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Don't forget to use Fire Morter or you will have problems getting any thing to stick or seal!
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I know size matters, but in this case, thickness is pretty much irrelevant Stomp.
I sure appreciate that offer partsed, but SKrueger is on the case. If you like this project maybe we can all collaborate on helping others get one done for themselves.Well I checked the shed and while I do have a tile saw and some tiles, they are pieces and not squares.
I can send my driver up to see SKrueger and get the needed tiles. Just let me know and I would happy to cut them for you.
Is it solvent based or mortar-like? The stuff I had planned to use was like this stuff:I have buckets of stuff for refractory repairs in boilers called "Pyro-Seal".
This stuff?The only way to describe it is it's like a "synthetic" mortar, that looks/feels like a grey putty and hardens/cures like mortar, water solvable/thinnable... and the stuff you posted looks to be of the same animal.
Does it dry/cure hard? (Take the high road here Stomper,... lol)Bingo!
Perlite is expanded Obsidian. When obsidian absorbs even minute amounts of water over eons in the earth and then is fired in a kiln it pops like popcorn and Perlite is the result.I'd be happy to meet up in Kaiser Station (perhaps this Saturday) with a small bucket or two that ought to do ya.
And yes, it needs to dry before you put fire to it (for maximum durability). When you put fire to it after it dries, it cures into a hard almost stone like consistency that's quite durable.
I use it to make small refractory repairs, and seal up fireside seams in MASSIVE boilers that exceed 60,000,000 btu's.
BTW- is perlite anything like vermiculite? I have TONS of the stuff in my attic that I plan on vacuuming out and replacing with blown-in fiberglass insulation. You are welcome to the big plastic bags that will result from it, if you can use it.
Oh no! I have other ideas for that.So that's a "no" on the vermiculite? LMAO!!