mel jacobson on thu 24 may 07
i have found over the years that the most important
aspect to firing and safety is:
fans, air movement, circulation.
of course electrical wiring must be code, you must have
good distance from walls...but, letting heat just blast at a wall
and not have air to move it will cause the fire.
when i fire my gas kiln i have at least 5 fans running.
these, in most cases are not huge blowers..they are
small fans about 5 inches taken from old dehumidifier motors
and that sort of thing. they move the air behind and above my
kiln. free fans.
hell, go to goodwill and buy a few fans...hang them on the ceiling.
point them in different directions.
as david hendley points out so well... a gap of only a quarter of
and inch with air moving behind will make a wall safe.
add some inexpensive metal, mounted on washers behind your kiln.
some of that new metal roofing in pretty color would work fine.
every potter in the world knows that construction sites are the best
source of almost anything you want...free.
hell, i carry a hard hat, a tape and a clipboard in my truck...i get out,
put on my hard hat, walk around and measure things...with my gray hair
they think i am an inspector...i say...
`hey, do you guys want this metal...or can i just have it?`
`hell, do us a favor and take it.` when they ask me who i am...i say.
`oh, i am bidding on some security issues.` works every time.
my son used to call it...`rockford files i.d.` you can be almost anything
to anyone if you just say your with `security`. life is so funny and
productive if you just use drama, theatre and smile. it is how Hollywood
dorks try and make us believe they know everything about everything. and
my answers is always the same....`stick to acting, that is what you know.`
who cares what your opinions on politics are?
mel
from: mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
Clayart page link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
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