Sara Goldhawk on sat 20 aug 11
I have to move later this week including my pottery studio. I'm still a=3D
bit nervous about moving my new L&L electric kiln. I've hired movers to=
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move everything, including my pottery equipment and I've told them about=
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the kiln. I have been instructed to wrap it well with bubble wrap so it=
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can be moved all in one piece (as I previously thought about taking it ap=
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art and moving pieces separately.) I have a big piece of styrofoam to put=
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on the truck so it will sit on that, and will put a piece of foam under=3D
the lid. Have instructed them not to put anything on top while in transi=
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t too. Also have some blankets that I might keep around it. The move is=
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Is this the best thing to do to make sure it doesn't get damaged? Any othe=
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r advice? I was told not to put anything inside the kiln. Thanks in advan=
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Snail Scott on sat 20 aug 11
On Aug 20, 2011, at 9:24 AM, Sara Goldhawk wrote:
> ... I'm still a bit nervous about moving my new L&L electric kiln...
Put a sturdy board on a flat shipping pallet, put down
foamboard, put the kiln on, then strap down tightly so
that no parts can shift, bounce or rub during transit.
Bubble wrap won't help. Heavy paper between the
rings, under lid, etc, can reduce friction and grinding,
but is not essential.
Strap it tight!
-Snail
Patty Kaliher on sat 20 aug 11
Not sure how the movers would feel about this but when I moved ours I took
large black garbage bags, placed them inside the kiln and proceeded to fill
them with clothing towels, etc. Thus the kiln was stuffed with soft stuff.
We placed ours piece by piece stacked in the shipping container, then built
a frame around it with 2x4s and I also filled the spaces in the frame aroun=
d
the kiln with bags of clothing, towels, linens etc. Kiln survived well the
move from New Jersey to Hawaii by truck, train and ship.
Patty Kaliher
William & Susan Schran User on sat 20 aug 11
On 8/20/11 10:24 AM, "Sara Goldhawk" wrote:
> I have to move later this week including my pottery studio. I'm still a =
bit
> nervous about moving my new L&L electric kiln. I've hired movers to move
> everything, including my pottery equipment and I've told them about the k=
iln.
> I have been instructed to wrap it well with bubble wrap so it can be move=
d all
> in one piece (as I previously thought about taking it apart and moving pi=
eces
> separately.) I have a big piece of styrofoam to put on the truck so it w=
ill
> sit on that, and will put a piece of foam under the lid. Have instructed=
them
> not to put anything on top while in transit too. Also have some blankets=
that
> I might keep around it. The move is about 1 hour 20 minutes, or 75 miles=
.
> Is this the best thing to do to make sure it doesn't get damaged? Any oth=
er
> advice? I was told not to put anything inside the kiln. Thanks in advanc=
e.
Best thing to do is put thin foam insulation or cardboard between lid &
wall, between wall sections and between wall & floor. Best of all worlds
would be to put the entire kiln on a wooden pallet and strap it down.
Even better than this - rent a small van, put the kiln sections in it on
foam insulation panels, and any other valuables/breakables, and drive that
stuff yourself.
Bill
--
William "Bill" Schran
wschran@cox.net
wschran@nvcc.edu
http://www.creativecreekartisans.com
Liz Gowen 1 on sat 20 aug 11
Sara, Have them put it in last and out first, nothing underneath or on top,
they love to stack. Also I would get REPLACEMENT insurance on it if they ar=
e
doing the moving...Liz Gowen
Subject: Any advice for moving electric kiln?
I have to move later this week including my pottery studio. I'm still a bi=
t
nervous about moving my new L&L electric kiln. I've hired movers to move
everything, including my pottery equipment and I've told them about the
kiln. I have been instructed to wrap it well with bubble wrap so it can be
moved all in one piece (as I previously thought about taking it apart and
moving pieces separately.) I have a big piece of styrofoam to put on the
truck so it will sit on that, and will put a piece of foam under the lid.
Have instructed them not to put anything on top while in transit too. Also
have some blankets that I might keep around it. The move is about 1 hour 2=
0
minutes, or 75 miles.
Jim Willett on sun 21 aug 11
Hi Sara,
As someone who has moved several kilns, several times, I go with the take=
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it
apart and move the sections yourself! If you were there for the delivery =
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you
know they arrive in pieces. That's the best way to move them. Lacking
that...cardboard between the lid and top ring. If possible strap it down =
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as
mentioned earlier. If you don't have a pallet even a piece of 3/4" plywoo=
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d
larger than the diameter just to help keep it from tipping and shifting a=
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nd
strap down "gently". At this point Arnold Howard should weigh in...!
Jim
Out of the Fire Studio
Julie Brooks on sun 21 aug 11
Hello,
Here is some good advice which helped me successfully move a really old=
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(American Beauty) kiln from Kansas to California.
http://www.hotkilns.com/how-do-i-move-used-kiln
Have a wonderful relocation.
Julie Brooks
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