cat on wed 7 jun 00
I made the impetuous decision to purchase a kiln off ebay only to find that
no operating manual is available!!! I'm a jewelry designer/painter eager to
work in small ceramics. I was not able to find the manufacturer; I am lead
to believe they have closed their doors. I am therefore at the mercy of the
Clayart community...judging from other posts this is a GOOD thing. If
anyone has a manual that I can copy (and will pay for) or helpful hints to
ease my mind, please contact me. The kiln is 120 volts, 14 amps and has an
8 position switch for varying temperature...if it matters.
Looking for a mentor and or angel- CAT
Valice Raffi on thu 8 jun 00
Hi Cat,
It's truly amazing! I have just been racking my brains (no easy task!)
trying to remember who had asked about FireMaster kilns a while back. I'd
responded that the guy who owned the company had died & I thought the
company had closed. Not true! Someone else took it over & I spoke to him
just the other day. He did say that he doesn't always answer his phone,
but the number is: (916)-383-2648
The address is: 8130 Junipero St
Sacramento, CA
95828
I just called him again & he said there is no manual, but he can send a
wiring diagram if you want. That model is mostly used for lost cast and
enameling.
Good luck!
Valice
in Sacramento where we are having rain again - darn!
>I made the impetuous decision to purchase a kiln off ebay only to find that
>no operating manual is available!!! I'm a jewelry designer/painter eager to
>work in small ceramics. I was not able to find the manufacturer; I am lead
>to believe they have closed their doors. I am therefore at the mercy of the
>Clayart community...judging from other posts this is a GOOD thing. If
>anyone has a manual that I can copy (and will pay for) or helpful hints to
>ease my mind, please contact me. The kiln is 120 volts, 14 amps and has an
>8 position switch for varying temperature...if it matters.
>
>Looking for a mentor and or angel- CAT
>
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Cindy Strnad on thu 8 jun 00
Hi, Cat.
I'm not familiar with your kiln, but I can offer you a few suggestions.
First, this kiln won't likely be designed to go above earthenware
temperatures, and may fire slowly. Get the brand name of the kiln sitter
and/or controller, if the kiln is equipped with one. You may be able to get
an instruction book for the sitter, as they are often manufactured by a
separate company. These small kilns tend to be simple to operate and pretty
similar to one another. You might get your information together and visit a
local ceramic shop--you know, the kind where they sell slip-cast figurines
and that sort of thing. The shop owners will likely be able to give you some
very good advice for running your kiln.
Cindy Strnad
earthenv@gwtc.net
Earthen Vessels Pottery
RR 1, Box 51
Custer, SD 57730
chris@euclids.com on fri 9 jun 00
Hi,
Give us a call, we may be able to help.
chris
chris@euclids.com
www.euclids.com
800-296-5456
----- Original Message -----
From: cat
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Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 8:36 AM
Subject: FireMaster Kiln, Model #9 HELP
> I made the impetuous decision to purchase a kiln off ebay only to find
that
> no operating manual is available!!! I'm a jewelry designer/painter eager
to
> work in small ceramics. I was not able to find the manufacturer; I am
lead
> to believe they have closed their doors. I am therefore at the mercy of
the
> Clayart community...judging from other posts this is a GOOD thing. If
> anyone has a manual that I can copy (and will pay for) or helpful hints to
> ease my mind, please contact me. The kiln is 120 volts, 14 amps and has
an
> 8 position switch for varying temperature...if it matters.
>
> Looking for a mentor and or angel- CAT
>
>
____________________________________________________________________________
__
> Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
>
> You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
> settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
>
> Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at
melpots@pclink.com.
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