Trying to figure out appropriate forge size for burner- any help appreciated!

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Trying to figure out appropriate forge size for burner- any help appreciated! Prometheus 12-01-2006
Posted by BradK on December 4, 2006, 7:10 pm
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Alvin,

Remember, the Post Office has the 'flat rate Priority' boxes -- all you
can stuff, up to 70 pounds, for $8 or $9 shipping. Two sizes of boxes.

Brad K.

alvinj@XX.com wrote:
> > So Alvin,
> > Do you ship those fancy bricks?
> > Steve
>
> Never thought about it. :)
> I guess I should call for their specs and prices and post it. :)
>
> Alvin in AZ


Posted by Chilla on December 4, 2006, 9:35 pm
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God I wish we had those in Australia! Everything goes by weight through
national post and, by weight & dimensions though international :-(

Regards Charles

BradK wrote:
> Alvin,
>
> Remember, the Post Office has the 'flat rate Priority' boxes -- all you
> can stuff, up to 70 pounds, for $8 or $9 shipping. Two sizes of boxes.
>
> Brad K.


Posted by on December 8, 2006, 5:17 pm
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> ...Post Office has the 'flat rate Priority' boxes -- all you can
> stuff, up to 70 pounds, for $8 or $9 shipping. Two sizes of
> boxes.
> Brad K.

http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/furnace.jpg

The prices are...

"K23" (2300F) $3.85 and are the light weight and light colored ones
shown.

Standard "heavy" firebricks (also seen there as the dark yellow
ones) are $1.46 each.

"K26" (2600F) $5.00 and are quite abit heavier than the light weight
ones and are the only other firebricks they carry anymore they've
dropped -at least- two others since I bought mine. At that time the
K23's were $2.45 and the stardards were 75c (seems like).

I sure as heck don't know which type a guy needs for forging! :/
You guys tell me so we'll both know. ;)
2300F too low a temp for forging?

> > > So Alvin,
> > > Do you ship those fancy bricks?
> > > Steve

Meant to go by there yesterday and stood in Lowes parking lot
thinking "what else was it I was wanting to do? :/"

Going by there I could have learned more about 'em like weights and
other sources etc.

Anyway... how's those prices? :/

Alvin in AZ
ps- my girlfriend is behind holding up the cardboard to hide all the
other really "good" stuff I got, no she ain't naked, if she was
naked I wouldn't have been bothering with pictures of my stupid
pile of bricks!

Posted by Chilla on December 8, 2006, 8:18 pm
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K23 = 2300F
K26 = 2600F
K28 = 2800F
K30 = 3000F (I want these)

alvinj@XX.com wrote:

> "K23" (2300F) $3.85 and are the light weight and light colored ones
> shown.
>
> Standard "heavy" firebricks (also seen there as the dark yellow
> ones) are $1.46 each.
>
> "K26" (2600F) $5.00 and are quite abit heavier than the light weight
> ones and are the only other firebricks they carry anymore they've
> dropped -at least- two others since I bought mine. At that time the
> K23's were $2.45 and the stardards were 75c (seems like).
>
> I sure as heck don't know which type a guy needs for forging! :/
> You guys tell me so we'll both know. ;)
> 2300F too low a temp for forging?
>
> Meant to go by there yesterday and stood in Lowes parking lot
> thinking "what else was it I was wanting to do? :/"
>
> Going by there I could have learned more about 'em like weights and
> other sources etc.
>
> Anyway... how's those prices? :/
>
> Alvin in AZ
> ps- my girlfriend is behind holding up the cardboard to hide all the
> other really "good" stuff I got, no she ain't naked, if she was
> naked I wouldn't have been bothering with pictures of my stupid
> pile of bricks!


Posted by Steve Smith on December 9, 2006, 6:43 am
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Well...that sounds like new prices to me for standard firebrick.
I'm reasonably sure 2300F would be a mistake. I don't know about the
2600F bricks; I've always used 3000F bricks.

Thanks for checking, but I think I'll pass.

steve

alvinj@XX.com wrote:

>>...Post Office has the 'flat rate Priority' boxes -- all you can
>>stuff, up to 70 pounds, for $8 or $9 shipping. Two sizes of
>>boxes.
>>Brad K.
>>
>>
>
>http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/furnace.jpg
>
>The prices are...
>
>"K23" (2300F) $3.85 and are the light weight and light colored ones
>shown.
>
>Standard "heavy" firebricks (also seen there as the dark yellow
>ones) are $1.46 each.
>
>"K26" (2600F) $5.00 and are quite abit heavier than the light weight
>ones and are the only other firebricks they carry anymore they've
>dropped -at least- two others since I bought mine. At that time the
>K23's were $2.45 and the stardards were 75c (seems like).
>
>I sure as heck don't know which type a guy needs for forging! :/
>You guys tell me so we'll both know. ;)
>2300F too low a temp for forging?
>
>
>
>>>>So Alvin,
>>>>Do you ship those fancy bricks?
>>>>Steve
>>>>
>>>>
>
>Meant to go by there yesterday and stood in Lowes parking lot
>thinking "what else was it I was wanting to do? :/"
>
>Going by there I could have learned more about 'em like weights and
>other sources etc.
>
>Anyway... how's those prices? :/
>
>Alvin in AZ
>ps- my girlfriend is behind holding up the cardboard to hide all the
> other really "good" stuff I got, no she ain't naked, if she was
> naked I wouldn't have been bothering with pictures of my stupid
> pile of bricks!
>
>

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