Hank Murrow on sun 23 sep 07
On Sep 23, 2007, at 10:58 AM, Gail Fullerton wrote:
> I bought an Olsen downdraft kiln which had been sitting unused for
> several
> years and I am trying to bring it back to life. All has been going
> well, we
> built a nice shed for it, we figured out the plumbing for the gas
> and will
> have a propane tank on site within a couple of weeks, but the
> damper on the
> top has me stumped. There is a steel rack built a couple of inches
> above the
> kiln into which a kiln shelve will fit and move back and forth, but
> what
> happens between the top of the kiln and the moving kiln shelf?
> There seems to
> be something missing.
> No one in the Fairbanks area owns a similar kiln, so just going to
> look at a
> working example and copying it is turning out to be hard. Are
> there any
> potters elsewhere in Alaska who fire an Olsen downdraft? Or can
> someone send
> me some photos off list?
Dear Gail;
I am not familiar with the Olsen design, but if there is 'something
missing' you could cast a connection with a good castable
refractory....... one that would have a service limit of 2200 degrees
fahrenheit or more. These are eassy to use if you follow directions
carefully.
Cheers, Hank in Eugene
www.murrow.biz/hank
Gail Fullerton on sun 23 sep 07
I bought an Olsen downdraft kiln which had been sitting unused for severa=
l
years and I am trying to bring it back to life. All has been going well,=
we
built a nice shed for it, we figured out the plumbing for the gas and wil=
l
have a propane tank on site within a couple of weeks, but the damper on t=
he
top has me stumped. There is a steel rack built a couple of inches above=
the
kiln into which a kiln shelve will fit and move back and forth, but what
happens between the top of the kiln and the moving kiln shelf? There see=
ms to
be something missing.
No one in the Fairbanks area owns a similar kiln, so just going to look a=
t a
working example and copying it is turning out to be hard. Are there any
potters elsewhere in Alaska who fire an Olsen downdraft? Or can someone =
send
me some photos off list?
Gail Fullerton in Fairbanks Alaska
in an autumn wonderland of golds and reds, and no snow yet!!! =
____________________________________________________________________
=
Gail Fullerton on mon 24 sep 07
Great idea. I even happen to have just the right amount of kwool sitting=
unused in a box. I intended to use it to built a portable raku kiln, but=
I
never got beyond the intention.
I'm a big fan of very slow cooling, so any insulation I put on the top wi=
ll be
a big help.
Thanks for your help,
Gail
------ Original Message ------
Received: 07:15 PM AKDT, 09/24/2007
From: Rikki Gill
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Olsen kiln damper
Hi Gail,
I placed a blanket of kwool on the top of my Olsen kiln, completely cover=
ing
all but the opening. I have no rack, the damper shelf slides on two kiln=
shelves that are placed on either side of the opening, I use glaze tongs =
to
open and close it.
I think in a cold climate the kwool would help a lot to prevent premature=
cooling. Even in California it works well.
Best, Rikki
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gail Fullerton"
To:
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 10:58 AM
Subject: Olsen kiln damper
I bought an Olsen downdraft kiln which had been sitting unused for severa=
l
years and I am trying to bring it back to life. All has been going well,=
we
built a nice shed for it, we figured out the plumbing for the gas and wil=
l
have a propane tank on site within a couple of weeks, but the damper on t=
he
top has me stumped. There is a steel rack built a couple of inches above=
the
kiln into which a kiln shelve will fit and move back and forth, but what
happens between the top of the kiln and the moving kiln shelf? There see=
ms
to
be something missing.
No one in the Fairbanks area owns a similar kiln, so just going to look a=
t a
working example and copying it is turning out to be hard. Are there any
potters elsewhere in Alaska who fire an Olsen downdraft? Or can someone
send
me some photos off list?
Gail Fullerton in Fairbanks Alaska
in an autumn wonderland of golds and reds, and no snow yet!!!
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> Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:58:27 -0800> From: gail.fullerton@STANFORDALUMN=
I.ORG> Subject: Olsen kiln damper> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG> > I bought=
an Olsen downdraft kiln which had been sitting unused for several> years a=
nd I am trying to bring it back to life. All has been going well, we> built=
a nice shed for it, we figured out the plumbing for the gas and will> have=
a propane tank on site within a couple of weeks, but the damper on the> to=
p has me stumped. There is a steel rack built a couple of inches above the>=
kiln into which a kiln shelve will fit and move back and forth, but what> =
happens between the top of the kiln and the moving kiln shelf? There seems =
to> be something missing.> No one in the Fairbanks area owns a similar kiln=
, so just going to look at a> working example and copying it is turning out=
to be hard. Are there any> potters elsewhere in Alaska who fire an Olsen d=
owndraft? Or can someone send> me some photos off list?> Gail Fullerton in =
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Rikki Gill on mon 24 sep 07
Hi Gail,
I placed a blanket of kwool on the top of my Olsen kiln, completely covering
all but the opening. I have no rack, the damper shelf slides on two kiln
shelves that are placed on either side of the opening, I use glaze tongs to
open and close it.
I think in a cold climate the kwool would help a lot to prevent premature
cooling. Even in California it works well.
Best, Rikki
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gail Fullerton"
To:
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 10:58 AM
Subject: Olsen kiln damper
I bought an Olsen downdraft kiln which had been sitting unused for several
years and I am trying to bring it back to life. All has been going well, we
built a nice shed for it, we figured out the plumbing for the gas and will
have a propane tank on site within a couple of weeks, but the damper on the
top has me stumped. There is a steel rack built a couple of inches above
the
kiln into which a kiln shelve will fit and move back and forth, but what
happens between the top of the kiln and the moving kiln shelf? There seems
to
be something missing.
No one in the Fairbanks area owns a similar kiln, so just going to look at a
working example and copying it is turning out to be hard. Are there any
potters elsewhere in Alaska who fire an Olsen downdraft? Or can someone
send
me some photos off list?
Gail Fullerton in Fairbanks Alaska
in an autumn wonderland of golds and reds, and no snow yet!!!
____________________________________________________________________
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