[Cob] vermiculite, pumice, perlite suppliers?

[Shannon C. Dealy]

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Copper Harding wrote:

[snip]
> However, I'm running into a road block on suppliers.
> I've been looking all over town and don't seem to be
> asking the right questions of the salespeople.  I did
[snip]

Around here (North Western, Oregon area), masonery grade perlite is 
available from a company that sells (and in some cases manufactures) a 
wide range of cement, brick and related products as well as wood stoves, 
it's quite cheap $10.51 for a 4 cubic foot bag, I bought a bag Monday to 
finish off a large furnace based on an experimental variation of the 
rocket design (should be firing it this afternoon).  Have you asked your 
local brick/lime supplier if they can order it for you?  I would keep 
checking masonery type suppliers, since that is who would generally carry 
it.  You could also check with anyone that does brickwork, fireplaces, 
etc. as at the very least they should know where to get it.

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