Drying Nox-Ram
- michaelanthony
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Hello all, looking for a recommended time frame. My rebuild is sitting 2 feet from a nice warm burning stove, so hopefully I'm only days away from firing my Home Sparkle
Mike.
Mike.
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Lookin forward MA!!
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Thanks Fred! Me too! a 2 year wait!
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Did you make a 1 piece liner Mike?
I “fired” my Stewart bricks that Skip made for me in the kitchen oven
I “fired” my Stewart bricks that Skip made for me in the kitchen oven
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That's the plan Scott...I will be lining the pot today then I'm working 12.5 hour shifts the next 2, so I will be letting it dry in place on the base.
I need my oven for baking bread
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Scott,
The wife didn't get upset using the oven for that ?
The firebricks I cast, I put on the slates under the oven for a few days,.... like Wilson showed in a picture. Gets to about 100F and good air movement under there with all the heated air convection.
Mike,
Some of the ram set refractory companies say that ram set products cure faster than cast refractory. Some can be fired after 24 hours, but they don't go into detail about drying time verses thickness. To be on the safe side, I'd let it dry longer - at least 48 hours.
With the stove left open and near the heat of the other stove for 2-3 days to dry it should be ok. Then, it takes heat to finish curing it, so I'd start with just a couple of small kindling fires at first.
Paul
The wife didn't get upset using the oven for that ?
The firebricks I cast, I put on the slates under the oven for a few days,.... like Wilson showed in a picture. Gets to about 100F and good air movement under there with all the heated air convection.
Mike,
Some of the ram set refractory companies say that ram set products cure faster than cast refractory. Some can be fired after 24 hours, but they don't go into detail about drying time verses thickness. To be on the safe side, I'd let it dry longer - at least 48 hours.
With the stove left open and near the heat of the other stove for 2-3 days to dry it should be ok. Then, it takes heat to finish curing it, so I'd start with just a couple of small kindling fires at first.
Paul
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Been 2 yrs now MA--don't push it now--the longer the better--ya can compare drying time to JB Weld--the longer the better!!:)
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She was in southern Westchester Cty. NY visiting family over a weekend
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Thanks Paul, chomping on the bit up here! A true friend would have said 48 minutes!
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Your right Fred...thank god I will be away for a couple of days workin'freetown fred wrote: ↑Sun. Nov. 12, 2017 8:50 amBeen 2 yrs now MA--don't push it now--the longer the better--ya can compare drying time to JB Weld--the longer the better!!:)
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Most of the ram-set product websites say they set quickly with heat. When you look at what the stuff is made of it makes sense to bake them dry rather than air dry. But,.........
I'm with Fred - play it safe. It doesn't hurt the stuff to let it warm air dry longer before firing. And a couple of little fires to heat it, won't hurt it, either.
Paul
I'm with Fred - play it safe. It doesn't hurt the stuff to let it warm air dry longer before firing. And a couple of little fires to heat it, won't hurt it, either.
Paul
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I guess that might make those long work shifts seem not so bad ?michaelanthony wrote: ↑Sun. Nov. 12, 2017 8:56 amNo such luck here Scott, when the wife goes to her mother's, it's right down the hall!
Paul
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...thanks Paul, the basement is now dry as a popcorn far....well you knowSunny Boy wrote: ↑Sun. Nov. 12, 2017 9:17 amMost of the ram-set product websites say they set quickly with heat. When you look at what the stuff is made of it makes sense to bake them dry rather than air dry. But,.........
I'm with Fred - play it safe. It doesn't hurt the stuff to let it warm air dry longer before firing. And a couple of little fires to heat it, won't hurt it, either.
Paul
I leave for work when MIL is sleeping, and return to the same, not so bad!