I'd like to make a small brazing hearth, does anyone know if any of the big DIY stores sell suitable fire bricks -or can anyone suggest any other sources.
Regards
Kevin
Brazing Hearth
Oct 24, 2003
3 Replies
Most builder's merchants sell firebricks, but you could ask at a boiler specialist or go skip-diving for bits. There are 2 sorts: fireplace bricks that are yellow/tan coloured and suspiciously heavy, and insulative ones (for lining chimneys?) that are light-weight, white, and soft enough to carve.
Get some of both - the heavy ones suck too much heat out of small work, but make a good base.
HTH Guy
I have a bunch of insulating firebricks in my garage & you'ld be welcome to enough for a small hearth - contact me offline if you are near enough to Manchester to make it worth the journey.
Regards, Tony
You could try :-
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The Brik they are selling is insulating fire brick, JM23 is good for about
1200 C, JM26 is good for about 1400 C
Usual disclaimers.
Mark Rand RTFM
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