter the better. I've had a thermocouple into mine & it maxed out at 2552F!!    :eek:

hickstick:
nice rob. sure looks hot enough  :)

I'm working on another forge right now made out of an old 20gal propane bottle that will have inch and a quarter pipe for the burner...the one I have in the stock pot forge was only out of 1/2" pipe and it it'll get hot enough to weld but it takes a while to get there....

gene...most furnace/boiler supply places have it too...do a googl search for 'refractory supplies' near you....you should come up with something....

I'd also recommend picking up a few books (anything by wayne goddard, ed fowler, gene chapman, etc) or poking around a few knife making sites if you are serious...some of the top ones are knifenetwork, primal fires, and bladesmith's forum.

geno:
thanks guys
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Jeremy:
Just a single kiln insulating brick with a few holes drilled into it for a small propane torch.
 
 
I used it with just one torch for a year, but got impatient with how long it took to heat stuff up (I made the chamber too big) so I added a second.

I have a box of the kiln insulating bricks I've been passing out to guys for a year now... want one?

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