Mark Cortright on thu 26 apr 12
Another way to build a salt kiln
I built a salt kiln about 9 years ago after Mel built his fiber soft =3D20
brick salt kiln that was in CM. We tweaked his plan buy using a mix of =3D2=
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hard bricks (floor and burner ports and spray areas and bag walls) and =3D2=
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K 26s and 28s for walls with a home made folded fiber module flat top =3D20=
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and 360 degree swing away fiber door. It=3D92s held up well with some =3D20
coating work every pre fire. The whole kiln is on concrete block =3D20
turned on ends (16 inch tall) Some experts say that this will not work =3D2=
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but its still standing and firing going on 10 years. I heard last week =3D2=
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that an expert was someone with a brief case that lives at least 100 =3D20
miles away
I would agree that if you want a salt kiln that is maintenance free go =3D2=
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with all hard bricks but this soft/hard combo is super cheap to fire =3D20
and just needs a touch up on spray coating each fire for a lot less =3D20
gas $$. The soft brick should not be around any of the salt ports.
Just passing on another way to make a salt kiln that works well. Our =3D20
stack is all hard brick with a stainless chimney on top.
We spray our salt into the burner ports and spray ports into the load =3D20=
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with sprayers.
send me an e-mail off list if you want more info.
Mark Cortright
www.liscomhillpottery.com=3D
Ben Morrison on thu 26 apr 12
Maybe I missed it, but what coating is being used here on the fiber roof an=
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d soft brick on the inside?=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A____________________________=
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From: Mark Cortright =3D0ATo: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG=
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=3D0ASent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 12:18 AM=3D0ASubject: Salt kiln another=
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=3D0A =3D0AAnother way to build a salt kiln=3D0AI built a salt kiln about 9=
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ago after Mel built his fiber soft brick salt kiln that was in CM. We twea=
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ked his plan buy using a mix of hard bricks (floor and burner ports and spr=
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ay areas and bag walls) and K 26s and 28s for walls with a home made folded=
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fiber module flat top and 360 degree swing away fiber door. It=3DE2=3D80=
=3D99s h=3D
eld up well with some coating work every pre fire. The whole kiln is on con=
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crete block turned on ends (16 inch tall) Some experts say that this will n=
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ot work but its still standing and firing going on 10 years. I heard last w=
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eek that an expert was someone with a brief case that lives at least 100 mi=
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les away=3D0AI would agree that if you want a salt kiln that is maintenance=
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ree go with all hard bricks but this soft/hard combo is super cheap to fire=
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and just needs a touch up on spray coating each fire for a lot less gas $$=
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. The soft brick should not be around any of the salt ports.=3D0AJust passi=
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on another way to make a salt kiln that works well. Our stack is all hard =
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brick with a stainless chimney on top.=3D0AWe spray our salt into the burne=
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ports and spray ports into the load with sprayers.=3D0Asend me an e-mail of=
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list if you want more info.=3D0AMark Cortright=3D0Awww.liscomhillpottery.co=
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