Ashley Hasselman on fri 14 apr 00
-----Original Message-----
From: Kathryn L Farmer [mailto:lessstresspress@email.msn.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 12:51 PM
To: ahasselman@cellularsouth.com
Subject: Re: Re: Kilns outside?
How about in cold climates? Has anyone had experience with storing a kiln in
an unheated storage unit in the north? We are in the process of building
studio space within a barn for my new kiln. I haven't fired it while the
temps are low, but I'm worried about even storing it in the cold.
Kathryn
in Michigan where the flowers are especially hardy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ashley Hasselman"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: Kilns outside?
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Mary,
>
> I don't know about your kiln but my wheel sits on an outside covered deck.
> My main concern was rain and general weather exposure. So far, I haven't
had
> any problems-- and it has gotten pretty wet at times. I don't leave it
> plugged up when I'm not using it and I place the pedal/cords on top and
> cover it with a grill cover when I'm done for the day. I live in
> Mississippi, where it also gets very hot and humid, but I haven't lived in
> my current location through a summer, so I really don't yet know how the
> heat will affect it first hand... I'm more concerned with how it will
affect
> ME!
>
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ceramic Arts Discussion List [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU]On Behalf
> Of Mary
> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 1:47 PM
> To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
> Subject: Kilns outside?
>
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I am wondering if it is okay to have my kiln and wheel on the screened
> porch? It is very humid here and beastly hot in the summer, so I am
> concerned that that might not be a great idea.
> The wheel is electric, not a kick wheel, by the way.
>
> Mary Barry
> Jax. FL.
> embee@mediaone.net
Cindy Strnad on sat 15 apr 00
Kathryn,
I have my kiln in an unheated shed attached to my house. Perhaps not quite
as cold as the surrounding great outdoors, but nearly so. It's a computer
controlled model. The only caveat is that if it gets too cold, you can't
start it up if the computer is set on centigrade rather than Fahrenheit.
This is really cold--like -30F--that kind of cold. Other than that, I
haven't had any troubles related to the cold.
Cindy Strnad
earthenv@gwtc.net
Earthen Vessels Pottery
RR 1, Box 51
Custer, SD 57730
Norman van der Sluys on sun 16 apr 00
I have fired my gas kiln in below freezing temperatures with no problem. It
seems to have weathered its first winter very well. It is in and open shed with
northern exposure, and is a 7 cu ft round kiln (Olympic Raku) Hope this helps.
Ashley Hasselman wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathryn L Farmer [mailto:lessstresspress@email.msn.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 12:51 PM
> To: ahasselman@cellularsouth.com
> Subject: Re: Re: Kilns outside?
>
> How about in cold climates? Has anyone had experience with storing a kiln in
> an unheated storage unit in the north? We are in the process of building
> studio space within a barn for my new kiln. I haven't fired it while the
> temps are low, but I'm worried about even storing it in the cold.
>
> Kathryn
> in Michigan where the flowers are especially hardy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ashley Hasselman"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 4:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Kilns outside?
>
> > ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> > Mary,
> >
> > I don't know about your kiln but my wheel sits on an outside covered deck.
> > My main concern was rain and general weather exposure. So far, I haven't
> had
> > any problems-- and it has gotten pretty wet at times. I don't leave it
> > plugged up when I'm not using it and I place the pedal/cords on top and
> > cover it with a grill cover when I'm done for the day. I live in
> > Mississippi, where it also gets very hot and humid, but I haven't lived in
> > my current location through a summer, so I really don't yet know how the
> > heat will affect it first hand... I'm more concerned with how it will
> affect
> > ME!
> >
> > Ashley
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ceramic Arts Discussion List [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU]On Behalf
> > Of Mary
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 1:47 PM
> > To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
> > Subject: Kilns outside?
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> > I am wondering if it is okay to have my kiln and wheel on the screened
> > porch? It is very humid here and beastly hot in the summer, so I am
> > concerned that that might not be a great idea.
> > The wheel is electric, not a kick wheel, by the way.
> >
> > Mary Barry
> > Jax. FL.
> > embee@mediaone.net
--
Norman van der Sluys
-in idyllic Western Michigan
Nancy Guido on sun 16 apr 00
Hi, I have had my large Evenheat kiln in my garage for about 6 years now, I
live in southeast Michigan. A year ago I also added a small test kiln. They
both work fine, although I think somewhere in the Evenheat manual it says
something about not firing when it is below a certain temperature, that may
have something to do with the computer, I'm not sure, and of course when I
want to quote the book for my information I can't find it. I've had no
problems so far. Sometimes, I put the kiln on to heat to 100 degrees for a
couple of hours while I load it just to keep me warm.
Good luck. Nancy G.
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