CNW on sat 12 feb 00
Nils- I must have missed the info about the Oregon Flat Top. How big/small
is it?
Celia in NC
cwike@conninc.com
Nils Lou on mon 14 feb 00
About 20 cubes. designed for two stacks of 12 by 24 inch shelves--about 9
to 12 courses high. Nils
On Sat, 12 Feb 2000, CNW wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Nils- I must have missed the info about the Oregon Flat Top. How big/small
> is it?
>
>
> Celia in NC
> cwike@conninc.com
>
Cathy McErlean-Goddard on sat 26 mar 05
Hi,
I'm interested in building an Oregon flat top and have a few qustions for anyone who is familiar with them.
1) I'm trying to recycle old, broken soft brick. I thought if I crushed it and combined it with some cement, I could cast both walls and lid... seems to me that I came across a recipe for making something similar years ago (though I couldn't find reference to it in the clayart database). I will key the walls to keep them from falling in on themselves and maybe add some mesh and/or re-bar (inside the wall) for good measure . Then I'll strap it together with angle iron and ITC the interior. Does anyone have a recipe they can share? What would be a good wall thickness?
2) I'm also trying to make use of the kiln shelves that came with along with the soft brick. I have an almost equal amount of 17.5" sq. shelves and 11" x 22". I keep going back and forth on the kiln size.... interior dimensions: 28" (length) x 28" (width) x 36" (height)... allowing me to use the square shelves when needed (while also wasting a lot of space)... or do I go larger and stack the square shelves 2 deep and the long shelves 3 deep beside them, interior dimensions: 48" (length) x 42" ( width) x 36"-42" (height). I assuming that in the latter case, I'd postion the chimney stack perpendicular to the shorter (42") wall. The second plan may be bigger than what is advisable to build with a top loader.
Any thoughts and advice would be greatly appreciated... I don't have much kiln building experience... it's hard to start building with out a clear plan!
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