Terry Coombs wrote:


I don't have a pottery supply near , but I do have a large pile of
fiberglass batts . You think they'll work at the temps you use ? The
grates aren't so awkward in shape , I plan to build an enclosure with
firebricks and preheat with my foundry burner . Heat 'em both up and let
one soak while I weld on the other , swap as they cool .

No, you can melt fiberglass on a kitchen stove. I don't know what the glass
type is, but really low melting point.

Jon