the Gallagher's on sun 16 aug 98
Anyone out there know something you can share about Crucible Kilns??
I have a line on a 1027 that is seven years old, standard controls, fired to
06 about once a week for slip cast ware, for $600. This is including shelves,
assorted posts, and a box full of misc. cones.
I was hoping to pay more in the range of $400 for a used kiln, can someone
tell me a price range that is realistic?
Thanks for your help.
Michelle
In Oregon
Jeremy M. Hellman on mon 17 aug 98
Michelle,
You might want to find out what the price of the same kiln is new! Phone
Bennett's Pottery in FL and Kickwheel Pottery in Atlanta, GA, and ask
them to include shipping costs. Both have toll free phone numbers listed
in virtually every ceramics magazine. Also consider the price of any
furniture (shelves and posts), if they are being included with the used
kiln. I'm thinking that a 1027 is a 7 cu ft Skutt. If it is also a
Crucible, you'll want to "shop" for Crucibles.
Bonnie Hellman in Pittsburgh
(posting this privately)
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Anyone out there know something you can share about Crucible Kilns??
>
>I have a line on a 1027 that is seven years old, standard controls, fired to
>06 about once a week for slip cast ware, for $600. This is including
>shelves,
>assorted posts, and a box full of misc. cones.
>
>I was hoping to pay more in the range of $400 for a used kiln, can someone
>tell me a price range that is realistic?
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>Michelle
>In Oregon
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Marcia Selsor on mon 17 aug 98
We use Crucibles at MSU_Billings. They're a good reliable kiln. I also have
two in my home studio. $600 sound ok. I don't have my Seattle pottery catalog
but I paid $1725 for a new one with a discount just a few years ago.
Marci in Montana
the Gallagher's wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Anyone out there know something you can share about Crucible Kilns??
>
> I have a line on a 1027 that is seven years old, standard controls, fired to
> 06 about once a week for slip cast ware, for $600. This is including shelves,
> assorted posts, and a box full of misc. cones.
>
> I was hoping to pay more in the range of $400 for a used kiln, can someone
> tell me a price range that is realistic?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Michelle
> In Oregon
Timothy Dean Malm on mon 17 aug 98
Crucible kilns are produced by Seattle pottery Supply.My use of one is
their test kiln. The walls are three inches thick. At least ours is. Ours
has worked well, firing easily to Cone ten. Cheers Tim Malm
Penny Hosler on mon 17 aug 98
Is this a 1027 skutt? If so, $600 is pretty cheap, grab it.....
Penny in Sequim
-----Original Message-----
From: the Gallagher's
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Sunday, August 16, 1998 3:07 PM
Subject: Crucible Kilns
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Anyone out there know something you can share about Crucible Kilns??
I have a line on a 1027 that is seven years old, standard controls, fired to
06 about once a week for slip cast ware, for $600. This is including
shelves,
assorted posts, and a box full of misc. cones.
I was hoping to pay more in the range of $400 for a used kiln, can someone
tell me a price range that is realistic?
Thanks for your help.
Michelle
In Oregon
Tim Lynch on mon 17 aug 98
If this kiln has only been fired to cone 06 for seven years, and only once
a week at that, I think $600 sounds dang reasonable. There should be lots
of life left in those elements. I've been firing my 1027 twice a week, to
04 then cone 6, sometimes 7, for six years and it is just now starting to
take longer to fire. Probably time to replace elements. Crucible kilns
are manufactured by Seattle Pottery Supply,
http://www.seattlepotterysupply.com
The local high school here has a couple of them and they have been
maintainance free for about seven years. Couldn't tell you much more than
that,
Tim Lynch
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Anyone out there know something you can share about Crucible Kilns??
>
>I have a line on a 1027 that is seven years old, standard controls, fired to
>06 about once a week for slip cast ware, for $600. This is including shelves,
>assorted posts, and a box full of misc. cones.
>
>I was hoping to pay more in the range of $400 for a used kiln, can someone
>tell me a price range that is realistic?
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>Michelle
>In Oregon
Tim Lynch
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Suzanne Storer on wed 11 apr 12
I'm considering purchasing a new oval 36" wide electric Crucible kiln. =3D
I'd appreciate feedback from any of you who are using such a kiln. It's =3D
a big purchase for me so I"m trying to make sure that I'm getting a =3D
reliable one that will last a long time and be cost efficient to fire.
Wow, it's good to be back on clayart. I began using this list serve in =3D
about 1994 after learning about it at NCECA in Minnesota but then quit =3D
years ago!
Thanks,
Suzanne Storer
Ogden, Utah
www.SuzanneStorer.com
Neil Estrick on thu 12 apr 12
Any kiln will work. They all get hot. The big difference is in durability=
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sell L&L Kilns. I have never worked on a Crucible, but here's what I =3D
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pictures of the Crucibles:
In my experience, the Bartlett V6-CF type controllers (used by L&L an=3D
d Skutt)=3D20
are more user friendly. The one shown on the Crucible appears to be a Sen=
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or Bartlett RTC-1000. Think Apple vs PC. Both work well, one is just easi=
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use.
Any kiln with more than one box on the outside is much more difficult to =
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on when it comes to replacing parts or diagnosing problems. Look for a si=
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large box that is hinged to the kiln, or at worst separate boxes that are=
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individually hinged. Small boxes next to big boxes are a real pain to dea=
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If you have to pay someone to work on your kiln, the easier it is the les=
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will cost you.
Check out the cost for replacement elements. Prices can cary greatly and =
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up costing you a ton in the long run.
You generally get what you pay for in a kiln.
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