Triangular Shaped Fire Bricks for a VC Vigilant II

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Post by ScubaSteve » Sat. Oct. 03, 2009 4:41 pm

Does any one know where I can get the triangular shaped fire bricks for the sides of my stove??? I don't even want to attempt to cut those!! I was told they were a special order and that they were 50 bucks each!!! ouch!

 
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Post by Pete69 » Sat. Oct. 03, 2009 5:22 pm

http://www.cozycabinstoveandfireplaceparts.com/cg ... m_num=2310
#13 - $73.95
Doesn't say if that is one or two.

 
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Post by VigIIPeaBurner » Sat. Oct. 03, 2009 10:41 pm

Nerver priced them but for that dinero, I'll keep slapping furnace cement on them. That's way too much money for two little pieces of firebrick. Are they nuts???

Edit .... actually after looking at the price list in the link, it might be a misprint. It's the same cost as the item below it.
Item Description (Part number)
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    13-TRIANGLE FIREBRICK (1600906) +$73.95
    14-RIGHT INNER SIDE (1305002) +$73.95 :roll:


 
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Post by RMA » Sat. Oct. 03, 2009 11:20 pm

VigIIPeaBurner wrote:Nerver priced them but for that dinero, I'll keep slapping furnace cement on them. That's way too much money for two little pieces of firebrick. Are they nuts???

Edit .... actually after looking at the price list in the link, it might be a misprint. It's the same cost as the item below it.
Item Description (Part number)
  • Item Description (Part number)
    13-TRIANGLE FIREBRICK (1600906) +$73.95
    14-RIGHT INNER SIDE (1305002) +$73.95 :roll:
If the price were $75 a copy I would cut a standard brick with a diamond blade on a hand held grinder...How hard could it be??? Even if you break a few in the process you'd be far ahead. In the interim you could fair-in some cement.

Bob

 
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Post by stonyloam » Thu. Oct. 08, 2009 10:30 pm

woodsman supply had brick at $35 and the triangle at $52, Cozycabin has brick at $14 and triangle brick at $73, I agree, must be a misprint. Prices at woodsman are nuts! I looked at the diagram, and it looks like the triangle is just a fill piece, and I'll bet a square piece the right length would work just fine.

 
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Post by Freddy » Fri. Oct. 09, 2009 6:44 am

Looks like I should try cutting one to see just how hard it might be. Cut 2 by 4's at a 45, then clamp the brick into the 2 by 4's so the brick is "three feet long", then cut with a diamond blade, I'll do them for $25 each! <evil profit grin>


 
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Post by RMA » Fri. Oct. 09, 2009 11:40 am

That price sounds out of line...but as always...Whatever The Market Will Bear...

For $75, whether or not I had money burning a hole in my pocket, it would offend me to pay that much for a simple item like that...I would enjoy making my own...
Afterall, isn't the function of the angular brick, simply to discourage coal from resting on the lip of an otherwise flat topped brick and perhaps burning against the stove's side?

Bob

 
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Post by VigIIPeaBurner » Fri. Oct. 09, 2009 11:47 pm

Mine have been cracked and broken. I just slather them up with furnace cement yearly and keep ash on them. You're right, they're chamfers to keep the fire shaking down easily. I still have to knife along the sides to get things to move over the taper.

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