Where to get insulating fire bricks?

[Stanleythecat]

I thought I'd just found a reasonably priced refractory brick online so I went through to purchase... They slapped on a £30 surcharge for not meeting their minimum order requirements! Won't be buying those then!

Please can anyone recommend a reliable source for some insulating fire bricks?

Many thanks

Leo

 

[Jack_D]

Hi Leo

I got the bricks for my "2 brick forge" from artisanfoundry.co.uk they were about £3.50 each plus you need flue block cement which comes in a tube for about £7.00. On top of that the shipping is £7.95 - I bought 5 blocks and the flue cement, came to £32.39. This was after quite a bit of searching though - I couldnt find them locally at all.

What are you building.

No links to company etc.

Cheers

Jon

 

[bilmo-p5]

In this thread:

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65368

JoJo quoted this supplier:

http://kilnlinings.co.uk/

If its the one you tried previously, my apologies.

 

[Ogri the trog]

Blasted PC crashes are getting beyond....

I've got a few spare Leo, a bit dirty and old, but spare.

Ogri the trog

 

[Stanleythecat]

Thanks Bilmo, that's the one! Was looking good until I got to the check out!

Leo

 

[Stanleythecat]

Blasted PC crashes are getting beyond....

I've got a few spare Leo, a bit dirty and old, but spare.

Ogri the trog

Dirty and old is more than fine... and also very generous. How could I relieve you of a few?!

Leo

 

[Ogri the trog]

you have PM

Ogri the trog

 

[Hugo]

Guys, are the bricks in old night storage heaters any good for the purpose.
I picked up a few going spare in a skip,

 

[mountainm]

Google found these:
http://www.bathpotters.co.uk/produc...um=comparison_shopping_feeds&utm_nooverride=1

Delivery seems reasonable.

 

[rik_uk3]

There are loads of firebricks of different shapes and sizes on eBay.

 

[Angus Og]

I found some when I was out for a wonder a couple of weeks age near a old limekiln, it was near a log jam on a burn that had washed away the bank.

 

[JAG009]

If you have any reclamation yards near you ,you can pick them up for peanuts

Jason

 

[Stanleythecat]

Thanks guys. There are a couple of kinds of brick available, I'm after the super light kind that can be hollowed with hand tools. Iain's look like the heavy 'dense' kind.

Leo

 

[LindaRodriguez]

Fire brick is fine, my forge is all fire brick, I use coke in my forge and every couple of years I change the innermost bricks because
they tend to collect slag and get mucked up.