Theodore Banton on sun 4 jul 99
Ok i have a very new problem. I have an olympic gas kiln/ top loader and
have recently had to put it outside. Unfortunately, with my trip to
Arrowmont, the floor got wet and is cracking badly. I was wondering if
anyone had a recipe for a refractory I could make to replacde the floor or
add an exterior support. Remember the burners fire through the floor and I
cant fire it until the floor is fixed
TIA
Ted Banton
Jean Cochran on mon 5 jul 99
Dear Ted:
I, also, have an old Olympic kiln - probably like yours. I found someone to
cut me out a circular piece of heavy duty steel in the shape of the floor with
circles cut out for each burner. It works quite well.
Yours for fine crafts,
Jean Wadsworth Cochran
Fox Hollow Pottery
Theodore Banton wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Ok i have a very new problem. I have an olympic gas kiln/ top loader and
> have recently had to put it outside. Unfortunately, with my trip to
> Arrowmont, the floor got wet and is cracking badly. I was wondering if
> anyone had a recipe for a refractory I could make to replacde the floor or
> add an exterior support. Remember the burners fire through the floor and I
> cant fire it until the floor is fixed
>
> TIA
>
> Ted Banton
Michael McDowell on tue 6 jul 99
Theodore Banton is asking for help with his Olympic top loading gas kiln. The
floor is badly cracked. Theodore, I can't know just how "bad" the cracking is
without seeing it. It is a bit of a design flaw in these kilns that the stand,
which houses the burner assembly and pilot ring, offers no support to the
floor in the area where the shelves are posted. Try setting bricks or kiln
posts directly under the floor in the areas where your posts are supporting
the shelves in the kiln. The floors of these kilns do get some nasty looking
cracks in them, but I've never seen one actually fall through once the load
bearing points were supported. Just don't use more bricks under the kiln than
you need. You don't want to disrupt airflow to the burners.
Michael McDowell
Whatcom County, WA USA
mmpots@memes.com
http://www2.memes.com/mmpots
douglas adams on tue 6 jul 99
Remember the burners fire through the floor and I
>cant fire it until the floor is fixed
>
>TIA
>
>Ted Banton
> Ted- Ace Hardware and other hardware stores sell a product called retort
cement. Its used to repair boiler liners, chimney flue,etc. contact me off
line and I can give you some home made recipies that I have used with great
sucess. You could also check with your local ceramics supply house to see
what they offer. good luck.
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