Paul Borian on sun 4 oct 09
i bought some of the silicon carbide ones from larkin that brandon phillips
refers to but i was not impressed with them at all. many were warped
slightly right from the factory and several cracked early on. also, they
cost $50 when i bought them in 07 (18X24) but now those same shelves go for
$78! not a bad deal at 50 but for 78, no way.
so a few months ago i bought 20 core-lite shelves and they are excellent. I
have not fired them enough to comment on warpage but so far they show no
sighs of it and they are exremely light. makes loading the kiln a lot
easier.
Paul
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From: rfsanterre
Date: Oct 1, 2009 12:42pm
Subject: Re: kiln shelves
To: Clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
CC:
> I'm in the market for new kiln shelves. I'm firing to cone 10, gas
> reduction.
> Geil sells a hollow-core high alumina shelf . Has anyone had any
> experience
> with these hollow-core shelves. They seem like a good idea, but I'd
> appreciate any comments - good or bad - about warping, cracking, etc.
> Thanks, Bob
> Arrowsic Island Pottery
> aipots@gwi.net
Brandon Phillips on sun 4 oct 09
yikes! i just purchased 20 for the university where i teach. i purchased
mine in early 04...i wonder if it's now a different manufacturer or if the
QC has just gone to crap...that's too bad. i'll keep you posted on how
these hold up.
brandon phillips
www.supportyourlocalpotter.com
> i bought some of the silicon carbide ones from larkin that brandon
> phillips
> refers to but i was not impressed with them at all. many were warped
> slightly right from the factory and several cracked early on. also, they
> cost $50 when i bought them in 07 (18X24) but now those same shelves go
> for
> $78! not a bad deal at 50 but for 78, no way.
>
> so a few months ago i bought 20 core-lite shelves and they are excellent.
> I
> have not fired them enough to comment on warpage but so far they show no
> sighs of it and they are exremely light. makes loading the kiln a lot
> easier.
>
> Paul
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