Kimi Wolff on thu 20 apr 00
Dear Clayarters,
I am shocked that no one had an answer for my question I posted a few days
ago! Maybe even a bit embarrassed. I had bragged to a fellow student that I
knew where we could get the answer to our question and so to save face I'll
give it another shot.
"We are looking for a recipe for a Hot Faced Castable that is (hopefully)
inexpensive, and suitable for constructing small experimental salt /wood
kilns."
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to either email me
directly or to post answers and/or links.
Thanks
Kimi wolffden1@email.msn.com
Lorraine Pierce on fri 21 apr 00
Kimi, you could start your research with Daniel Rhode's book, KILNS, Design,
Construction, and Operation. see p.87, 88, refractory materials. Sorry, but I
seem to have cleaned out my refractory recipes from Alfred (in the 70's); must
have decided I was too "elderly" to ever cast another kiln! ( my very first
attempt melted before my very eyes as the temperature increased! Happy to say I
went on to success .)
I am shocked also...I would expect your professor and ceramic library would
have the info you need. Happy kiln building, Lori in New Port Richey, Fl.
Kimi Wolff wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Dear Clayarters,
> I am shocked that no one had an answer for my question I posted a few days
> ago! Maybe even a bit embarrassed. I had bragged to a fellow student that I
> knew where we could get the answer to our question and so to save face I'll
> give it another shot.
> "We are looking for a recipe for a Hot Faced Castable that is (hopefully)
> inexpensive, and suitable for constructing small experimental salt /wood
> kilns."
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to either email me
> directly or to post answers and/or links.
>
> Thanks
> Kimi wolffden1@email.msn.com
Cara on sat 22 apr 00
Kimi,
Try the link below.... It has all kinds of info about a cast soda kiln.
Also if you can find Jack Troy's book "Salt Glazed Ceramics" there is a lot
of info and pics in it of cast kilns. If you have access to older issues of
Ceramics Monthly there is an article written by Lowell Baker in one that has
a lot of recipes. Unfortunately, I dont' know what issue or even what year
it was in.... You could see if you could find it on their website. The name
of the article is "Castable Refractories" by W. Lowell Baker.
http://www.fcc.cc.ca.us/humanities/art/CERAMICS.htm
Hope this helps!!
Cara
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> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Dear Clayarters,
> I am shocked that no one had an answer for my question I posted a few days
> ago! Maybe even a bit embarrassed. I had bragged to a fellow student that
I
> knew where we could get the answer to our question and so to save face
I'll
> give it another shot.
> "We are looking for a recipe for a Hot Faced Castable that is (hopefully)
> inexpensive, and suitable for constructing small experimental salt /wood
> kilns."
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to either email
me
> directly or to post answers and/or links.
>
> Thanks
> Kimi wolffden1@email.msn.com
>
Ray Aldridge on sat 22 apr 00
At 04:13 PM 4/20/00 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Dear Clayarters,
>I am shocked that no one had an answer for my question I posted a few days
>ago! Maybe even a bit embarrassed. I had bragged to a fellow student that I
>knew where we could get the answer to our question and so to save face I'll
>give it another shot.
>"We are looking for a recipe for a Hot Faced Castable that is (hopefully)
>inexpensive, and suitable for constructing small experimental salt /wood
>kilns."
You might want to look for Jack Troy's book on salt firing, which gives
aome recipes for home-made castables. I don't have a copy handy, but I
used one of his formulas to cast the arch of a small salt kiln that was
very successful. I had to make my own grog from fire clay, but the arch
has held up well, showing much less damage from the salt than the cheap
hard brick I used to line the kiln.
Ray
Aldridge Porcelain and Stoneware
http://www.goodpots.com
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