rick lewis on wed 22 mar 00
I was given an old Jenkins hexagonal shaped kiln. There was no manual
for it. It is 2'3" high by 24" wide. The walls are at least 2.5"
thick. Does anyone know anything about these types of kilns, where I
might get a manual, if they are safe to operate and how good they are?
I would like to start using it and I am new to the whole world of
pottery.
Please e-mail me if you have any comments.
Anxious to fire,
Lynnette in Tulsa
rwllal@geotec.net
chris@euclids.com on wed 22 mar 00
> I was given an old Jenkins hexagonal shaped kiln. There was no manual
> for it. It is 2'3" high by 24" wide. The walls are at least 2.5"
> thick. Does anyone know anything about these types of kilns, where I
> might get a manual, if they are safe to operate and how good they are?
> I would like to start using it and I am new to the whole world of
> pottery.
Hello Lynnette,
We have quite a few old manuals on hand, possibly one for your kiln. Give us
a call & ask for Shannon.
Whether the kiln is safe to operate is hard to tell without giving it a
"once over". You may want to check our "service person listings", on our
website, & have someone check it out before you put it to use.
chris
chris@euclids.com
www.euclids.com
800-296-5456
cafish@home on thu 23 mar 00
This is the address for Jen-Ken Kilns. They used to be located in
Sarasota, from where I come. They were sold and moved to Lakeland, FL. I
used 2 kilns from Jen-Ken's. I've taught for 30 years and Jen-Ken was
the one we used because they were local. Never had a problem. Have it
checked out.
JEN-KEN KILNS
VENTURA DR W, LAKELAND, FL, (941) 648-0585
--
Cheryl Fisher
Sarasota, FL
cafish@home.com
"Dogs come when they are called; cats take a message and get back to you
later." - Mary Bly
"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled
through snow." - Jeff Valdez
Les Crimp on thu 23 mar 00
Chris -
I read your post about old kilns and could not pass up the opportunity to
tell you about an up-coming event at our Arrowsmith Potters Guild in
Parksville,B.C. (Vancouver Island).
Recently, we were given a Revelation Muffle Kiln made in Detroit, Michigan
in the year 1900. It is a little rusty but in remarkably good condition,
complete with the muffles.
We are making a special place in our Gallery for the kiln and we are going
to rechristen it on April 15/2000
Les Crimp in Nanoose Bay, B.C.
lcrimp@home.com
----- Original Message -----
From: chris@euclids.com
To:
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: old Jenkins kiln
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> > I was given an old Jenkins hexagonal shaped kiln. There was no manual
> > for it. It is 2'3" high by 24" wide. The walls are at least 2.5"
> > thick. Does anyone know anything about these types of kilns, where I
> > might get a manual, if they are safe to operate and how good they are?
> > I would like to start using it and I am new to the whole world of
> > pottery.
>
> Hello Lynnette,
> We have quite a few old manuals on hand, possibly one for your kiln. Give
us
> a call & ask for Shannon.
> Whether the kiln is safe to operate is hard to tell without giving it a
> "once over". You may want to check our "service person listings", on our
> website, & have someone check it out before you put it to use.
> chris
>
> chris@euclids.com
> www.euclids.com
> 800-296-5456
>
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