Firebrick

[aarolar]

I am starting to collect parts for an electric heat treat oven and am curious where the best place to buy fire bricks is online? I wish I could find them in town but I have no clue where to start, we have a thermal ceramics plant in town but I don't know if they make brick or wool or if they would sell to the general public...

 

[12345678910]

The bricks I have are make by Thermal Ceramics. 2300K

I bought them from a pottery supply house as kiln repair bricks.

Start with their website and look for distributors and retailers.

http://www.morganthermalceramics.com/products/insulating-fire-bricks-ifb/

 

[Battle Creek Knives]

look at your local directory under 'refractory' or fireplaces, furnaces etc. they should be able to point you in the right direction.. I was at a local Heat Treat warehouse and he told me about it, loved the fact it was only blocks away from his shop..

bought 2 boxes.. !!

 

[duffy99]

As mentioned try your local pottery supply place first , ask for insulated or soft firebricks if they don't have them they probably know who does. I have contacted Refractory industrial places and asked for small amounts of ceramic wool and refractory cement . I explained what I needed it for and got 40 lbs of 3000f cement and 25ft of wool for free. Asking nicely goes a long way.

 

[Drew Riley]

I got my bricks from a local refractory. They were leftovers from a large kiln build, and the owner of the company sold them to me at cost.

If you have any local refractories, or even steel mills or any other factories that use large ovens or kilns, chances are they have a few they can sell you.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

http://www.hightemptools.com/castablerefractory.html

 

[aarolar]

http://www.hightemptools.com/castablerefractory.html

I like the idea Stacey but how would I mount the coils is it easily shaped like the bricks?

 

[12345678910]

I like the idea Stacey but how would I mount the coils is it easily shaped like the bricks?

You were just a click away
http://www.hightemptools.com/firebricks.html

I like to buy this sort of thing in person though.

No shipping charges & I don't have to buy any broken ones.
They are pretty easily broken.

 

[aarolar]

You were just a click away
http://www.hightemptools.com/firebricks.html

I like to buy this sort of thing in person though.

No shipping charges & I don't have to buy any broken ones.
They are pretty easily broken.

I see I was on a smartphone so I missed that, I agree with buying it in person to make sure it's in good shape and also to save on shipping charges and belive me I am still looking buying online is a last resort deal.

 

[melsdad]

If you could find a local refractory supplier that would be the best way to go, even if ya' had to drive a little to get there. I was fortunate enough to have a place 4 miles from home where I got the brick for $2.60 a piece.

 

[Battle Creek Knives]

If you could find a local refractory supplier that would be the best way to go, even if ya' had to drive a little to get there. I was fortunate enough to have a place 4 miles from home where I got the brick for $2.60 a piece.

you could start your own business with them prices...... I think I paid $3.30 brick, made a make shift temporary forge but intend to build a kiln someday soon..