Robert Acton on tue 8 jul 97
I'm about to build a raku kiln this summer and I would like some advice
about whether I should build it out of fiber or brick. Comments?
Thanks Bob Acton
Harvey Sadow on wed 9 jul 97
Bob,
If I was going to build a raku kiln and wanted the kiln to be portable,
or to lift up and off the fired work, I would build it with fiber,
lining an exoskelaton. I would make the skelaton out of expandied
metal, sheet metal, a fifty five gallon drum or something such as that.
If I wanted flexibility, I would build MY kiln. It has brick sides and
back wall, and a rolling brick floor on a steel frame with steel wheels.
The door is made of fiber, and the arch is made of fiber which lines the
inside fo a split fifty five gallon drum. The arch sits on top of the
walls and is removable, so I can raise or lower the brick walls to suit
my needs and set the arch back on top. The door is four feet high, so
it extends beyond the arch in front. The interior dimensions of the
chamber are 22 1/2" x 27" by however high I want it to be, up to four
feet. It fires to temperature in a few minutes, rolls the pot out of the
kiln and retains most of the heat inside.
Robert Acton wrote:
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> I'm about to build a raku kiln this summer and I would like some advice
> about whether I should build it out of fiber or brick. Comments?
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> Thanks Bob Acton
John Lockett on wed 9 jul 97
In message you r
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
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> I'm about to build a raku kiln this summer and I would like some advice
> about whether I should build it out of fiber or brick. Comments?
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> Thanks Bob Acton
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Hi Bob
I've recently built a top hat type raku kiln using weldmesh and fibre.
Had good results from it.
E-mail me direct if you want details.
Regards
John
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John Lockett
Here in Birmingham U.K.
Jennifer Rhinesmith on wed 9 jul 97
Bob, I just spent an intence six weeks ina raku class, and we used a trash
can kiln, lined with kaol wool. It worked great. Got wonderful pieces.
Hope that helps. Jennifer in Alpine, Tx
On Tue, 8 Jul 1997, Robert Acton wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
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> I'm about to build a raku kiln this summer and I would like some advice
> about whether I should build it out of fiber or brick. Comments?
>
> Thanks Bob Acton
>
Jon Lovejoy on wed 9 jul 97
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I'm about to build a raku kiln this summer and I would like some advice
about whether I should build it out of fiber or brick. Comments?
Thanks Bob Acton >>
Bob,
I have used both and I feel the fiber kiln is better by far. It heats up
faster, it's lightweight & portable, one can make different sized "baskets"
for different sizes of work, it's fuel-efficient... & I think it's safer to
fire. (IMHO)
If you make it yourself, wear a heavy-duty respirator and disturb the fibre
as little as possible - it's a killer!
Jon Lovejoy, in sunny California where it's perfect raku weather (then why am
I not out at my kiln?...)
Steve Braudt & Rev. Anne Lippincott on thu 10 jul 97
For a Senior project I build a raku kiln for the Art Department by using an
old burnt out electric kiln. By turning it upside down, using the lid as a
base and the body suspended from a pulley system. I filled the element
groves with a refectory cement, cut a draft vent and a burner port into the
sides. The burner was a propane weed burner, with a 100lb propane tank
firing takes about 30 min.
Steve Braudt
"God is love and anyone who lives in love, lives in God, and God lives in
them." 1 John 4:16 (NRSV)
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Charles Williams on thu 10 jul 97
Bob,
I have built Raku kilns from both fiber and IFB's and a combination
there-of. If you have a sheltered place to build your kiln, fiber is, in my
experience, adequate and the least expensive. You can use a 60 gallon drum or
wire, eg. fence wire, to construct the frame. I have even heard of an old
Volkswagen body being used! You want to use brick if you don't have a
sheltered area. IFB's will weather OK but HFB's will weather better.
(IFB=Insulating firebrick; HFB=Hard firebrick). HFB's do not have the
insulating capacity of IFB's. You may also choose to build the base from
IFB's and the top with fiber. There are advantages and disadvantages to any
of these methods. If you are goint to fire frequently, I would recommend
IFB's. There are several references available. Robert Piepenburg has both
books and videos with "how to" build and fire Raku Kilns. Gordon Hutchins has
a video with general info on Raku.
I hope this helps!
C Williams AKA Mississippi Mudcat Pottery
Graham & Rose Mercer on mon 5 jul 04
I recently replied to a fellow clayarter who was asking about building a =
garbage bin raku kiln and offered some plans and pictures. In response =
I received a number of queries from other readers asking for the info, =
so I thought that I would put it all on my website so that anyone =
interested could access the stuff.
If you are interested in one person's (not original!) approach to a =
quick, simple, cheap and totally portable raku kiln feel free to have a =
look in the Gallery section of the site which is
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~roseandgraham/index.html
Happy potting,
Graham Mercer
Melbourne Australia
Jeremy/Bonnie Hellman on mon 5 jul 04
Graham,
A picture is indeed worth a thousand words, and even better when both are
included! Nice job on the web site, including the speed with which you
set it up! It was so clear what you were saying when I saw the photos.
Thanks also to other clayarters who have sent web links, emails and/or their
phone numbers in response to my request for ideas about making a raku kiln.
I'll be on the phone today and tomorrow!
Bonnie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham & Rose Mercer"
To:
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 5:01 AM
Subject: Building a Raku Kiln
I recently replied to a fellow clayarter who was asking about building a
garbage bin raku kiln and offered some plans and pictures. In response I
received a number of queries from other readers asking for the info, so I
thought that I would put it all on my website so that anyone interested
could access the stuff.
If you are interested in one person's (not original!) approach to a quick,
simple, cheap and totally portable raku kiln feel free to have a look in the
Gallery section of the site which is
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~roseandgraham/index.html
Happy potting,
Graham Mercer
Melbourne Australia
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