Ok there has been a change in plan. I am going to return the two bags of perlite. Considering a few factors I've changed my mind. After following a few conversations on iforgeiron.com I found out that the pearlite/fircement mix takes longer to heat up = use more gas. It was also said many a time that the perlite melts at welding temperature. THEN I remebered that my friend Ruan told me about trident refractory specialist in camper down. They sell ceramic fibre wool, which is the alternative to the refractory cements and mixes. This is the white wool looking substance I was seeing in all the videos, I was always of the notion that it wasn't available in KZN, BUT IT IS! So I reserved a box at Trident refractory specialists. In this picture below you will see the ceramic fibre wool, in many of the damascus videos I've seen the forges are lined with this ceramic fibre wool. SO that's the way I will go because I too would like to be able to make damascus by the end of this year even if it is small a billet.
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