Eleanora Eden on wed 26 mar 97
Hi all,
Just installed an element from Euclid's for the first time yesterday. Not
onlydid it cost $22.50 including shipping rather than about $35 but the
element doesn't have to be stretched to fit as the ones from Bailey's and
L&L. This means the heat is distributed perfectly evenly.
I'm very pleased. And as reported they were pleasant to deal with. But
they don't take charge cards so be prepared to send your check.
Cheers,
Eleanora
Eleanora Eden 802 869-2003
Paradise Hill
Bellows Falls, VT 05101 eden@maple.sover.net
[the address fga@world.std.com is temporary. My mailbox at
eden@maple.sover.net still works -- do not change address books]
LINDA BLOSSOM on wed 26 mar 97
More interesting, however, would be testimony from people who have used
both Euclid's elements and Skutt or Bailey and could tell us if the
elements' firing lives are comparable. I remember from past posts that
people who buy the Skutt elements had hundreds of firings on them...does
this hold for Euclid?
Linda Blossom
2366 Slaterville Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-539-7912
blossom@lightlink.com
http://www.artscape.com
Dennis McAvoy on thu 27 mar 97
I have been using Euclid's elements for almost a year and am very pleased
with their performance. I have used them in two different brand kilns. We
fire each kiln 3 to 4 times a week to ^04. I'm a happy camper!!
Dennis
Smoky Mountain Pottery
Gatlinburg, TN
Boyd on thu 27 mar 97
If you find time could you send me the address/phone # for Euclid?
Thanks
Boyd
Iron River MI
boydr@up.net
At 07:04 AM 3/27/97 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I have been using Euclid's elements for almost a year and am very pleased
>with their performance. I have used them in two different brand kilns. We
>fire each kiln 3 to 4 times a week to ^04. I'm a happy camper!!
>
>Dennis
>Smoky Mountain Pottery
>Gatlinburg, TN
>
>
Jeff Lawrence on mon 7 apr 97
Linda Blossom pointed out some gaps in my element posting - thanks Linda!
I fire 200-250 firings per year per kiln to ^04
Both kilns are multi-ring 2.5" firebrick, to which I add no insulation.
I've never tried ITC, HUV, or other coatings on these kilns. Thought about HUV.
I change elements when they still function but take too long. After one
change, fired off in 6-7 hours instead of 12.
I ape what I find. I change connections one at a time, avoiding short
circuits with either soldered connections or the biggest honking wirenuts I
can find, though they'll still fritz out if they are wedged against
something hot.
Replacement of the element in the kiln is not a big deal. You might bribe a
tall friend into the fifteen minutes reach-work. But, be sure to review his
or her element stapling, else they (the elements, not your friends) pooch
out and fritz themselves. Not a pretty end to a fifty dollar part.
And I mean no ruffling of Teutonic feathers out there by the use of the term
"fritz". I'm just an onomotopoeic fool, me.
Jeff Lawrence
Sun Dagger Design
ph/fax 505-753-5913
LINDA BLOSSOM on mon 7 apr 97
Jeff,
Thanks for the added info. I think the low fire people see a much longer
life for their elements. Would you go into a little more detail on the
stapling? I have little pins in my skutt - I find that they don't like to
stay in and each time you insert one, there is a little more degredation on
the brick. I was interested in how not to staple and how you do it.
Linda Blossom
2366 Slaterville Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-539-7912
blossom@lightlink.com
http://www.artscape.com
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