Lorraine Pierce on mon 5 oct 09
Hi All, here I am at Lili's Ramshead Pub again with a query concerning
venting an electric kiln. Having recently passed my 83 birthday and aware o=
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the passage of TIME,YOUTH, HEALTH and ENERGY, I am considering buying a
small electric kiln to have in a corner of my all purpose 'living' room cum
possible pottery studio. I have already moved in a wheel and find the
downsizing most efficient! however never having had a kiln with an in-kiln
venting system I am wondering how thorough they can be .I do remember that
Mel had an article in one of the magazines a while ago..but the kiln wasn't
in his livingroom! Please let me know your thoughts...the walk to my studio
is longer each day!
Lori Pierce in Orange Park Fl.
Jim Willett on tue 6 oct 09
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Jim Willett
Out of the Fire Studio
http://www.outofthefirestudio.com
steve graber on tue 6 oct 09
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excelent Jim!=3DA0 =3D0A=3D0Athe TV show, This Old House did a show series =
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e Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc=3D0AClaremont, California USA=3D0AThe Steve=
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l - for awesome texture on pots! =3D0Awww.graberspottery.com steve@grabersp=
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tery.com =3D0A=3D0A=3D0AOn Laguna Clay's website=3D0Ahttp://www.lagunaclay.=
com/blog=3D
s/ =3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A________________________________=3D0AFrom: Jim =
Willett .willett@TELUS.NET>=3D0ATo: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG=3D0ASent: Tue, October=
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2009 8:36:25 AM=3D0ASubject: Re: Kiln Venting Devices=3D0A=3D0AJust a safet=
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