DIY fire bricks
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- Опубліковано 14 тра 2024
- In today’s video, I show you how to make your own fire bricks! Fire bricks can be used for all sorts of different applications. Wether it’s insulating, or just simply keeping something from getting hot on a surface. The amount of uses are endless! Join me today in this DIY video, & let’s see if you can save money doing it this way! Hope you enjoy!
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I think the steel wool would oxidize really fast leaving a composite of rust.
Rust produces a high increase in volume (cracking concrete) and has a very low tensile strength.
Stainless steel scouring pads have a much higher temperature capacity, higher strength at elevated temperatures and a high corrosion resistance.
How can steel wool get oxidize without oxygen
@@allangibson8494thanks for the information
@@trideb6035 Refractory’s are quite porous…
I'm trying to figure out how to build a 1" thick board to top a heating core for a masonry stove. Might just purchase ceramic fiber board. Heard that the fiberglass shreds in fiberboard melt in the curing and create micropores to absorb water moisture in the firebox. What about backing a castable refractory mix in fiberglass on the outside/opposite of the burn surface
Nice, easy to follow instructions. Thanks!
No problem, thanks for watching! 👍🏻
SOOOOO many youtubers are super hesitant to talk about tools they own for fear of people saying they sold out, but i really appreciate you taking a second to mention that saw is a decent tool. always comes in handy down the line and will probably save me enough money to get another "Power-toy" lol
Thanks, and no problem. As long as you got the right blades for the types of materials. It will last a long time. When I said 18 hours on a single charge, I actually meant to say 8hours. It was just super funny how smooth it was so I left it in the video. Lol 😂 Thanks for watching. Hope you check out part 2 testing & all my other videos. Thanks 🙏🏻
@@Themanofcrafts Thank you for making this video. It was super useful to me. and @skatr62 I think folks who say UA-camrs sold out are folks who have an immature view of the world. Without income coming in, UA-camrs cannot continue to make material for us to digest. Keep making good videos and do what you must do so I say.
Thanks for the tool review, and the brick build.
Thank you for saying nice and respectful comments on my channel. You’re welcome.
For anyone wondering how well this works in a high heat gas propane forge it held up perfect and this was only after a few hours cure time cause I’m impatient but a great thanks to the creator of this vid very easy to make fast dry times
Thanks, I appreciate that! I’m glad everything works out for you. I hope you enjoy my other videos!
1-1 by weight or volume?
@@suicidebylifestyle9267 He said one cup each so it is a volume measure.
@@Themanofcrafts Your mother is a whore. 🖕👁️ 👄 👁️ 🖕
I can confirm. I used this recipe to make my kiln & its has been going strong for 2 years now!
I made similar bricks but used vermiculite and perlite instead of sand and got rid of the steel wool, they came out fairly good
Will you please make a tutorial of how you make it
The animation was fantastic! I need to learn how to do that, it makes for a very nice effect!
Thanks men, definitely took some time! But anyone can do it! Have fun with it! 👍🏻
Since finding your channel, you make the most amazing things, CAN'T wait to look at All of your videos, thanks!!!!
Thank you!
Just wanted to thank you for the video. Good information. Have a blessed day.
Thank you very much!
This was my first time watching. I'm definitely going to watch more. Keep up with the stop motion, it really helps, and I love it.
Thanks Scott! Feel free to check out part 2. And all my other custom art and fabrication work. I think you will enjoy them as well. 👍🏻
I liked the stop motion animation! It reminded me of Gumby and Peewee's Playhouse. Tbh
I also liked the project and am gonna rebuild my fire pit with it.
Haha! Classics! Thanks! Don’t worry I got more videos coming. And some better stop motion as well! Thanks again!
Yes I remember Gumby and Pokey. Very early cartoons. Primitive but kids liked it. Dont know about Peewee, was he part of the Little Raskels?
New subscriber here. thanks so much for this. I'll use this to insulate the flooring and sidings of my rectangular bbq pit.
Thanks for the support! Good luck and have fun! Thanks for watching. Feel free to check out part 2. And many of my other videos. 👍🏻
Seems like a good idea. I might just try it.
