My homemade firebrick recipe

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Here is a description of my own low density firebrick recipe. It's really simple and consist to mix by volume one parts of clay with two parts of perlite.

[@dragan3290]

The clay in our backyard has been used for centuries in blacksmithing. Top idea. Amazing stuff! Nice video. Cheers from Australia 🙂👍👍👍

[@harrisc8101]

Thanks so much! I grew tired of trying to find fire brick in stores and will make my own. I will start with your procedure.

[@undernetjack]

Thank you. A very good descrption of how to get clay. A great starting point to make fire brick. I plan to use sodium silicate and aluminum oxide in my mix as well. They are not hard to make from raw materials like wood ash and silica sand or grated aluminum foil ground into powder and oxidized with air and time.

[@tomg.8418]

I appreciate your video and I applaud your efforts speaking English. I can only imagine trying to learn and speak a second language fluently. Good job!

[@ClownWhisper]

@Charlie Rothwill you're a fucking little pimple face kid are you? Are you sure you're nice and safe behind the keyboard. Donald Trump style coward

[@MayraAReyes]

Could you tell me the recipe. I mean do you put some water on it?

[@libbybaker6890]

Thank you! I will also be gathering my own clay and using it. Your explanation will help me to figure out how best to mix and process my own fire bricks.

[@PyroEvil]

Libby Baker Make small brick test like me to see if it's meet your requirement. Some people told me with his clay composition they found , my ratio don't work great ( too brittle ). Happy to see my video helping you :)

[@libbybaker6890]

Thanks! I get clay from two different areas about 3 hours apart and they are very dissimilar in both color and composition. I appreciate your help.

[@jonatan01i]

I hit the like button because you use your english to improve it. That is very nice.

[@HergerTheJoyous]

Oh I see! I have access to cheap cat litter clay I think I'll try to do the same but add foam instead of perlite and some rapid set joint compound to expedite the curing process. Thanks for your dedication!

[@sergiocantoli5783]

Really cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@anomikak1062]

Exactly what I was looking for.

[@jregamey]

I made some with masonry concrete vermiculating sand. No idea how it will turn out They are drying now with poly on top I think we gotta dry very very slowly?

[@bgfoxton251]

very interested in what you are doing here. Seems to be very time consuming. Are you using the bricks in an oven or fireplaces?

[@off_pudding443]

How many times do you separate and decant the clay solution? What is your indication that it is "fully" refined? You talk about removing the sand but then what about the elements that are lighter than the clay? Do you just leave them in there? Also, how long can your recipe be expected to last with constant firings? what is the max temperature?

[@seanzannoni2161]

Hi mate, thanks for the tip, going to try this out soon enough. Bravo pour l'exercice en anglais, tu as due en suer sur presque 13mn! J'ai pas mal d'expérience en extraction et raffinage d'argile tout ça me parle bcp! Merci encore

[@PyroEvil]

Merci ! Désolé je viens de voir ton commentaire. Je ne sais pas si c'est moi qui en a suer ou que c'est plutot les gens qui tente de me comprendre qui en bave un coup ! ;) Tu as ton channel aussi ou tu partage tes expériences avec l'argile ?

[@bryanduke1973]

What about cement as the base with a coating of satanite as the refactory cement

[@cadykyst1234]

Excellent explanation.

[@luciusirving5926]

Looks as good as my hydraulically-pressed pumice bricks. I would use this mixture to make a rocket stove.

[@doctormcgoveran2194]

love the accent make me think it is a gourmet fire brick. lol

[@thomas.thomas]

lol

[@nataliegist2014]

Thank you. I'm building a rocket stove mass heater. And needed a recipe.

[@emersongarrett3904]

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[@colinellis460]

@Emerson Garrett definitely, I have been using InstaFlixxer for since november myself :)

[@rajhooblal5455]

Thank you for a very informative video. God Bless.

[@HergerTheJoyous]

Good job my friend!

[@Smythrn]

Thanks for the video!!

[@citationpending]

Sure whynot! The idea sounds plausible if even for one use.

