I will be constructing my first forge ever. I will use a 5 gallon bucket,
and I see that Kaowool blankets are expensive considering the shipping. If
I use 1 inch 8#, 2 feet x 25 feet long I would have much too excess (3X?).
(I plan on having 3 inches insulation so my heating chamber is around the
350 cubic inch size. If I use the 1/4 inch 8# roll, it will work out
perfectly.
Is the 1/4 inch hard to handle and install? Is one smarter to cut it into
lenghts that fit each circumference? Or should one install it in a
continuous roll and really be careful to keep it tight?
How about cutting 56 doughnuts (11.5" x 3"), (12 without the holes) and
installing it in that manner? Burner hole could be a bitch.
Any tricks, such a using a hole cutter ( running it backwards ), to make
the burner hole ?
Sure will appreciate any advice, before I botch up the works.
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