Alisa and Claus Clausen on fri 26 nov 99
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Dear Christine,
I recently moved my wheel into a remade tool shed outside our house. My =
(dear)
husband insulated the 2 otherwise plain wood walls with fiber and then put =
sheet
rock over that. The other two walls are brick and those we left as is for =
the
kiln corner. Space is tiny, and my clunker kiln takes up exactly one half =
of
it.
An important part of the insulating was that he also insulated the door. =
Now
that temperatures drop to freezing overnight, I can see that my clay is not
freezing. BUT, I usually take inside many kilos the night before I throw so
that I do not stand wedging up very cold clay. The studio gets quite cold
overnight. If temps. stay freezing for a long period, I have a lamp over =
the
clay I will keep on over night. I have an ordinary electric wall heater =
now
where my wheel is which is satisfactory. I usually let it heat for one hour
before I begin work. When I need to go out of the studio, I go lightening =
fast
through the door. The studio is so small, leaving the door open would loose =
alot
of heat very fast.
I also wear insulated boots. As soon as my feet get cold, it is hopeless.
Sitting at the wheel or standing at the glaze table makes for quick cold =
feet.
Basically, insulation, an electric heater, a light bulb over my clay, warm =
feet
and retaining the heat is how I work in my studio in the winter. It is not =
warm
like inside but OK. Cold and clammy but the heater soaks up the moisture =
pretty
quickly. OK in exchange for my own space to make pots=21
(My kiln sits in the back of this space and once it works properly and gets
fired regularly, I am counting on that retained heat to help a lot. Right =
now
without any heater or lamp, the studio is a giant wet closet, taking over a =
week
for drying to leather hard.) I still have January and February as the real
tests. I hope Santa brings me a thermo insulated throwing seat and a =
constant
supply of warm beverages=21
Regards,
Alisa in Denmark
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