Rimas VisGirda on tue 15 feb 11
Mel, in a downdraft kiln where the chamber and the stack share a wall if yo=
u leave a hole towards the top of the chamber to the stack you don't need t=
he benzomatic to get the draft going... When I built kilns my back wall was=
a single brick thickness shared by the stack and the back of the chamber; =
the hole I left was about 2.5x2.5 inches. Was also a convenient place to fi=
re the previous firing's kiln god... and the draw would start automatically=
. -Rimas
Lee on tue 15 feb 11
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 6:43 AM, Rimas VisGirda wrote:
> Mel, in a downdraft kiln where the chamber and the stack share a wall if =
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you leave a >hole towards the top of the chamber to the stack you don't nee=
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d the benzomatic
> to get the draft going...
I've always had plenty of chimney on my kiln and the ones at NCC so I
have never had a drafting problem. In fact, I usually start with the
damper half shut so there isn't too much draft.
But I do use a self lighting torch next to the wheel.
--
=3DA0Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
=3DA0"Ta tIr na n-=3DF3g ar chul an tI=3D97tIr dlainn trina ch=3DE9ile"=3D9=
7that is, =3D
"The
land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
within itself." -- John O'Donohue
Rimas VisGirda on tue 15 feb 11
Lee, why do you need to reply to each and every post, whether you have some=
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thing useful to add or not? -Rimas=3D0A=3D0A--- On Tue, 2/15/11, Lee ersh=3D
ins@gmail.com> wrote:=3D0AOn Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 6:43 AM, Rimas VisGirda <=
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ogspot.com/=3D
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r dlainn trina ch=3D
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