Lynn Goodman Porcelain Pottery on wed 8 sep 10
Amy,
I had my first L&L kiln for about 20 years before I traded it in (for
a new L&L)--not because it was no longer working, but just because I
wanted a new kiln. Someone else is still using that kiln, which is now
30 years old.
I would get the kiln; there should be spare parts for it in the
market--it's not THAT old, especially for an L&L. If you're really
worried, call up L&L and see if there are spare parts for when you'll
need them in the future, or if other parts can be substituted.
Lynn
On Sep 8, 2010, at 6:28 PM, Amy Pallas wrote:
> I am looking to purchase a kiln and stumbled across a great deal on
> an L&L
> B239 kiln. It is in fantastic condition and ridiculously cheap.
> However, I
> am concerned about it's age. It was purchased in 1995 and is no
> longer made
> by L&L. Any advice on this specific model of kiln would be
> appreciated.
Lynn Goodman
Fine Porcelain Pottery
Cell 347-526-9805
www.lynngoodmanporcelain.com
Amy Pallas on wed 8 sep 10
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William & Susan Schran User on thu 9 sep 10
On 9/8/10 6:28 PM, "Amy Pallas" wrote:
> I am looking to purchase a kiln and stumbled across a great deal on an L&=
amp;L
> B239 kiln. It is in fantastic condition and ridiculously cheap. However=
, I
> am concerned about it's age. It was purchased in 1995 and is no longer m=
ade
> by L&L. Any advice on this specific model of kiln would be appreciated.
Though I have owned (and still own) L&L kilns, both programmable and manual=
,
I never owned a "B" model. Based on my experience with their products, I
have found them reliable and easy to work on. The kiln may be manual or
could be one of their first programmable kilns. Good condition and price
sounds like a good deal. Make sure you have the electrical capacity before
buying.
Here's the link to the instruction manual:
http://www.hotkilns.com/b-old-instruct.pdf
This will provide electric needs for you.
Bill
--
William "Bill" Schran
wschran@cox.net
wschran@nvcc.edu
http://www.creativecreekartisans.com
Frank Gaydos on thu 9 sep 10
Amy,=3D20
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Nancy Spinella on thu 9 sep 10
I second this recommendation - I have an L&L kiln from 1984 that *cough*
needs work *cough*, and L&L's tech support (Rob Battey) has been very
helpful. Most parts for kilns are either interchangeable, and quite a few
are substitute-able. There's also a comprehensive parts listing at L&L's we=
b
site.
I say go for it! :)
--Nancy
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Lynn Goodman Porcelain Pottery <
lgoodman@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Amy,
>
> I had my first L&L kiln for about 20 years before I traded it in (for
> a new L&L)--not because it was no longer working, but just because I
> wanted a new kiln. Someone else is still using that kiln, which is now
> 30 years old.
>
> I would get the kiln; there should be spare parts for it in the
> market--it's not THAT old, especially for an L&L. If you're really
> worried, call up L&L and see if there are spare parts for when you'll
> need them in the future, or if other parts can be substituted.
>
> Lynn
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 8, 2010, at 6:28 PM, Amy Pallas wrote:
>
> I am looking to purchase a kiln and stumbled across a great deal on
>> an L&L
>> B239 kiln. It is in fantastic condition and ridiculously cheap.
>> However, I
>> am concerned about it's age. It was purchased in 1995 and is no
>> longer made
>> by L&L. Any advice on this specific model of kiln would be
>> appreciated.
>>
>
> Lynn Goodman
> Fine Porcelain Pottery
> Cell 347-526-9805
> www.lynngoodmanporcelain.com
>
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Steve Slatin on thu 9 sep 10
The only issue I know of is that (IIRC) the 239
only came in 2 1/2 inch brick. Of course, with
a programmable controller you may find that you
can get results identical to those with a thicker-
brick kiln out of a 2 1/2 inch kiln ...
Steve Slatin --=3D20
N48.0886450
W123.1420482
--- On Wed, 9/8/10, Amy Pallas wrote:
> From: Amy Pallas
> Subject: Is an L&L B239 a quality kiln?
> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 3:28 PM
> I am looking to purchase a kiln and
> stumbled across a great deal on an L&L
> B239 kiln.=3DA0 It is in fantastic condition and
> ridiculously cheap.=3DA0 However, I
> am concerned about it's age.=3DA0 It was purchased in 1995
> and is no longer made
> by L&L.=3DA0 Any advice on this specific model of kiln
> would be appreciated.
> =3D0A=3D0A=3D0A
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