Chris Leake on tue 13 jul 10
Do old shingles make good fuel for wood/pit firing?
Thanks,
Chris Leake
http://potterybychris.com
Lee Love on wed 14 jul 10
Check this out. It is related to the story I told about the British
prisoner of war camp:
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This is a Karatsu tea bowl my teacher repaired and took to Burma with
him. He wanted to take a Hamada chawan, but didn't have one. It is
a miricle that he and the teabowl survived the war and returned back
to Japan. The case is made of Indonesian wedding cloth.
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Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
=3D93Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel
the artistry moving through and be silent.=3D94 --Rumi
Lee Love on wed 14 jul 10
Larry,
I was speaking about the English prison camp operators. Please re-read.
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Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
=3D93Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel
the artistry moving through and be silent.=3D94 --Rumi
Phoenix Rising Farm on wed 14 jul 10
This just begs the question:
What type of shingle?
Asbestos, wood, asphalt?
The first won't burn worth a darn , the third will
guarantee a reducing atmosphere in the pit (and a visit from the local
fire department).
Probably better to _start_ the fire with those (if wood), and use
hardwood from there, Chris.
Best,
Wayne Seidl
On 7/14/2010 12:16 AM, Chris Leake wrote:
> Do old shingles make good fuel for wood/pit firing?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Leake
>
> http://potterybychris.com
>
>
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jonathan byler on wed 14 jul 10
they probably smoke like a tire fire. probably not the most
environmentally sound type of fuel to use.
On Jul 13, 2010, at 11:16 PM, Chris Leake wrote:
> Do old shingles make good fuel for wood/pit firing?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Leake
>
> http://potterybychris.com
Lee Love on wed 14 jul 10
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:16 PM, Chris Leake wr=
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> Do old shingles make good fuel for wood/pit firing?
Chris, I don't know how toxic it would be. On a side note: My
teacher, when he was a prisoner of war in Burma worked in the
infirmary. So he had access to glass bottles from the infirmary and
could make cullet for glaze (don't tell the glaze Nazis!) Brits run
the camp and my teacher made tea cups and fired them with tires. .
If you are going to have to be a prisoner of war, you are lucky if the
prison keepers are gentlemen!
--
Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
=3D93Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel
the artistry moving through and be silent.=3D94 --Rumi
David Hendley on wed 14 jul 10
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> Do old shingles make good fuel for wood/pit firing?
Wood (usually cedar) shingles are excellent kindling, but
you would be hard pressed to fire a kiln with only shingles.
Being so thin, I don't think you could feed them in fast
enough in the late stages of a firing.
When I removed the wood shingles from my shop, I kept
them in a big pile and used them to start my kiln and in
the early stages of firing for several years. Believe me,
70-year-old cedar burns quick and hot.
I think they would be great for pit firing as well.
If you are referring to non-wood shingles, forget it.
Asphalt shingles would make a cool, nasty polluting
fire, fiberglass shingles are made to not burn.
David Hendley
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
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