Hello, do you think that this mixture will be good for a refractory mold ?
for example a refractory mold for glass casting
Great!! Loved the animation, plus the fast forward or time lapse really made it fun!
Thank you very much, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I bought hydraulically pressed Mexican-made pumice bricks and I plan on using this mixture as refractory mortar. My pumice bricks have been proven to pass the extreme fire test when I built a mortarless rocket stove.
That’s fantastic! Sounds like they work great! 👍🏻😌
Hydrolically pressed Pumis bricks. Very interesting 🤔. Do they have any insulative value, meaning are there low temps on the brick side opposite the fire 🔥? It may be a great way to line a stove for longevity.
Be good to see you test them. if they stand up to melt copper, i'll be making some.
One of these days I will! 👍🏻
Thanks for posting
You are welcome
Very cool Video thank you for posting! The stop motion was dope too thank you for your time.. Im gonna try it!
Can you give a tip on ratios ?
I used about a 50/50 ratio.
Thanks a lot! I definitely enjoy the stop motion. I’ll be adding a lot of it in my videos. I’m glad you enjoyed! 👌🏻
@@Themanofcrafts How has it held up so far?
They hold up very well! I haven’t had any issues! 👍🏻
This is the 1st time I've seen your videos and WOW! What an awesome intro. Looked very cool (impressive), I had to log in, so I could LIKE and SUBSCRIBE even before watching the rest of the video. I always thought of myself as crafty, but holy cow! You're a Man of Crafts!
I greatly appreciate that! And welcome you to my channel. Hope you enjoy my random and goofy and creative videos.
Awsome video. Thank you
Thank you for watching! Hope you enjoyed! Feel free to check out my other videos.
Great Chanel and super useful !
Can this mix of plaster and sand can be use to cast a pizza oven ? Like the using the inflatable ball(Pilates mostly use)
I know sounds crazy but may work?
Thank you and all the best!
Feel free to check out part 2 on my channel! 👍🏻
Hi I do like the way the bricks look, why Plaster Paris? I was thinking about adding pearlite and using refractory cement? What are your thoughts?
I chose plaster of Paris because of how cheep it is. And because it stands up to heat pretty well. Using pearlite & refractory cement together? Doesn’t sound like a bad idea! It sounds like it would work really well! I would just be careful with some types of cement that give off a lot of toxic chemicals during its heating process. But once burned away, should work brilliantly! 🙏🏻 I hope I was able to answer your question! 🤗
Mix in styrofoam beads(from stuffed animal at local thrift store). When heated, it will leave voids. Those air pockets are what gives the brick 'insulating' properties.
That’s fantastic to know! Thanks for the feedback! 👍🏻
It will weaken it, so don't add too much. The fiber reinforcement of your steel wool should compensate just fine.
Concrete "explosions" at high temps are from trapped moisture in those voids, especially when "hydraulically compressed". Dry air voids are what air insulation is all about. Think of standard fiberglass insulation in your home walls and attic. The fibers are just a loose fill to form air voids. The fiberglass isn't the insulator... it's the air.
but would you be baking cancer everytime you bake?
You also might try glass microbaloons
Dude how do you not have over 1,000 subscribers or more? You’re channel is awesome 😂
Haha! Thanks a lot! I ask myself the same thing! ☺️
I am subscribing
Great! Thanks bro
No problem, glad I can help!
I love the stop emotion animation
Thanks bud
Enjoyed the video. I’m going to use your method to cast some sloped and angled parts for the the upper chamber of an outdoor fireplace build. I assume the mixture could be used as a high heat mortar?
@White man invented everything how so, too brittle or doesn’t adhere well in that capacity?
nice.. what are you going to use the bricks for .. i am planning a woodburning stove utilising cast panels of refractory and Stainless steel needles with internal air channels .for efficient burning .
I might end up making a video melting some bismuth or lead. They work really well, and I enjoy them a lot! 👍🏻 Your idea sounds great!
Great! Love this brilliant work!
Would you please write the names of the components for making the bricks.
I made a part two video for all those types of questions. Plaster of Paris, play sand, Distilled water, and steel wool. Thanks for watching!
@@shinobu4594
Regular water will add minerals to the mix that you might not want
@@shinobu4594 rainwater?
