clay&maxwell on wed 1 jul 98
To anyone who has fired paperclay: does it create smoke?
My Skutt kiln is in my garage and is not vented (ie. I open the garage door).
If it is full of paperclay items (as opposed to two or three items) will it
create a troublesome noxious cloud to spew forth from my garage?
I am having great fun mixing up batches of paperclay and constructing
big(ish) things like a birdbath and little things like jewelry and a few
things inbetween.
Please tell me if I am going to be causing trouble for myself and my
neighbors! :)
thanks for the info
Deb Clay
in Calgary
Rafael Velasquez on thu 2 jul 98
Yes. Paperclay produce a lot of fumes; you must to fire this in a vent
place.
Ravelasq
clay&maxwell wrote:
> ----------------------------Original
> message----------------------------
> To anyone who has fired paperclay: does it create smoke?
> My Skutt kiln is in my garage and is not vented (ie. I open the
> garage door).
> If it is full of paperclay items (as opposed to two or three items)
> will it
> create a troublesome noxious cloud to spew forth from my garage?
> I am having great fun mixing up batches of paperclay and constructing
> big(ish) things like a birdbath and little things like jewelry and a
> few
> things inbetween.
> Please tell me if I am going to be causing trouble for myself and my
> neighbors! :)
> thanks for the info
> Deb Clay
> in Calgary
Gail Bakutis on thu 2 jul 98
Paper clay: Paper clay burns out at 400F. It does create smoke and
fumes in an electric kiln. The dangers are from inks in the original
paper and/or any solutions the paper was soaked in. I made a terrible
mistake early in my paper clay making by adding chlorox to the mixing
water to retard the putrefaction. But when I fired the pieces, acid
fumes were released, giving my family burning eyes and sore throats,
despite the open air conditions in the studio where my electric kiln is
located. I now never add anything to the mixing water and only bisque in
my gas kiln.
The Kiln Gods on tue 7 jul 98
Hi all,
Just a note that paperclay can drastically reduce the life of elements.
Make sure your vent is on during firing.
I had a customer with a small kiln which had only one element & it was in
the lid. She got 2 - 3 firings per element until she mentioned she was
using paperclay. We improved her ventilation & haven`t seen her since.
Chris @
Euclid's Kilns and Elements
1-800-296-5456
Web Site: http://www.euclids.com
E-Mail: mail@euclids.com
Vicki Conley on sun 9 jun 02
Everyone who fires a kiln indoors even if it is vented, should have a carbon
monooxide detector alarm!
Vicki Conley
vicki@pinonpottery.com
www.pinonpottery.com
Ababi on wed 12 jun 02
When I offered so many times to buy Gault's book, it was because it was
a comprehensive book though a low cost book.
I do not have a carbon monoxide detector alarm.
I wish I had.
When you fire paperclay you need an excellent ventilation.
I keep the peep on top of the kiln opened until 500C = 932F. I bisque
slower. I see the smoke coming out.
I have learnt, in what temp of the kiln's firing scale to go to the
other side of the studio or even run away.
Thank God: There are some smelly gases coming out of the kiln to help
us monitor our lives!
Ababi Sharon
Kibbutz Shoval- Israel
Glaze addict
ababisha@shoval.org.il
http://members4.clubphoto.com/ababi306910/
http://www.milkywayceramics.com/cgallery/asharon.htm
---------- Original Message ----------
>Everyone who fires a kiln indoors even if it is vented, should have a
>carbon
>monooxide detector alarm!
>Vicki Conley
>vicki@pinonpottery.com
>www.pinonpottery.com
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