posted 4 months ago
Hi Cedric;
Change the 'double wall' to 'firebricks', and yes, you are correct.
Shorty seems to keep her high heat down low in the bell, unlike the traditional batchbox that shoots it directly toward the top.
Double-wall bells are primarily constructed with regular bricks, except for the inner skin above the riser.
My single-wall brick bell with a Shorty inside has a row of full-size firebricks sitting on top of the core that deflect the heat from the clay brick front wall.
I also use split firebricks as a roof over the core.
Temperatures are much more reasonable using the Shorty design.
The same strong double ram's horn flames as the regular batch, but they slow significantly in the upper portion of the riser.
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