I really like my new stove, the Madison by England Stove Works. However, a few things annoy me. one is the firebrick. A few of the firebrick could have been cut better. I have a firebrick in the corner that wants to work out; it should be behind the brick on the side but I could not put it there because there would be a gap; a wide gap, between it and the centre brick. I have some extra firebrick so will cut a wider piece to go in the centre My question is what is the best way to cut firebrick; I have never cut firebrick before.
I generally score it with a hack saw maybe 1/4 inch then lay it on a piece of board with the line right at the end. Tap the other side with a deadblow hammer or solid piece of scrap wood or something. Will break right along the line pretty clean. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk
I like this the best or just use a chisel and score it along a line, going very slowly and light tapping. Like aranyic's method, it will break off cleanly.
If you removed the firebricks when you hauled the stove inside (to make it lighter) break out the manual and make sure that you laid the bricks back in their intended positions. Who knows? There may be a brick or two that is a bit narrow as compared to the others? Kinda hard to think that the manufacturer intentionally left a wide gap once they're all in place.......
That is true, I did take the firebrick out but placed them in the order I removed them; keeping the same pattern. I like my stove very much but there are a couple of things that I wish was different. I am including some photos; if you look at the layout, it shows the firebrick in the corner is butted against the one on the side. In the bracket photo you can see that brick is only held in place at the end. It comes out at the left end and I have to constantly shove it back in place to keep it from falling into the firebox. If they had used three brackets in the back, it would not be a problem. I want to make a wider middle brick and have the left corner behind the side firebrick to solve the problem. If there is another solution I am open to hearing it.
For that little bit, why not just get some hi-temp stove and gasket cement? The pic does not really show a wide gap; I wouldn't be concerned about that. Chances are you may not get that precise of a cut on the replacement brick anyway. Now the black stained firebrick is an entirely different (but old) topic! I'd be more concerned about that!
Masonry blade on the grinder is what I used two weekends ago to make some custom bricks. I scored both sides about 1/8th of an inch, and tapped it lightly and voila. Blade is cheap and it took maybe two minutes.
I'd just cement the loose brick into place. A little dab will do. If you just need to cut one brick and don't have a masonry blade...just score it with a hacksaw or chisel and tap along the line and it will break off clean.
