Janet Harper on fri 19 feb 99
Dear Clayarters-
I just got back from Vince Pitelka's Appalachian Center where Tracy and
Catherine Dotson held a wonderful workshop. It was great getting to meet
fellow clayarters and to feel like I already knew them somewhat from this
forum.
The workshop was very informative. I went mainly to hear about kiln building
so that I could come home and finish my %^&*** chimney....by the way, thanks
for the advise on my earlier chimney question. After talking it over with the
Dotson's, I thought I would go with a brick chimney with reinforcing angle
iron...mainly because the $600 estimate I got for the steel pipe was too high.
However, in my cost calculations, the brick and iron (plus a welders cost)
will not be cheap by any means (probably $400 using hard fire brick). The
welder had told me that he had to buy the pipe in 20' sections so I would be
buying $180 worth of pipe that I don't need! So now in retrospect ( and after
hearing Tracy's stories of scrouging materials), I think I'll check the junk
yard for a 10' steel pipe. Wish me luck in finding a wonderful bargain!
Thanks, Vince, for the workshop...your school is lovely...wish I was needing
to go back to school : ) Tracy and Catherine...you were great! Next time
I'm in the Mtns of North Carolina, I'll stop in to see your newest kiln.
Janet
in Knoxville where the sun is shining today but the snow is on the
way!
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