Thanks for the video. I am just learning about refractory cement? Do you have any suggestions on materials that can be used for a mold that's adjustable so I don't have to break a mould or make a new one? I want to do a quarter inch mold of firebrick lining for a bbq smoker, but I want a mold I can easily reuse/repurpose.
I’m not entirely sure about a mould you can buy like that already. But I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t be difficult to figure out. I’ll try and investigate that for you! 🤔
You are very welcome as well! 🤗
Just make a wooden box which you can open and close on all sides
Tangier, you can make one from caulking silicone. Mix it with cornstarch until it resembles putty consistency, and in the amount it takes to cover the brick completely. Then, when it cures, just cut it out and make a pouring hole. There you go.
I sure would like to see the results or what you actually come up with
Thank you for video - This is the same technology used for building Egyptian pyramid 's blocks except for, they used about 20% clay minerals from Nile delta.
Nice
I think he should build a pyramid next!
Thank you! Fire bricks so expensive.Can I use these your version to build pizza oven.Also does changing the sand from play sand to silica fine sand as in fire mortar make a difference.Thank you
I would say the finer the sand, the less chance it has staying together and lasting longer as a solid brick. It would definitely weaken it. I believe you can use is for fire ovens. But you would have to go through a chemical burn out. Just in case there are chemicals that could harm anyone in the mixing process. Ultimately the decision will be up to you to try it out, & be safe doing so. 👍🏻 I hope I was able to answer your question!
Great vid! Loved the whole Mr. Hands aspect, but where was Mr. Bill? 🤪😂😁 Anywho, great job! 👍😁⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thanks I appreciate that!
Cool!
So would this "Man-O-Craft" mix be good for a core for a castable rocket mass heater?
Will these work for covering sides and bottom of chimney fire place,would I be able to put my fire right on top of them
Im not entirely sure, that’s a really good question. I would have to figure that out myself. Thanks for watching! 👍🏻
I love your stop animation dude! 👍 What camera are you using? Awesome clarity & sound. Great vid. Your doing good man. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge. And especially for not being condescending or adding nonsense and blah blah blah narcissism. (Lol) it's a major peeve of mine) Lovin ya!!
Thanks a million! I appreciate that! I’m currently using the iPhone 12 for my videos! Anyone can make fun videos! Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy my other videos!
Love the horse head
Haha! Thanks! Feel free to check out my other videos! 😉
Do you know if this would be fine to use in a smoker instead of buying ones from the store? I'm wanting to make my own so they can double as a heat baffle in my smoker and a source for radiant heat.
I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. They retain heat quite well. As long as all possible chemicals are burned out first. And once installed don’t get removed after. I would think they would work pretty good. Hopefully I was able to answer your question. Thank you for watching! I got tons more videos on my channel. 👍🏻
TY!!! How well have the bricks been holding out at high heat???
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Thank you👍
No Thank you! And don’t forget to check out part two
very cool! are these similar in weight to the white firebricks? I think those are very light. Are these similar? Thanks! BTW animation is very cool!
Thank you I appreciate that! When they were still wet. They had some weight to them. But as soon as they dried up. They were very light weight. I don’t think as light as the original white ones. But just light in general. It would take a lot of these to truly make a heavy weight difference. 👍🏻
where did you get the ingredients for your mix? I've done a bunch of reading about firebrick and I didn't find anything like this. I'd love to find out it works!
Check out the second video
The materials are as common as air????
I'm young & learning, I have a question if it's ok, Can I use clay three holed bricks to forge metals or is it a bad idea ????
I’m not entirely sure, do the research. And see if they are rated for high temperatures. Hopefully that helps. Thanks for watching. Hope you enjoy my other videos!
As far as i know it should work, if they have no concrete in them, you could test it by putting one or a piece inside a grill, if it explodes it isn't safe (wear googles)
can it be used for food grade oven
Another question, could I use this for a pizza oven? Chemical wise, could I get away with it and also making it a bigger slab? Like 11x11x4?
I can only say it’s not a bad piece to run an expera
Great vid, What you did'nt point out is, that the saw is built for left handers, something I have searched for for many years here in the UK to no avail, so I just keep getting covered in sawdust every time I use it.
