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Annealing in Vermiculite - Bladesmiths Forum Board I seem to rememebr reading somewhere that you can get a good anneal by burying the blade in vermiculite? Does anyone do this? If so, how many inches of vermiculite do you look to get around the blade? Thanks!
4 Little Used Soil Amendments that Make a Big Difference We all know about compost, vermiculite and minerals such as lime and potassium, however there are some little-known options that you can use to improve the health and structure of your container and in-ground growing mediums that are available that will give your garden a great boost Bat guano improves your soil
Home made refractory brick recipes - Beginners Place - Bladesmiths . . . Hi guys, I'm designing and building an electric kiln for hardening and tempering my blades, my question is has anyone had success with making there own bricks? And would they share the recipe? I've seen dubious recipes on the Internet recommending the use of Gravel and or vermiculite, both of t
Digging Up Your Tender Bulbs and Tubers - Daves Garden To store your tubers, line a box with newspaper and fill it with peat moss, coarse sand, wood shavings, saw dust, or vermiculite You’ll want to label the tubers so you know exactly what you’re planting next year Write on the tubers themselves, or place them in paper bags wrap them in newspaper and label that instead
Homemade refractory cement - Bladesmiths Forum Board This is a short one guys Would a mixture of hardwood ash and portland cement work as refractory cement substitute? I understand that ash has been used by some of the neo-tribal bladesmiths because of its refractory properties
Hypertufa 101: Make One Trough or Throw a Party - Daves Garden Perlite and or vermiculite We used perlite and didn't sift out the bigger pieces, so we had some pretty rough-textured mix Experiment with different combinations and see what you like Sand A layer of damp sand in a shallow box can help support your project, especially if you're putting the mix on the outside of your mold
Charcoal forge-lining - Bladesmiths Forum Board I've had good luck mixing it with perlite or vermiculite (both potting soil additives) and a bit of mortar mix or portland cement to hold it all together For your use the mix probably would work fine without the cement
Annealing medium? - Tools and Tool Making - Bladesmiths Forum Board For some time now we have kept a trash can full of fine ash in the shop for annealing After building the tatara this year I find myself with a fairly large amount of vermiculite left over I would like to hear everyones opinions (or facts!) concerning the difference between using one or the othe
Can you Substitute Pearlite for Vermiculite? - Metallurgy and other . . . Both pearlite and vermiculite are used in high temp insulating refractories I also think that the vermiculite would be the better insulator of the two I have also often heard of light powders, like MgO (lime), ash, and even cement powder being used Have aslo thought obout using refractory wool - I have seen a table that shows it is a way better insulator than pearlite and powdered MgO at