Kathleen Schnaidt on fri 22 aug 97
A studio mate and I are looking into small gas kilns . We'd like to
install one indoors, on the second floor of an industrial building,
and potentially vent it out the skylight of a former bathroom. We're
assuming that more traditional gas kilns wouldn't be appropriate, but
thought that perhaps the AIM or Olympic updraft kilns (similar to
electric kilns, but fired by gas) might work in this situation.
Does anyone know how much space you need to have around such a kiln?
Can it be on a wood floor, if the floor is protected by fire retardant
mat, and the kiln is raised on blocks? Any ideas about how to
construct or where to buy a venting system for this kind of gas kiln?
Also, does anyone know how well they hold up over time?
We thank you for advice and feedback!
Kathleen
>schnaidt@warren.med.harvard.edu<
Dannon Rhudy on sat 23 aug 97
Actually, many gas kilns are located inside buildings. Mel
Jacobson and Kurt Wild both have Minnesota Flat Tops, both
indoors. A friend in South Texas had an Olympic updraft in her
house, in a little room to the side. Hers was an updraft, and
she used insulated stove pipe to vent it to the outside. Just
gather all the information you will need so that any inspectors
will refrain from hysteria. My experience of inspectors has
mostly been that if you seem (and are) knowledgable without being
condescending (they often know little about kilns), they are
not unreasonable.
Dannon Rhudy
potter@koyote.com
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A studio mate and I are looking into small gas kilns . We'd
like to
install one indoors, on the second floor of an industrial
building,
and potentially vent it out the skylight of a former
bathroom. We're
assuming that more traditional gas kilns wouldn't be
appropriate, but
thought that perhaps the AIM or Olympic updraft kilns
(similar to
electric kilns, but fired by gas) might work in this
situation.
Does anyone know how much space you need to have around such
a kiln?
Can it be on a wood floor, if the floor is protected by fire
retardant
mat, and the kiln is raised on blocks? Any ideas about how
to
construct or where to buy a venting system for this kind of
gas kiln?
Also, does anyone know how well they hold up over time?
We thank you for advice and feedback!
Kathleen
>schnaidt@warren.med.harvard.edu<
A.D. on sat 23 aug 97
There is a book called the self reliant potter. It has plans for a kiln
called the power kiln. It is a cone 10 downdraft that can be fired inside
with a door open for the ventalation. I have never tried it so I can't say
how well it works. Good luck.
At 04:01 PM 8/22/97 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> A studio mate and I are looking into small gas kilns . We'd like to
> install one indoors, on the second floor of an industrial building,
> and potentially vent it out the skylight of a former bathroom. We're
> assuming that more traditional gas kilns wouldn't be appropriate, but
> thought that perhaps the AIM or Olympic updraft kilns (similar to
> electric kilns, but fired by gas) might work in this situation.
>
> Does anyone know how much space you need to have around such a kiln?
> Can it be on a wood floor, if the floor is protected by fire retardant
> mat, and the kiln is raised on blocks? Any ideas about how to
> construct or where to buy a venting system for this kind of gas kiln?
> Also, does anyone know how well they hold up over time?
>
> We thank you for advice and feedback!
> Kathleen
> >schnaidt@warren.med.harvard.edu<
>
>
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