No shit! Seriously lefty s wow good to know I just found the perfect bro bday gift awsome 😅
Mmmmmm I can't wait my dude
I can’t wait to put them to use!
Respect! I'm afraid that the steel wool might give off some toxic fumes. It is made of steel wool. Steel wool is made of low-grade carbon steel wire, commonly known as mild steel. Mild steel is a low-cost material with a composition of 0.05-0.25% carbon, 98-99% of iron, 0.6-0.9% manganese and up to 0.4% silicon.
I would like to know if there is a danger of contaminating the pizza by heating these materials? Excellent video, greetings from Europe (Croatia)
Is this recipe safe for a pizza oven, like the surface that the pizza will go on?
Great video...I'm going to try something a little on the eccentric side...let you know how it goes...won't get into your choice of tools (Bauer) if it works it works I guess...sorry...I'm a little bit of a tool snob 😅
Niceeeee‼️....can these be used with Pellet stoves also?
I’m not entirely sure, but there is one way to find out. Try it and let me know what the results are. Would love to know if it does. 👍🏻
Giving the concentrations of the plaster vs the sand would be useful. Thanks
No worries, I believe it was equivalent to one cup of plaster and one cup of play sand. You can put what ever amount of steel wool you think is good to hold your bricks better. 👍🏻 Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy my other videos!
Great explanation. You were to quick to explain mixing ratio. Do you think we can reach 1500 degC with your mortar. I like what is shown here. Please keep sharing your experience, your success and failures in this process. Regards. Roger R.
Much appreciated
Thanks for the info, can I use any sand?
That’s the cool thing about it. You can use practically any type of sand you wish. 👍🏻☺️
The man of crafts
Thanks for the vid and comments guys
I heard that sand with a high silica amount is best
I wish the first mix had been in real time. It looks like way more than a cup of each in the mixing container. Or did you mean of cup of each per mold?
So in each mix, how much sand/plaster of Paris/steel wool did you use? And did you do a temperature test? How did they work out?
Pretty close to a cup of each per mold. If you slow the video down just a bit. Pay attention to what I throw into the bowl. It will give you a pretty good guess. Try different mixes to see what suits you the best. Thanks for watching! Feel free to check out my other videos.
Can make firebricks which are food grades? I want to make outdoor pizza oven out of firebricks & pavers that are food grades, thank you so much sir
quick question what ratios are they mixed at as in how much sand to plaster and water
I slowed it down. It looks like he uses about 1/2 and 1/2 and then adds water and steel wool. The mix looks rather wet, but he knows more than I do.
cool!
Thank you!
It's working , in last these bricks become alive 🔥🤷
Thanks for watching. Feel free to check out part 2, or any of my other videos. 👍🏻
For duration and durability or any hotter might try adding calcium aluminate 🤔 and 😏 perlite versus sand
😎 nice video
Thanks, sounds like a great alternative! 👍🏻
What are your thoughts about making a shelf above my fireplace right under my television with this process ? I actually have a wooden shelf and the assurance company ask for a fire prof shelf.
I can't make 'wood' fireproof
I need to make a 4" x 15.5" thin round for my round grill. It must be fairly thin. That is my goal. I plan to put a pizza stone on top. I have one on top of grill already. Can this be done? ie A pizza oven.
Check out my part 2 video on my channel
the bricks looks very cool and i love the heat test video. but i have a dumb Q. can i use normal cement mix with building sand? or wont it work for the high heat? i also read in the comments that Styrofoam will help with the heat insulation. so if i mix normal cement mix with building sand and add the Styrofoam would the results be basically the same.
That sounds great! Your more then welcome to change the ingredients to what you think works well. 👍🏻
Cement works by bonding with the water, in high heat the bond is lost and the water boils out leaving you with a crumbling mess. Insulation will melt and make a lot air pockets, good for insulation but not strength. Perlite would be better depending on how hot your goingnto be getting it.
Yes, perlite, not Styrofoam! Especially if it will be for an oven or near food while hot!
