Israel Amirav on wed 23 jul 97
Hello ,
Always heard that pots should be completly dry before being fired.
Sometimes I need to rush things in my studio and bisque before
everything is dry.
With a real slow firing ,I can menage to have no problems at all.
My question is :will this procedure shorten the life of my kiln's elements ?
Naama in Israel
Boyd on thu 24 jul 97
My experience has been to drive the water off with the lid open. Many times
I've loaded the kiln full of pots almost fresh from the wheel and still use
the same elements the kiln came with some 15 years ago. I do use that kiln
only for bisque though.
Boyd
Iron River MI
At 09:13 AM 7/23/97 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hello ,
> Always heard that pots should be completly dry before being fired.
> Sometimes I need to rush things in my studio and bisque before
>everything is dry.
> With a real slow firing ,I can menage to have no problems at all.
> My question is :will this procedure shorten the life of my kiln's elements ?
>
> Naama in Israel
>
>
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Jan Lipuma on fri 25 jul 97
It is helpful to hold a mirror to the peep holes to check for steam when
drying pots on low. Vapor shows on the mirrow long after you think surely
everything is dry. Don't turn up heat until the mirror remains clear. The
peeps/lid can be closed at that time.
Many different factors cause periodic visits from the element devil. I
seldom am able to identify what they are.
Regards,
janice Lipuma
Lexington KY
Fay & Ralph Loewenthal on fri 25 jul 97
Naama, my clay supplier told me that I should keep the
door open until 400C, if I was firing wet cast ware. The
sodium silicate can damage the elements. I do not know
if anything else can damage the elements. Hope this
helps Ralph in PE SA
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