[@pachy444]

Thanks for posting this interesting vid.

[@cadykyst1234]

The house oven drives off the physical water. The wood stove is so hot, like a kiln, it drives off the chemical water,. As an artist, yes, clay improves after sitting several montgs or years. The particles, like little flat plates, continue to evolve a bit.

[@robs9574]

I have no clay but I have a cat and litter so I got creative. I used the fresh dumplings left in litter by cat. Pizza's still taste weird but hoping that goes away with use. Thanks for the vid.

[@andrewsloniger8270]

Troll

[@wesfrazier5739]

LOL

[@luisbatista1103]

Too f'ing funny man bahhhhhhhhh

[@randallmarsh446]

@@wesfrazier5739 ITSA CATZA INDA PASTAAA! hahahha u funny

[@randallmarsh446]

those aint fiberglass either ..looo!!hahahaa

[@michellarochelle4739]

merci, très instructif

[@paul-wade-hampton6766]

A life saving Question ! I'm making a forge out of three holed clay fire bricks & need a clay powder paste to put them together, any suggestions or knowledge of what this is that will not explode after 3000 degrees Fahrenheit like concrete that does explode, personal experience issues I discovered & it wasn't fun, please help, it's a life saving QUESTION for anyone whom may know of something that will work, I'm learning & need to learn / know stuff like this, the fire clay bricks can withstand up to 5000 I believe but I can't find the paste / powder that will help & withstand the same temperatures I need it to help hold the bricks together, any suggestions or thoughts on specific materials ? Thank you to anyone who will help answer. Respectfully, / Sincerely. Signed : Pauly~

[@jeffkrueger5012]

will try this proportion, thanks

[@M3rVsT4H]

Thanks for sharing.

[@anomikak1062]

You sound like you are from Quebec, Any idea where to get local fire clay? I don't have a back yard that has clay in it. Can't find it anywhere around here. I suppose that's why you dug it out of your back yard. lol

[@loganzister9344]

It doesn't crack easy with every fireing right and it does it stay hard from every firing

[@carolsloanes381]

Is the cat litter brick as good as the clay brick for insulating?

[@PyroEvil]

Carol Sloanes I don't know. Never get good result with cat litter for brick but I don't trying hard. Probably use a bad brand or I don't know. Perlite is the key of insulation because it's trap a lot of air inside.

[@hanelyp1]

Different brands of cat litter vary in the clay composition. I'd not be surprised if one works great and another not so well. I've seen statements that the bentonite used in clumping cat litter works a lot better for the purpose that kaolin, but I'd like to see a side by side comparison.

[@bigoldgrizzly]

you need a cat litter based on bentonite - check the labeling

[@xpugxgaming]

how much heat can it withstand?

[@luciusirving5926]

Should withstand 1200°C just fine.

[@bigoldgrizzly]

If you want to avoid cracking go for a traditional mix by adding cow dung, straw, horse hair and beer to your mix - great video friend

[@kassamhussein8769]

To your mixture add boiled snake legs, do it now you will thank me later

[@bigoldgrizzly]

@@kassamhussein8769 wouldn't waste boiled snake legs on firebricks, they taste too good ;

[@warpighammer3760]

Thanks man .✌️

[@katiekern6570]

Good thorough instructions. Thanks.

[@Penhaligon]

what temperatures can this diy fire brick withstand please

[@PyroEvil]

I don't know it's limit but I already did a diy electric kiln with this recipe and going to 1000C⁰ easy without any problem ( measured with a temperature probe )

[@Penhaligon]

@@PyroEvil thank you that information is very helpful. :)

[@armeetcompagnie]

J'aime bien comment vous prenez quelques secondes de pause pour réfléchir comment traduire les mots du français à l'anglais ^^

[@fil471]

Excellent, pouce bleu, je m'abonne ^^

[@wowiezowiepowie]

could you elaborate a bit more on the maxium temperature you have taken your bricks to and perhaps the outside temp of the brick with a given temp of the hot face eg; if your kiln is at 2000F and the brick cold face is 1400F that would tell you what the insulation factor is. thank you for your time and for making & sharing your video.

