Chamber build continues

As promised, this is the simple metal jig. The bricks are placed flush on the jig and cut with the wet tile saw on both sides. (Saw blade is too short to go all the way through.) Angles are then consistent and accurate. On a side note, came across a website that recommends cutting IFBs with a wet saw and suggests soaking them first in water for a minimum of 5 minutes so no dust is kicked up when they are cut! (and I was worried about the water from just the wet saw. :)

I also gave a quick attempt at trimming the arch IFB after calculating the angles for that. There will be a layer of ceramic fiber between the two layers. Should work.

Some more progress on the kiln. Final chamber wall of hard brick and continuing the IFB. Went through my hard brick and I need a few more to frame the soda port holes and the skewback bricks. The brick I have will be fine for the arch as they are being cut down but I am out of full bricks. I really don't want to "piece" the port hole framing as I want it easy to slide the "peep hole" brick in and out.

This sunset just appeared so definitely time to quit. :)