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  • Fire Clay in Italy

    I am having problems locating suppliers of Fire Clay in Italy. Any suggestions?

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    I couldn't find fire clay here in Norway so I used white pottery clay without chamotte... worked really well.
    My build: http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/4...way-19491.html

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      Any powdered clay will suffice because of the relatively low temperatures that we fire to, although I'd steer clear of bentonite as it has a very high shrinkage rate. There is a difference between "fire clay" as known by bricklayers in the US as clay that's added to mortar to make it more plastic. To potters "fire clay" is a clay that is able to withstand very high temperatures (around three times what you'd ever achieve in a WFO). The cheapest powdered clay I can obtain is an Australia Cement product called Bricklayers Clay at around $1/kg
      Kindled with zeal and fired with passion.

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