[@suoppsdn9751]

You sound Canadian. Is that where you are from? Love the accent

[@PyroEvil]

Steve Rabon Yes , you right !

[@Jason-wc3fh]

It's francophone Canadian. A very strong francophone I might add. I'm also Canadian and only speak English... I sound nothing like this and the majority of Canadians do not sound like this either, but Canada is the only place you will hear this particular francophone accent.

[@thomas.thomas]

@@PyroEvil ah that's why you didn't use metric units

[@ovidiumarian6719]

Is a good recepi but is not water resistant if you mix whit cement is better

[@martinfeux32]

aseille dajouter du silicate de sodium sa devrai etre encore meilleur

[@PyroEvil]

Quebecenergie oui j'ai vu certaines "recettes" avec ce que certain appel du "water glass" , une solution de silicate de sodium. Après ça dépends du budget et du temps qu'on veut y mettre , a ce moment la plein de chose peu être fait ! :)

[@gaetanv961]

Bravo, te serait,il possible de le refaire en français stp mon anglais est vraiment affreux ;) Merci

[@karshmellow3021]

Why is the category comedy?

[@mickeymouse6343]

awesome video bro great info thanks worked out good for me keep up the awesome work . fuck them Hater's

[@MrLewooz]

génial l'accent! super....

[@MultiDiidoo]

بالتوفيق

[@Kamal_AL-Hinai]

hussain alrefai الله يوفقك

[@Kamal_AL-Hinai]

What's your name?

[@arvand26]

Add some water glass

[@mr.timjohnston546]

YOU NEED TO DIG ABOUT 2 TO 3 FEET PAL TO GET DECENT CLAY..

[@bigoldgrizzly]

from 2 to 100ft is pure sand where I am Pal

[@thawhiterabbit01]

Thank you for sharing... Even though your English not so good I understood what you were saying... Thank you very much! I am trying to learn Spanish and American sign language on my own... So I understand the difficulty with a language that's not your primary language...

[@genecoppola4420]

Goerge st Pieree

[@1224chrisng]

Are You French ?

[@PyroEvil]

Chris Ng I'm living in province of Quebec in Canada and I speak french yes

[@AlexJordanRealOG]

i saw the Canadian tire bucket and thought you must be from Quebec. thanks for the recipe. i made a rocket stove with per-lite and concrete mix (5:1) and a cup of water for a 5 gallon can with a 4 inch burn chimney and a 4 inch burn loading/burn chamber. it was light but crumbles (thankfully it's in a 5 gallon can. instead of buying fire brick, i wanted to make firebrick for a backyard forge. I've got some leaf springs from a tent trailer and am making a crossbow. I'm planning on making a very different brick because i want light weight, but it seems u make better insulated brick with the purified clay you got from your backyard. there are a few sources out here in BC that i can find natural clay. in a shallow lake near a campground. my dimensions will be around 4 foot long and about a foot and a half wide, with a trough up the middle and holes in the bottom (where the air will be pumped through. I'll use sheet metal from a scrap yard to frame the fire brick trough from the outside and a beam of wood up the middle (wrapped in plastic). then 'll wrap the whole thing in a plastic bag and let it cure over a month. that's how i made the rocket stove, but i'm wondering if i'd be better off playing with your clay mix. i want the best insulation possible. i'd like to have the forge on wheels (I was thinking an old golf bag carrier) and run a pipe down on the other side of the sheet metal, so I could drill holes in the brick, to allow the forge to blast air up through the bottom. it'd be an open air forge. I'm going to try your clay mixture on a small brick to see how it goes. thanks for the test idea. did you put it on an electric burner to test the insulation qualities?

[@BradLeChad]

Québécois

[@BradLeChad]

Français Québécois

[@antoniodicappo403]

Hello, Firstly thanks for the info however I followed you recipe for the fire brick but it just crumbles between my fingers after being fired. It is certainly Not even close to yours in hardness and strength. Can you help me out?

