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Crocus88

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I hope this kind of thread is allowed. If not, please lock it.

As I've mentioned in a couple of posts, I'm from Croatia and it's a problem getting hold of insulation bricks, steel and other materials you might need for building equipment or forging knives.

So I've reached out to a couple of steel or refractoy/insulation materials retailers in US and EU who ship internationally.
I won't name anyone here.

Basically, I recieved zero replies so far. I made 100% sure that all retailers can deliver to Croatia and sent an inquiry about shipping fees and lead times. I even included an approx. estimation of what my regular order might be when I choose a supplier. None replied.

So I wanted to ask for a recommendation for some helpful retailers, US or EU, someone you guys like working with.

P. S. Amazon was my first choice, but taking soft bricks as an example, I found a company that sells them for double the price over Amazon. I'm not entirely sure how Amazon dictates prices, but I would assume they would be working with a rebate rather than bumping up the margain to a 100%.

P.P.S. Can anyone tell me average US spft brick price? I keep seeing very different prices for different retailers with no real connection.
 
I'm in the US and buy firebrick from hightemptools.com and their 9 x 4.5 x 3" 2300F rated firebricks are US$6 each though after shipping if I order 3 bricks the cost works out to US$11 each...

There must be some companies in the EU that are convenient to you?
 
I still didn't get a reply from any and honestly, I didn't find many. I still have hopes for one company in Croatia that sells refractory/insulation bricks, (but I don't know which, and retailers here usually work with "trust me, it will be ok" kind of approach) but I' m still waiting to recieve a technical specification sheet for the brick they offered me. It costs 4 bucks a piece so that would be great if I can use it. I made a 2BF with bricks I found in the adds, but I also started looking for materials to build a HT oven by the end of the year, so I really want to get everything right with materials.
 
I know that all information can be found within the Croatian forums but there is probably a reason that you do not come to them.o_O
Also you recommend to ask around for forging course at Karlo Ban :thumbsup:
Želim ti puno uspjeha u daljnjem istraživanju i radu ;)
 
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