John Post on wed 16 nov 11
Thanks to everyone who sent me a reply on or off list about the
burners on my olympic kiln. You've given me a lot of thoughtful
answers and a great place to start in setting up this kiln.
Rob asked about me going the Olympic kiln route. I decided to go this
route because I saw this kiln on e-bay and got if for only $450, the
brick is in like new condition and I was able to pick it up locally.
Even though I have read about people having problems firing this kiln,
I decided to take that as a challenge. The kiln has gas, air and a
flue like other kilns and I should be able to figure out a way to get
good firings out of it, just by observing and trying different things
until I have it dialed in.
John Post
Sterling Heights, Michigan
http://www.johnpost.us
Follow me on Twitter
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> BTW, I thought you were not going the Olympic Torchbearer route....?
>
> I am sure you have a great plan anyway!
>
> Take care you you awesome art teacher you...
> Rob
Rob Haugen on wed 16 nov 11
Make sure that you use 19 inch diameter shelves (not 21") and place your
first layer of shelves 3 inches off of the kiln floor for the 2327G. Also
If you are on LP, the gas pressure coming to the kiln is 11 inches water
column pressure. If you are on natural gas, street pressure of 7 inches
water column is needed. Good luck.
Rob Haugen
Olympic Kilns
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of John Post
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 7:07 AM
To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: question about burners for olympic 2327 gas kiln
Thanks to everyone who sent me a reply on or off list about the
burners on my olympic kiln. You've given me a lot of thoughtful
answers and a great place to start in setting up this kiln.
Rob asked about me going the Olympic kiln route. I decided to go this
route because I saw this kiln on e-bay and got if for only $450, the
brick is in like new condition and I was able to pick it up locally.
Even though I have read about people having problems firing this kiln,
I decided to take that as a challenge. The kiln has gas, air and a
flue like other kilns and I should be able to figure out a way to get
good firings out of it, just by observing and trying different things
until I have it dialed in.
John Post
Sterling Heights, Michigan
http://www.johnpost.us
Follow me on Twitter
https://twitter.com/UCSArtTeacher
>
> BTW, I thought you were not going the Olympic Torchbearer route....?
>
> I am sure you have a great plan anyway!
>
> Take care you you awesome art teacher you...
> Rob
Lee on wed 16 nov 11
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says we can run 1/2" flexible copper over the 60' with the increased
pressure. I will have 456,000 btus to share with my house.
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Rob Addonizio on thu 17 nov 11
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Rob
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