@@edgertonpeters5455 what do you mean how you get it? I’m building a high temp wood stove and using perlite and clay. I know it expands at high heat but the thickness is thick and any cracks filled with regular clay
@@stevescuba1978 I’m considering using styrofoam instead of soap/air to add, outside of Firefox, insulation to a wood stove; my other option is ceramic blanket. I’d like it to be well insulated.
Have to disagree with the recommendation to buy a Bauer anything, but definitely enjoyed the video.
The reason I don't like the Harbor Freight stuff is because I've built for a living so my needs are different. A hobbyist will probably be plenty satisfied but a framer or remodeler will burn out 10 of those circ saws before they kill a single Rigid or whatever.
Hate on me all you want, but my system is Makita. The one failure I've had in almost ten years was an 18v drill/hammer drill (brushed) burning out after ~3 years of heavy use mixing mortar, drywall mud, and other typical drill tasks.
Just for clarification is the mix 1-1 by weight or volume?
You can do 50/50 or 75/25 it’s completely up to you. 👍🏻
@@Themanofcrafts weight or volume? or does it matter for the 50-50 ot 75-25?
very interesting. would it be goo for a pizza stone?
Check out part 2 on my UA-cam channel. It explains everything else.
That corrugated plastic we used to make R/C airplane wings out of. Put a wood spar in it and fold it over and poof you have a wing. Overhang in the back you got ailerons.
Would chop glass fiber be a good option for this?
It probably would
Cutting Plastic using machine used to cut wood...
Says : Glides like Butter..
😆🤣
Is there a followup video that shows them being used and handling high temperature?
I think I found it. This video, ua-cam.com/video/2BSXJPv-HfU/v-deo.html, should be added to the description of the video above.
Yep! That’s it!
Can we use it to make a bread oven? Would like to see them working
They can be used for anything you want.
@@Themanofcrafts Isn't plaster of Paris carcinogenic?
Would these bricks be suitable for a gas fired forge?
I don’t see why not, I know I would try that out just to see how well they hold up. 👍🏻 Thanks 🙏🏻
these bricks can hold up to how many degrees and what is the composition.
They can with stand up to 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. And the mixing composition was 50/50 I’ve tested mine out already, and have had zero issues! 🤗
Do you thing can you use this as a floor of pizza oven?
I'm looking for a way to make a slab for a pizza oven do you think this would work? It's possibly going to be 36 by 36
Feel free to test it out yourself. And see what kind of results you get. Thanks for watching!
very good to withstand 2000 farenheit im going to tryyour formula where you used plaster,steel wool and refractory cement to make a microwave melting glass oven.
That sounds amazing! Follow me @the_man_of_crafts on Instagram and tag me in that picture when you finish! Would love to see it! 👌🏻🙏🏻
How did the bricks work out for you lol I’ve been wondering for months now
Still in the process of making the video! Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy my other videos! 🙏🏻
Hopefully you got to see part 2 on my channel. 👍🏻
@@Themanofcrafts a link would've been nice
You had time to reply to the comment but not to copy paste a link?
You had time to make a stop motion animation but not to show us how a brick performed in testing?
@@Doozler That’s hilarious, if you would have press the BELL 🛎 ICON TO (ALL) right next to the SUBSCRIBE BUTTON. Then anytime I post New videos. You would have been instantly notified. But instead of doing that. You’d rather leave me a message like this... 🤔 Just SUBSCRIBE, press the BELL 🔔 Notification to (All) and you will never miss out of any of my videos. And I’ve uploaded a lot since the last time I messaged you. 👍🏻
@@Doozler Don’t forget to check out part 2 of fire bricks video
Hi there! I was thinking about making my fire pit cap with fire brick. Do you recommend it or do you think it would be strong enough to uphold?
very good,to withstand 2000 farenheits, lm going to try your formula where you used plaster,steel wool and refractory cement to make a microwave melting glass oven.
Good luck!
But don’t micro waves and metal don’t mix
@@clearcontentment3695 they said glass
Hi , can we cook pizza on these bricks . Is pop good choice for pizza floor.
Check out part 2 on my channel
It seems fairly easy to make, but I would like to see you test it first.
I’ll have to work on that! Thanks for watching! 👍🏻
Did they work? The plaster didn’t crackle?
