Laura Umthun on wed 11 aug 99
I sent this previously but got no response and error message from clayart.
Could we please try again?
Help Please:
I have recently purchased a 55 gallon oil drum and am interested in learning
all I can about firing in them in them with organic fuels--sawdust, pine
needles, straw, etc.
Have mostly terra cotta (bisqued and unbisqued) but would welcome any
information you could offer on any clay body.
I have Karin Hessenberg's book, Sawdust Firing, but there is very little
infor about bin kilns.
Thank you.
Laura in Idaho
dlumthun@aol.com
Antoinette Badenhorst on thu 12 aug 99
Laura, the more air you allow the less reduction will take place.Less
air will result more black flames. Terra cotta is seldom influenced by
different chemicals. Clay with different oxides will react differently.
The same will happen with the different organic materials that you will
use. Try different "recipes" and try to "read" your firing to get
constant results. Take care for too much air and too much flames to
prevent dunting. Use fine and coarse burning materials to have a steady
firing.
I never used a drum before. I stack building bricks in a way that I
allow the amount of air that I want. I make a good fire on top of my
organic materials for about 25 minutes and cover then with corrigated
tin. I open when all the smoke dissapeared the following day. I like to
fire over night so that I am forced to sleep and keep my nose and eyes
out of the "kiln" This is very exiting or sometimes dissapointing.
Sometimes the tears are spilled (without smoke).
Good luck.
Antoinette.
--- Laura Umthun wrote:
> ----------------------------Original
> message----------------------------
> I sent this previously but got no response and error
> message from clayart.
> Could we please try again?
>
> Help Please:
> I have recently purchased a 55 gallon oil drum and
> am interested in learning
> all I can about firing in them in them with organic
> fuels--sawdust, pine
> needles, straw, etc.
> Have mostly terra cotta (bisqued and unbisqued) but
> would welcome any
> information you could offer on any clay body.
> I have Karin Hessenberg's book, Sawdust Firing, but
> there is very little
> infor about bin kilns.
> Thank you.
> Laura in Idaho
> dlumthun@aol.com
>
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Antoinette Badenhorst
PO Box 552
Saltillo,Mississippi
38866
Telephone (601) 869-1651
timakia@yahoo.com
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