Anne Yagoda on sun 1 dec 96
Dear Clayarters,
I am fairly new to firing. I bought a second hand Skutt a little while
ago. It came with a kiln sitter. Now I understand that I need to know how
many degrees per hour the kiln rises. Is this true? or can I fire on a
schedule? I have done several glaze firings with mixed results.
TIA,
Anne Yagoda in central NJ
Lisa on mon 2 dec 96
Anne Yagoda wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Dear Clayarters,
> I am fairly new to firing. I bought a second hand Skutt a little while
> ago. It came with a kiln sitter. Now I understand that I need to know how
> many degrees per hour the kiln rises. Is this true? or can I fire on a
> schedule? I have done several glaze firings with mixed results.
>
> TIA,
> Anne Yagoda in central NJ
I have been taught to fire a Skutt with sitter as follows:
Low = 2 hours
Medium = 2 hours
High = until cone breaks (^6), usually 10+ hours. I think the timing
varies with the age of your kiln or its elements and maybe also by how
much ware you have loaded inside.
Marvin S. Flowerman on mon 2 dec 96
Re: message from Anne Yagoda of Central New Jersey:
I would strongly recommend obtaining a copy of Richard Zakin's "ELECTRIC
KILN CERAMICS" SECOND EDITION. That will discuss and answer almost all of
your questions concerning both bisque and glaze firings
Good luck.
Marvin Flowerman , also of Central New Jersey!.
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