Which covering to buy for torch area.

[e. mort]

Hi,

I have a choice of 3 products to use for covering my torch table and wall area: hardibacker, wonderboard, and duro rock. I had considered metal, but was advised by the guys at GTT that I would get a lot of reflected heat if I did so. Any opinions of which one of these is the best? I haven't been able to get my questions answered at local Home Depot or Lowes.

Oh, and the torch is a GTT Delta Elite.

Thanks,

Eric

[cghipp]

I use metal sheeting, and I've never had any problem at all with reflected heat. It's never even crossed my mind! Of course, I've been using a Lynx and a Mini CC, so that might be the reason.

Courtney

[Mary Jean Martin]

I, too use a sheet of metal and it works great. In fact I have never noticed that it even gets warm! Heat from the torch rises and I use a rod rack to put the hot glass rods on. I can't quite figure why it might be a problem.

[e. mort]

I think he was referring more to putting a sheet of metal on the wall. I might still put one down as a table top covering.

[Flame Crazy]

Sheet metal works great! I am on a Lynx & no problem with heat reflecting back on me. Before that I had tile which is great too.

[e. mort]

Sheet metal backing with a lynx is fine since it only has 7 ports. The Delta has a 7 port lynx center fire surrounded by a ring of 51 ports for a total of 58 ports. That is a lot more heat to deal with. :biggrin:

[alissa]

Eric,
Do you have photos of your work online? I'm curious to see what you do with such a big torch!

[e. mort]

So far all I have done that took that much heat is a paperweight. I will see if can get a decent picture of it.

Right now, I don't use a lot of heat, but since I am building my studio from scratch I decided I would rather over-engineer the area now than have to go back and upgrade later.

[alissa]

Cool - I'd love to see.

[MikeAurelius]

I ran a Mirage with nothing more than galvanized metal as a surface protector. No problems with reflected heat.

[Kaibeads]

i like hardibacker.. its simple, cheap, fireproof, durable... i was told about it when I started lampworking and have used it ever since.