Robin Wolf on sat 12 may 07
Hi All -
Just catching up to share my progress on my kiln journey. 2 days after
crashing my dual fuel conversion kiln, I had a small misunderstanding with a
colt I was riding, and ended up with a slight detour in my plans. After 2
very long months of recouping, I happily spent today laying the bricks for
my Oregon Flat Top. What a treat! The plans came out of "The Art of
Firing", I have also pestered Nils a couple of times, and he has graciously
sent words of wisdom my way. The actual kiln box is finished, I'll do the
lid tomorrow, flue and chimney this next week along with plumbing in the
propane.
The internal dimensions are 31.5" x 36" x 30". I used Hard 2300's for the
1st floor layer, Soft 2300 IFBs for the walls and 2nd floor layer (with hard
brick strategically laid in the floor for shelf footings), with 8# - 1"
fiber around it. The brick and fiber came from TSI in Tulsa (great service
and good prices). They have a new location in OKC, and brought the goodies
to the city for me to pick up there. Then 2 - MR 750s from Marc Ward (along
with GREAT customer service and advice). I will spray the interior walls
and floor with ITC this week. I plan on sheeting the exterior in galvanized
to protect the fiber. After reading Mel's many postings concerning the
stack/flue/draft, I opted for actually building this little jewel in a
different location than originally planned due to draft concerns.
I also treated myself to a dozen 12 x 24 Silicon Nitride shelves from
Baileys. They arrived in A-1 shape, and I can't wait to get the first
firing underway.
I'll keep you posted, I do have my plans all laid out with a costing of what
I've done. As soon as the first glaze firing is opened up, I'll let you
know, and get all the photos organized.
Thank you all for being a wealth of knowledge and support, I learn something
new every time I read through Clayart!
Robin Wolf
Kingfisher, OK
Warm and beautiful after 8+ INCHES of rain this last week. Wheat harvest
within the month will keep all of us busy for awhile, at least if it stops
raining!
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