Ever heard of Unifrax?

[lemonjello]

I was given a sample 12×12″ sheet of Unifrax fiber paper. It looks, feels exactly like shelf paper. About 1/2″ thick. Unifrax makes high-end heat resistant stuff like insulation for areonautics and things for founderies. I can’t find anything online where people have used it for glass + kilns, but I’m thinking “what could go wrong!” (all my bad ideas start this way)

Anyone ever used or heard of it?

Thanks!

[wordana]

I would contact Unifrax directly and ask what the max temp is for the product. I didn’t look long on their web site, but at least some of the products look like they would not hold up to kiln temps:

http://unifrax.com/web/UnifraxHome3.nsf//Feedback?OpenForm

 

Dana W.

[Stephen Richard]

This company is the manufacturer of a wide range of ceramic fibre blankets.  Yes, of course, it can be used in the kiln.  The low temperature ones are rated to around 1200 – 1500 C I believe.

Stephen Richard

blogs at: http://www.verrier-glass.blogspot.com/ and  http://www.glasstips.blogspot.com/

[heartandsoulstudios]

We have a roll of the Unifrax fiber blanket and use it in the kiln, and also use it for flameworking (cooling the beads.) No problems here. That is their business.

[lemonjello]

Thank you all for replies. I’ll try it and see how it goes.

 

[bhawbaker]

Brad Walker, at http://www.warmglass.com, sells it.

Information available at http://www.warmglass.com/110J.htm

I just bought some and lined some casting pans with it.  Don’t have to change it like you do fiber paper.

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