[@PyroEvil]

The recipe proportion probably differs from the clay types, property and quality. I did many samples test before finding the right thing with the clay I dig in my backyard.

[@suoppsdn9751]

Did you remove all the sand from the clay like he described?

[@shonaoneill5151]

PyroEvil you are absolutely correct, the clay you would have used will differ from area to area, for example, in some areas like mine the clay is very clean, it is yellowish in colour and is very good for fire bricks, however my friend who lives around 60 miles away, he firstly had to dig fairly deep to get to the clay layer (around 150cm where I only had to dig around 40cm), also his, it is not so good for fire bricks on its own, it needs a small amount of refractory cement adding to get the same results, but as I explained "it is much cheaper and more effective using clay, but i still would recommend adding a small amount of refractory to the mix for longevity" Definitely use the clay as the major bulking agent but honestly, through many years of trial and error with my clay, i find this helps. btw, I liked your video :-) if anyone wishes to know my ratios of refractory cement for my clay bricks, it is this for every kilogram of clay I use an egg cup sized cup (like an espresso cup) filled to the top with refractory cement and compressed full, I scrape away excess. I add this "dry" to my clay and mix it through by hand until thoroughly combined then add perlite (same recipe as authors). After this I put into my molds and set them to dry for three days out of direct sunlight, after that, I put into oven at 100c for an hour, then raise it to 200c for another hour, then into my kiln gradually increasingly the heat until done. I should mention that I make my bricks to half the thickness, of the author of this video, I have had more success making them slightly thinner, it does not make them less effective. This is just my variation and I have been making knives for a living with these homemade firebricks.

[@juanrendontorres174]

Antonio Di Cappo you need to add portland cement

[@mickeymouse6343]

Juan Yaotl Torres or hydrated lime works well too 😃

[@Young937phoenix]

Uuuuuhhhhhhhhhh

[@johantymer7406]

George St Pierre c'est toi ???? Lol just kidding...unfortunately no clay in my yard since i live in hot vegas, im going to use plaster instead. Thanks for the video!!!!

[@luciusirving5926]

Plaster or a mix of silica gel and lye to get sodium silicate.

[@Picklemedia]

If you did George Saint Pierre and said: "I am not impressed with your performance" when the fire brick broke, I would have subscribed.

[@bigoldgrizzly]

how often do you drop your kiln from 3 feet ???

[@bjornhettema460]

Back to english class man :p No im just messing with you good job, nice video

[@stevecobb76]

I dont understand why your showing us your broken brick. why would we use your recipe knowing that we will get bricks that will break?

[@PyroEvil]

Stephen Cobb I never said I'm making indestructible low density firebrick. The broken one is used to make a stress test by drop it on the concret floor several time. Low density fire are alway more brittle even commercial one.

[@luciusirving5926]

My hydraulically-pressed Mexican-made pumice bricks are as brittle also.

[@bigoldgrizzly]

how often do you drop your kiln from 3 feet ? With a name like Cobb, I thought you would support this guy

[@tipc2847]

Uh uh uh uh uh uh I’m I a hurry

[@jonathanmorand8893]

ca sonne comme un quebecois ca..........

[@rubo1964]

This is painful to listen

[@claytonstill2385]

try using a script next time...ah....ah. ah. ....dah

[@EileneWright]

try using manners. Shame on you.

[@orcoastgreenman]

Clayton Still - let's see how long it takes YOU to explain this process in HIS first language. My bet is this turns into an hour long video with lots of LONG pauses for you to learn word meanings, grammar, and pronunciation... But hey, at least you'll be using a script!

[@pachy444]

Clayton Still I thought the video was well worth the tiny bit of extra patience needed to listen to it but Hope you find the perfection you think you deserve in the future ; )

[@rodygonzalez7955]

What a comment. By the way does your name mean that you are still a ton of clay? hahahahahaha.

[@claytonstill2385]

***** A video on KZbin hardly classifies as "public" speaking!