Richard Harris on mon 12 jan 98
Ann Peters wrote:
I went through our firing log
> after a couple of years of operation and found that the probe usually
> breaks after 50 to 60 cone 6 firings, or about 300 cone 06 bisque
> firings. Sometimes the probe is very visibly broken, sometimes it's
> hard to tell. But changing the probe always fixes the problem. Wish
> the operation manual mentionned this! There is a catalogue number for
> replacement probes given in the back.
>
I too have this Skutt model 1027, and was recently talking to my
supplier, who had ordered a spare probe for me to have on hand. He said
there are now two models, the original type and the new one in which the
probe is encased in a metal of some kind, and theoretically will last
longer, since it is less open to the fumes. There is a price difference
of about $20 Can. Has anyone tried this new model? Is it worth the
additional price? My first probe lasted quite well, about 90 firings, i
think, mixed ^08 and ^6, and only broke when it did because i accidently
hit it with a kiln shelf.
Michelle
heorot@sk.sympatico.ca
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