Fire Bricks and Linings - Making Your Own.

Since there are so many different threads on making fire bricks and the molds, I've linked them here so that a search for "Fire Bricks" will turn up a thread with the links.

In some of these links other threads on the subject are already cross referenced.

These links include different methods and materials for making molds, using castable refractory cement in molds, using castable refractory in place, and ramset type refractory material linings.

Many thanks to all the members that have contributed to these threads.
The Refractory Thread!
G111 Molds
Refractory Mold
D.I.Y Castable Refractory Cement

Edit;
Please read the next post after this one.

2nd Edit. At his suggestion, I've added Michaelanthony's "D.I.Y Castable Refractory" thread.
Mike. Sorry I missed that one right in front of me.

Thank you all again,
Paul

Since we're getting so many threads about roughly the same topic, I took the liberty of starting a thread with the title, "Fire Bricks and Linings" with the intension of having one thread that will turn up links to all the other threads not using those same words. There's also info on firepot linings.

This way one thread with the most common search title should lead to all the wealth of info on making molds, bricks, and linings.

If anyone knows of other threads that I haven't put a link to, please add it to the post.

Thank you,
Paul

What a great idea Paul. I don't know how you did it, but thanx.
One question tho, (well, maybe more than 1), why are there 2 links to my 111 thread? Also, is there a way I can change the title to read G111 "brick" molds? My plan was to incorporate the build of these molds in either my G111 thread, or the refractory thread, but now that you've opened this up, I guess it would make sense to leave it here under the 111 "brick mold" link. Make sense to you guys?

joeq wrote:What a great idea Paul. I don't know how you did it, but thanx.
One question tho, (well, maybe more than 1), why are there 2 links to my 111 thread? Also, is there a way I can change the title to read G111 "brick" molds? My plan was to incorporate the build of these molds in either my G111 thread, or the refractory thread, but now that you've opened this up, I guess it would make sense to leave it here under the 111 "brick mold" link. Make sense to you guys?

Because I screwed up.

I wanted to also have this thread by Stovepipemike there, but I goofed copying and pasting the link.
Refractory Mold

I corrected it now - sorry for goofing up you thread.

Paul

Hey Paul, here's another thread (I've spent a while trying to find), from the past. it's titled "chrystal Crawford 112 resto", by gl3nw00d-man. I think he recently sold a stove (the stove?) to auntie. Anyway, he did an interesting build on his brick mold. I tried to duplicate it (too quickly) with poor results, and moved on. But his did seem to come out OK. I would try to copy and paste the link, but might end up screwing up, so if you could do it, we would appreciate it. Thanx.

Found it - thanks for the heads up about that thread, Joe.

The brick and mold making starts on page three so that's the page this link goes to.

Chrystal Crawford 112 Restoration

Paul

I went to Stoves 'N Stuff for firebricks for my Alaska Kodiak. Surprisingly for stock size they were $1.92 each. I thought they were expensive, what a pleasant surprise.

Their sign outside said, "Flue season is among us."

The fringe benefits of owning a modern stove. "Store bought" bricks. Congratulations.

I came across a Woburn, Mass. company dealing with products we need.
http://www.smart-ceramics.com/mfg.html#aircer
...shipping costs can be the deciding factor when purchasing certain products