Anne POSSOZ on wed 1 sep 99
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Hi dears,
I use a 100 liters electric kiln for firing but for glaze
investigations, I am now convinved (Tihcane helped me on that)
that a small test kiln would allow me to study more rapidly new
glazes.
Has any of you a test kiln like this? What would be a reasonable
size for it? How much would it cost and where is it possible
to buy it? I could dream of building it myself but as potery
is only for evenings, weekends and vacations, today time is more
important than money (could be reversed when retired).
Please note that I live in Europe...
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Anne Possoz
http://slsun2.epfl.ch/possoz.html
Service Informatique Central
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
1015 Lausanne (Switzerland)
Tel : (41/21) 693.22.49
GSM_ENT on thu 2 sep 99
Hi Anne!
Paragon Industries has several small type kiln which are excellent for
testing. I prefer the Quick Fire II Model. This is made with ceramic fiber
and looks like an esquimal igloo! It reaches 2,000 degrees Fahreneit in 10
minutes! The fact that the shell is ceramic fiber allows it to cool off
rather quickly. If you use a "bad shell" called muffle, you can take your
firing in the shelf at 400 degrees Fahrenheit with a spatulla and place it
over another shelf or brick (something non-flamable) and immediately cover
it with the muffle to allow it to cool further. This will enable you to use
the kiln for another firing in about 25 minutes. Their number is:
1-800-876-4328. Their equipment is European Certified.
-----Original Message-----
From: Anne POSSOZ
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 10:58 AM
Subject: electric test kiln
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Hi dears,
I use a 100 liters electric kiln for firing but for glaze
investigations, I am now convinved (Tihcane helped me on that)
that a small test kiln would allow me to study more rapidly new
glazes.
Has any of you a test kiln like this? What would be a reasonable
size for it? How much would it cost and where is it possible
to buy it? I could dream of building it myself but as potery
is only for evenings, weekends and vacations, today time is more
important than money (could be reversed when retired).
Please note that I live in Europe...
--
Anne Possoz
http://slsun2.epfl.ch/possoz.html
Service Informatique Central
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
1015 Lausanne (Switzerland)
Tel : (41/21) 693.22.49
Russel Fouts on fri 3 sep 99
Ann,
>> I use a 100 liters electric kiln for firing but for glaze investigations, I a
to buy it? I could dream of building it myself but as potery is only for
evenings, weekends and vacations, today time is more important than
money (could be reversed when retired).<<
This won't help you now but when you're thinking of buying a new kiln.
My kiln, a 120 litre, Ceramic Instruments (made in Brussels at the end
of my bus line, which is one of the reasons I bought it) that breaks
down into 3 pieces. The three rings just stack on top of each other and
each has it's own electrical connection into the controller. A nice and
simple setup. Most of the time I only fire one section, since almost
everything I do is an experiment. But when I need to bisque a lot
together, I can stack up all the rings and fire the whole thing.
Many other manufacturers make this type of kiln.
Russel
Mes Potes et Mes Pots
Brussels, Belgium
http://users.skynet.be/russel.fouts
Mike Bailey on fri 3 sep 99
In message , Anne POSSOZ writes
Dear Anne,
I think you need to be very careful about drawing conclusions from a
test kiln. There are many subtle differences between glazes fired in
ones production / proper kiln and a much smaller test kiln. I'd advise
just always trying to put some tests in your normal firing. Shiny
transparent glazes and the very matt glazes aren't so much affected by
differences in the size of kiln - it's the slightly unbalanced glazes,
which most of us use, that are significantly acted by the heating and
cooling rate.
Hope this helps,
Cheers,
Mike.
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>Hi dears,
>
>I use a 100 liters electric kiln for firing but for glaze
>investigations, I am now convinved (Tihcane helped me on that)
>that a small test kiln would allow me to study more rapidly new
>glazes.
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Mike Bailey. Bath. U.K.
Mitch Sewall on mon 6 nov 06
Hi All You Clayarters,
Can anyone help me?
Back in the 70's I built an electric kiln for myself. I want to build a
small test kiln now and damned if I remember what I did. (I understand
that's what happens when we age.)
How does one hook up the electricity to go to the wire elements?
Mitch
Arnold Howard on mon 6 nov 06
From: "Mitch Sewall"
> Back in the 70's I built an electric kiln for myself. I
> want to build a
> small test kiln now and damned if I remember what I did.
> How does one hook up the electricity to go to the wire
> elements?
When you figure the time that you will spend making a kiln,
it may be more cost effective to buy one. If your budget is
tight, you could find a used test kiln. It's not uncommon
for people to give them away.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
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