Replacing Firebrick

I bought a used Timberline stove to put in my barn workshop for $200. Other than being well used, the only problem was that much of the firebrick was broken. I purchased new fire brick "shorts" (4" x 8" x 1 1/4" thick) at my local stone supplier.

Here's my questions:

1. Can I cut firebrick with a tile saw? I'm just concerned whether my wet diamond blade will stand up as well to firebrick as it does to tile.

2. The bricks stand on end around the steels walls inside the stove. If there were ever any top brackets to hold the firebrick in place, they are gone. Should I find some 1" angle iron and tack weld them against the top of the firebricks, or cement the bricks to each other with some sort of refractory cement?

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks for all the suggestions. I appreciate your help!

Paul

My local stone supplier had splits (1 1/4 x 4 x 8) for $1.10 each

JohnnyTugs1 said:

paul,

the band ran horizontal across the back and sides, the first course i think ran vertical the second ran horizontal and the third was again vertical. when i get home (around the 14th of december or so) i will ck it out for ya and let ya know for sure . i'll also get the placement of the flat stock (band) dimensions. i will take the picture of the base brick layout to make things easier. thanks for your help and if i get a copy of the manual i will forward it to ya. all the best to ya .
john : )

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Johnny

Thanks for your reply. Looking inside of my stove there is a row of split (1 1/4 inch thick) bricks around the perimeter which stand an inch higher than, and outside of, the floor bricks. I believe they sit horizontally. The floor bricks lie flat inside of that, and hold the perimeter bricks against the steel walls. I don't know if the floor bricks are splits or full width bricks. But all of that is tight and still in place. The stove rode on it's back when I transported it home, and they didn't budge, so I'm leaving that part alone.

The rest of the bricks that were along the walls, except for one or two bricks in the corners, fell out. But they sat vertically (on end). I'll have to cut a couple bricks the long way to make a tight wall. Perhaps that will be enough to hold all the bricks of that row in place. I didn't think there was another row above that one, but I would have no way to know. Now you have me thinking that there might have been. But there is no band of any sort at the top. Seems like there should be to keep everything else inplace. I'll post a photo of the inside and outside to see if were talking about the same stove - although I'm not sure yet how to do that on this forum.