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ifb bonding

updated sat 11 dec 10

 

george nagel on fri 10 dec 10


Does anyone know of a good product to use to bond IFB together. I'd like t=
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o make door sections so as to not have to brick up and down the door
brick by brick each time I fire/unload. Are there some reasons to avoid do=
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ing this in sections rather than brick by brick? Thanks=3D2C George =
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Steve Mills on sat 11 dec 10


The first Kiln I had, had a "Brick-up" IFB door which wore out pretty quick=
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y. I replaced it with a 6 block door cast out of High Alumina Cement (Cime=
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t Fondu - SP?) and the old door crushed.=3D20
Each block had a cast-in handle and a peep.=3D20
It out-lasted the Kiln!

Steve M

Steve Mills
Bath
UK

On 10 Dec 2010, at 21:30, george nagel wrote:

> Does anyone know of a good product to use to bond IFB together. I'd like=
t=3D
o make door sections so as to not have to brick up and down the door
> brick by brick each time I fire/unload. Are there some reasons to avoid =
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oing this in sections rather than brick by brick? Thanks, George =
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