gina mars on wed 19 jan 11
Hi All again, I finally got the nerve to email you all today. I'm
going to try to
build the Minnesota flat top kiln this spring in my yard. I had an
Alpine updraft
kiln and I hated it so I got rid of the 3200 pound monster and I'm
ready to build something
else. Why the flat top? because I have very limited ability to figure
out math problems and I fell that
I'm pretty much alone doing the kiln building. although my husband is
the opposite of me, a really smart guy who can weld as he says, I
can't rely on him
because he works so hard without me asking for help. I do have tons of
potter
friends in the area but none would dare build a kiln and even though
they
would help, I need to explain it all to them and do the lifting. I do
hope the
flat top is good for reds because that is my primary goal and then
going to cone 10 is the next.
We have a geil kiln at work and I love it, the only problem with that
is, it needs a really
good shed otherwise spiders get in that system and I'm afraid it would
rust. My shed
is a quanzit hut."sorry for the spelling error".
another question is, Mels book has the plans for a flat top but my
kiln shelves which
I'm keeping are silicon carbide 11 by 28 and I wanted to build the
kiln around them because
they were very expensive and they are like new. Gas lines,permits slab
are all in place.
The brian power is missing. I would also be willing to negotiate
something for help.
Three days is what it seems to take to build these? Any advice is
greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,Gina Mars
www.marspottery.net
Huntington Station,nY
631-427-9818
Marcia Selsor on wed 19 jan 11
I can send you a chart for a sprung arch if you like.
I have the AP Green brick book with the charts in it. If you design =3D
around your shelves, as Mel says,=3D20
that is the way to go.
Marcia
On Jan 19, 2011, at 8:26 AM, gina mars wrote:
> Hi All again, I finally got the nerve to email you all today. I'm
> going to try to
> build the Minnesota flat top kiln this spring in my yard. I had an
> Alpine updraft
> kiln and I hated it so I got rid of the 3200 pound monster and I'm
> ready to build something
> else. Why the flat top? because I have very limited ability to figure
> out math problems and I fell that
> I'm pretty much alone doing the kiln building. although my husband is
> the opposite of me, a really smart guy who can weld as he says, I
> can't rely on him
> because he works so hard without me asking for help. I do have tons of
> potter
> friends in the area but none would dare build a kiln and even though
> they
> would help, I need to explain it all to them and do the lifting. I do
> hope the
> flat top is good for reds because that is my primary goal and then
> going to cone 10 is the next.
> We have a geil kiln at work and I love it, the only problem with that
> is, it needs a really
> good shed otherwise spiders get in that system and I'm afraid it would
> rust. My shed
> is a quanzit hut."sorry for the spelling error".
> another question is, Mels book has the plans for a flat top but my
> kiln shelves which
> I'm keeping are silicon carbide 11 by 28 and I wanted to build the
> kiln around them because
> they were very expensive and they are like new. Gas lines,permits slab
> are all in place.
> The brian power is missing. I would also be willing to negotiate
> something for help.
> Three days is what it seems to take to build these? Any advice is
> greatly appreciated.
> Sincerely,Gina Mars
> www.marspottery.net
> Huntington Station,nY
> 631-427-9818
>=3D20
Marcia Selsor
http://www.marciaselsor.com
steve graber on wed 19 jan 11
it's not a super scary project.=3DA0 i designed and built my arch downdraft=
a=3D
nd knew =3D0Alittle except i read everyone's books a few times thru.=3DA0 m=
y wo=3D
rkmanship sucked =3D0Aon my door but i'll fix that one of these days.=3DA0 =
i wa=3D
s lucky to be able to =3D0Adesign it up on solidworks CAD software to basic=
al=3D
ly do dry run building on the =3D0Acomputer before screwing it up myself.=
=3DA0 =3D
=3D0A=3D0A=3D0Ain general the concept of making a structure for an arch or =
any sh=3D
ape is a good =3D0Aone.=3DA0 mine looked like a big dog house and came out =
easi=3D
ly.=3DA0 8 years later it's =3D0Adoing fine.=3DA0 southern california weath=
er whi=3D
ch reached the 80's over the past =3D0Aweek.....=3D0A=3D0Aalso the concept =
of bui=3D
lding a=3DA0small kiln first then tackle a bigger one is =3D0Agood.=3DA0 we=
all d=3D
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laze t=3D
est kiln and after it was done seemed to become his main workhorse kiln =3D=
0A=3D
for a while.=3DA0 =3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3DA0Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, =
Inc=3D0AClarem=3D
ont, California USA=3D0AThe Steve Tool - for awesome texture on pots! =3D0A=
www.=3D
graberspottery.com steve@graberspottery.com =3D0A=3D0A=3D0AOn Laguna Clay's=
websi=3D
te=3D0Ahttp://www.lagunaclay.com/blogs/ =3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A__________=
____________=3D
__________=3D0AFrom: gina mars =3D0ATo: Clayart@LSV.=
CERA=3D
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t to=3D
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else=3D
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at=3D
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