Absolutely! Works like a champ! 👍🏻
Nice
Thanks! 🤗
Did they work well? They seem kinda thin, so I'm curious.
Feel free to read the previous messages, the way I made them, and the purpose I will be using them for. Work magnificent for me! Thanks for watching, and I hope you enjoy my other videos! 👍🏻
So, this may have been asked a hundred times already, but did you use equal parts sand, plaster of Paris, and water?
Yep! 👌🏻
The reason people keep asking this question is that you stated 50/50 ratio. But there are 3 components. Maybe you should say 33.3/33.3/33.3.
What you want is fiberglass, oh yeah someone has already done this idea. The fiberglass bricks work much better than metal, the fiberglass doesn't burn.
This video is 9 months old. Have you used the bricks in this time? How are they holding up? Would you mind giving ratios for sand /water/plaster so I can play too? I’m determined to build a pizza oven but refuse to pay the $10 per f*#@ing brick they charge around here. Great video too. Subscribed. 👍
Any progress on seeing the bricks in action?
@White man invented everything fuck! I’m Canadian, so that means they’ve gone up since I priced them. ✌️ brother.
this material can be cut manually with a common saw?.
It shouldn’t be difficult to cut them with a hand saw! 💪🏻
@@Themanofcrafts you can also use instesd of the sand,the ceramic fiber beaten in a blender to make the dough,try it.
YOU Amazed me with your video, my project needs fire bricks, but they are not cheap.. I have left over poly twin wall I can use, for molds, thanks for you video..i would never have thought of doing that! You changed my my mind on that! THANKS.. subscribed and loved! not just liked!
Thank you very much! Feel free to mix things up how ever you would like. Get creative with it & have fun!
Noice!
Thanks!
Steel wool is so fine it will burn easily in any oxidized environment, just touch a good 9V battery to it and find out how easily it burns, they make glass fibers for what you want to do with the steel wool.
Steel wool disintegrates into rust very quickly after getting wet. Are you sure you don't just have a bunch of rust in your bricks after a few days?
That’s a good question! Rust is created from oxidation. When the steel is wet, and then exposed to outside elements. Rust forms! The most you might have in the bricks is surface rust. Just because water was on it for a moment. And then evaporated. Maybe if the bricks got wet again, you might as well say forget about the steel wool at that point. Thank for watching! Feel free to check out my Other videos! 🙏🏻
Use stainless steel wire wool no rust
Interesting project, but it is unlikely that those bricks will have much strength. Plaster and sand mix will not be strong, and adding some steelwool to a weak sand and plaster mix will not do much as "re-inforcing" but, if there are no stresses on the bricks, apart from heat, they may be all right for that. 🤔
can you put food on it for a brick oven floor?
Check out my part 2 video
This is the second video I've seen about making fire bricks, both have wildly different methods but both are cheap and simple. So my question is, why are fire bricks so expensive to buy?
That’s because they have a very high alumina content and are designed for high heat applications.
How heavy are the bricks you make?
Extremely light
Do you have a link of where you got the corrugated sheeting ??
That’s a great question. Typically I get them from my local steel yard. Or steel mill. And get what I need on-site and bring it in to fabricate stuff. There is also Amazon, they got excellent prices. Or you can go to a Michael’s crafting store. Or some type of crafting store to get what you need.
I know you meant plastic. Lol just giving you both ideas. 👍🏻
@@Themanofcrafts thank you man! This was really helpful! 👏🏽💪🏽
I'm in the process of building a pizza oven. However, my budget is limited and I want to know can I apply this method to make my own supply of fire brick to build my wood-burning oven?
I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. And it’s a very inexpensive way to create something so simple.
A pizza oven won't be as hot as a forge so it should work good
Thank you. My home is almost ready and this is the first item on my list that I'm going to tackle. I'll do my best to give you feedback as soon as I create something.
Sounds fantastic! Looking forward to it! 👍🏻
So did u test these bricks
Not yet, I’ve been super busy! I do plan on running a simple heat test to see exactly how hot they can get before they are destroyed. But they intended use for these anyways. Are for really small things. So I know they would last for as long as I need them to.