Tracey Dobbins on tue 4 aug 98
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How have folks overcome the massive heat exhaust aspect when considering =
roof
materials for a car port like covering over an outdoor firing area? I have =
a
raku kiln and would appreciate hearing from other raku artists who've delt =
with
this same dilema...
As always, your thoughts and comments are much appreciated=21
Graham Jones on wed 5 aug 98
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I am considering mounting my wife's 8cu ft kiln on a trolley with big wheels
that can be wheeled outside for firing.
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From: Tracey Dobbins =3Ctracey=5Fdobbins=40nols.edu=3E
To: CLAYART=40LSV.UKY.EDU =3CCLAYART=40LSV.UKY.EDU=3E
Date: Tuesday, August 04, 1998 11:03 PM
Subject: kiln/roof dilema
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How have folks overcome the massive heat exhaust aspect when considering =
roof
materials for a car port like covering over an outdoor firing area? I have =
a
raku kiln and would appreciate hearing from other raku artists who've delt =
with
this same dilema...
As always, your thoughts and comments are much appreciated=21
David Hendley on wed 5 aug 98
ALL kiln sheds should be all metal.
Metal framework, metal roof.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
At 09:08 AM 8/4/98 EDT, you wrote:
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>How have folks overcome the massive heat exhaust aspect when considering roof
>materials for a car port like covering over an outdoor firing area?
Stephen Mills on wed 5 aug 98
The question of how close the roof to the kiln vent is quite
surprisingly easy to solve by holding your hand or some paper
over the kiln vent while firing. You will be amazed how close
you can get, even with the kiln at cone 9.
Steve
Bath
UK
In message , Tracey Dobbins writes
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
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>How have folks overcome the massive heat exhaust aspect when considering =
>roof
>materials for a car port like covering over an outdoor firing area? I have =
>a
>raku kiln and would appreciate hearing from other raku artists who've delt =
>with
>this same dilema...
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>As always, your thoughts and comments are much appreciated=21
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Steve Mills
Bath
UK
home e-mail: stevemills@mudslinger.demon.co.uk
work e-mail: stevemills@bathpotters.demon.co.uk
own website: http://www.mudslinger.demon.co.uk
BPS website: http://www.bathpotters.demon.co.uk
Earl Brunner on thu 6 aug 98
In a message dated 8/5/98 6:56:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
grahamj@is-1.net.au writes:
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How have folks overcome the massive heat exhaust aspect when considering roof
materials for a car port like covering over an outdoor firing area? >>
I build a shed over/around my geil kiln in the back yard, First, I made it all
out of metal. The stack on the back of the kiln is less than two feet from
the roof of the shed. The roof is courragated steel. I hinged the roof at
the pitch and raise and prop up the one side each time I fire. Directly above
the stack I lined the inside of the roof with ceramic fiber. It gets warm,
but not enough to damage the shed. You did not say how high up your roof was
from the top of the kiln, nor did you give its composition. These are all
factors. If it is a true carport with good ventilation on two or more sides
you should have little or no problem if there is 4 or 5 feet between the top
of the kiln and the carport, you could rig some kind of deflector out of sheet
metal to redirect the flame more sideways.
Richard Gralnik on sat 8 aug 98
My configuration is a bit different than simply placing the kiln under a
roof. Thanks to advice from John Baymore I built a venting hood that
covers the entire top of the kiln and has a chimney above the opening
of my downdraft stack. The hood slopes up to the vent chimney on the
other 3 sides. The hood will go through the roof of my all-metal shed
(thanks again John!). I am planning to put roofing flashing around all
4 sides of the venting hood chimney to keep rain out of the openings
between the chimney and the shed roof.
My question is whether I should line the venting hood with insulation?
The hood sits anywhere from 3-12" above the top of the kiln, and my
arch will have 4 1/2" IFB topped with 2" of fiber. The hood chimney is
25x27 giving a lot of room around the 9x9 stack opening. The hood
extends out over the kiln door, and that is the lowest part of the hood,
so if the door leaks at all the hood should catch that heat. I have plenty
of 1/8" ceramic paper and some extra fiber blanket.
Do you think I should line some or all of the underside of my hood?
If so, how would you attach the ceramic paper/fiber blanket to the
20 gauge sheet metal (The metal is a steel/aluminum alloy.)
Thanks,
Richard
with sore shoulders after 5 hours of moving dirt in my front yard
yesterday afternoon and evening
Joy Holdread on mon 10 aug 98
> How have folks overcome the massive heat exhaust aspect when considering
> roof
> materials for a car port like covering over an outdoor firing area? I have
> a
> raku kiln and would appreciate hearing from other raku artists who've dealt
> with
> this same dilemma...
> As always, your thoughts and comments are much appreciated!
The section of my kiln shed roof directly above my kiln simply removes and I
slide it to the side. I lifted the sucker off for years before I thought of
just sliding it across the remaining roof. A problem of course is the kiln
isn't protected from rain. Not often a problem here in Tucson. JOY
Joy Holdread on sun 23 aug 98
> How have folks overcome the massive heat exhaust aspect when considering
> roof
> materials for a car port like covering over an outdoor firing area? I have
> a
> raku kiln and would appreciate hearing from other raku artists who've dealt
> with
> this same dilemma...
> As always, your thoughts and comments are much appreciated!
The section of my kiln shed roof directly above my kiln simply removes and I
slide it to the side. I lifted the sucker off for years before I thought of
just sliding it across the remaining roof. A problem of course is the kiln
isn't protected from rain. Not often a problem here in Tucson. JOY
UPDATE Last week a thunder storm blew in as I was firing sans kiln shed roof.
A friend was disgusted with the make shift pieces of metal siding I had
perched over the kiln. He just had to brace them in place. The result was
the heat was directed to the pushed aside wood framed shed roof with the
expected result. (easily lifted off & put out with a hose.) Firing OK. I
screwed my three scraps of metal siding together with a metal heat diverting
frame for my next firing with thunder storm forecasts.
Joy
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