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Old 04-24-2009, 12:56 PM
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Can anyone tell me what exactly what hydroton is made of? I have googled a few times and not really found what its made of..its clay prob from the south cause of its red color...?? that is fired to 1200-1500
i understand that but is a special kind of clay? I have a rotary kiln just wondering if i could make my own?
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It is clay, maybe a shale clay? It's expanded on the molecular level by an industrial process so I don't know if you could make it. You could certainly experiment and find that you can make something similar. Sounds like a neat project.
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Interesting question

Have you already tried a Google search for possible instructions?
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Old 04-24-2009, 01:26 PM
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yea i got the instructions...just the ingredients is what I'm looking for
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Such a cool idea! Please let us know how you do with this experiment
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