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Ok, so I've got a good coat of cured satanite, and today I layed down the mizzou floor as a protection against flux and to build the floor up a bit where my stock will be resting. I mixed the mizzou with water to a troweling consistency (it takes quite a bit less water than the satanite)...
...and spread it on the forge floor. I spread the mizzou following the countour of the forge and thinning it out up the sides until I had about 1/2" of mizzou on the floor and coming up the body sides about 1/3 of the height of the floor. I used a paint stir stick as my trowel:
After I had the floor down, I closed the forge, and I patched the seam around the door with satanite. I also installed the TC sheath and sealed it with satanite and patched a few areas around the burner tube that were a bit thin. This will set up for a day or two, and then I'll fire the forge a few times, gradually brining the chamber to temp to get rid of any remaining water. Then I'm good to go!
--nathan
...and spread it on the forge floor. I spread the mizzou following the countour of the forge and thinning it out up the sides until I had about 1/2" of mizzou on the floor and coming up the body sides about 1/3 of the height of the floor. I used a paint stir stick as my trowel:
After I had the floor down, I closed the forge, and I patched the seam around the door with satanite. I also installed the TC sheath and sealed it with satanite and patched a few areas around the burner tube that were a bit thin. This will set up for a day or two, and then I'll fire the forge a few times, gradually brining the chamber to temp to get rid of any remaining water. Then I'm good to go!
--nathan
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