John Post on thu 28 jan 99
At 12:03 AM 1/25/99 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Does anyone have information about kilns from Evenheat and Blue Diamond.
>These were suggested to me by friends. The quality, service etc.
>J.T.
>
Hi J.T.,
I have an Evenheat kiln. I like it. They are made in Caseville, Michigan.
That's in the thumb part of the state. IF you get one make sure you get
the following...
Get the Deluxe model with the extra insulation. This will pay for itself
in no time and keeps the kiln from cooling way to fast.
The only controller worth getting is the Rampmaster. It lets you control
the rates of the firing on the way up and more importantly on the way down
as well. The other controller they have is called the Perfectfire. It
only lets you set one firing rate and the final temp. You can work around
this if you have to, but the Rampmaster is really the way to go.
Make sure you get the shielded thermocouple. It's standard on all of the
new kilns, but if you get one that some place has had sitting around a
while it may not be in there. The older thermocouples they had lasted only
a very short time. I had to replace mine after less than 40 firings. The
shielded one is supposed to last longer and be more accurate. I only have
two firings on mine since I replaced it, but it appears to work well.
I purchased my Evenheat because they were a local company. Keep the money
in the neighborhood. It's reliable and is easy to repair. Practically
every school in Michigan that I have been to has an Evenheat kiln in it
somewhere.
Cheers...
John Post
Sterling Heights, Michigan USA
rp1mrvl@moa.net
muddpie on fri 29 jan 99
hey J.T....... from another J.T.!!!!!!
I also have the evenheat, but unfortunately not the rampmaster... Just the
perfectfire. I love mine, and have just ordered two for the school where I
teach the adult enrichment pottery class's. Those I did order with the
rampmasters though.
I have not had a problem with my thermocouple, and I do believe it is the older
style, but then, I am not a production potter either!!
JuliE
Grand Rapids Michigan
John Post wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> At 12:03 AM 1/25/99 EST, you wrote:
> >----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> >Does anyone have information about kilns from Evenheat and Blue Diamond.
> >These were suggested to me by friends. The quality, service etc.
> >J.T.
> >
>
> Hi J.T.,
>
> I have an Evenheat kiln. I like it. They are made in Caseville, Michigan.
> That's in the thumb part of the state. IF you get one make sure you get
> the following...
>
> Get the Deluxe model with the extra insulation. This will pay for itself
> in no time and keeps the kiln from cooling way to fast.
>
> The only controller worth getting is the Rampmaster. It lets you control
> the rates of the firing on the way up and more importantly on the way down
> as well. The other controller they have is called the Perfectfire. It
> only lets you set one firing rate and the final temp. You can work around
> this if you have to, but the Rampmaster is really the way to go.
>
> Make sure you get the shielded thermocouple. It's standard on all of the
> new kilns, but if you get one that some place has had sitting around a
> while it may not be in there. The older thermocouples they had lasted only
> a very short time. I had to replace mine after less than 40 firings. The
> shielded one is supposed to last longer and be more accurate. I only have
> two firings on mine since I replaced it, but it appears to work well.
>
> I purchased my Evenheat because they were a local company. Keep the money
> in the neighborhood. It's reliable and is easy to repair. Practically
> every school in Michigan that I have been to has an Evenheat kiln in it
> somewhere.
>
> Cheers...
>
> John Post
> Sterling Heights, Michigan USA
> rp1mrvl@moa.net
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