DJ Brewer on sun 21 nov 10
I was reading up on the SKutt 1027 kilnmaster, and read that the
preprogrammed cone firing ramps are initially slow to allow water to
escape, and also slow while going through quartz inversion, and also
slow to 108 degrees per hour (to match the Orton cone chart) upon
approaching cone temp.
Does anyone know of the actual time programmed for each of the three
speeds of firing offers: slow, med, fast?
Or can someone with the same Skutt kiln tell me how long it took their
kiln to fire when using (slow,med,fast) whichever speed they used?
I would really like to see the ramp timings and temps of these
preprogrammed cones
I've only used the custom programming feature on the kilns. I've never
opted to use the factory cone settings. I'm just curious about them,
now that I know they take into account a couple of factors I was always
custom programming for.
much thanks
DJ
David Woof on wed 24 nov 10
Hi DJ=3D2C
that little Skutt brain applys information supplied by the thermocouple whi=
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ch is in a constant state of ageing thru use and which constantly albeit us=
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ually slowly changes the information supplied to the computor and consequen=
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tly changes the actual temp the kiln is firing to at any given point in the=
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program. Regular placement of witness cones in the kiln lets one keep tr=
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ack of this drift and which is why I do not trust or do preprogramed cone f=
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irings for bisque.=3D20
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Apply the same periodic witness cone checking to your custom programing and=
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adjust when necessesary. Especially after replacing a thermocouple.
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Please listen Skutt et.al.!!! =3D20
What would be really user friendly and welcomed is for kiln manufacturers t=
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o install an over ride with a set of switches and kiln sitter so your kilns=
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could still be fired manually when all else is failing.=3D20
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When all else is failing is usually when a big show is looming or end of se=
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mester leaves disgruntled students and their work piling up around the kiln=
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room door as a tech is tearing hair.......
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David Woof........today at war with technology in Clarkdale=3D2C AZ........=
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ive me a pile of wood and bricks!!!!!!! I'll cook up some yummy stuff!!!
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6. preprogrammed cone firings on a SKutt kiln
Posted by: "DJ Brewer" djbrewer88@COMCAST.NET=3D20
Date: Sun Nov 21=3D2C 2010 11:15 am ((PST))
I was reading up on the SKutt 1027 kilnmaster=3D2C and read that the
preprogrammed cone firing ramps are initially slow to allow water to
escape=3D2C and also slow while going through quartz inversion=3D2C and als=
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slow to 108 degrees per hour (to match the Orton cone chart) upon
approaching cone temp.
Does anyone know of the actual time programmed for each of the three
speeds of firing offers: slow=3D2C med=3D2C fast?
Or can someone with the same Skutt kiln tell me how long it took their
kiln to fire when using (slow=3D2Cmed=3D2Cfast) whichever speed they used?
I would really like to see the ramp timings and temps of these
preprogrammed cones
I've only used the custom programming feature on the kilns. I've never
opted to use the factory cone settings. I'm just curious about them=3D2C
now that I know they take into account a couple of factors I was always
custom programming for.
=3D20
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