Cindy Strnad on sat 8 jul 00
Katie,
It was a kiln without its coils, that's all. Add a set of elements, and you
have (maybe) a working kiln.
Cindy Strnad
Earthen Vessels Pottery
RR 1, Box 51
Custer, SD 57730
earthenv@gwtc.net
klay on sat 8 jul 00
I was wandering about at our local flea market and found a small Duncan
Kiln. I looked inside
to find no coils and wondered how this kiln works and what kind of kiln it
was. I am sure it is
familiar to many clayarters. The seller wanted some outrageous amount
($350.00) for the
kiln (which was ancient) and the price included two boxes of molds. Not
being in the market for anymore kilns and , I wasn't interested but
I was curious about the kind of kiln it was.
katie
klay@pcola.gulf.net
Fredrick Paget on sun 9 jul 00
My guess is that it could be a muffle kiln for firing enamel jewelry or
burning out the wax in metal casting molds ( lost wax process).
Some muffle kilns are electric but the element is hidden from view -
wrapped around a refractory liner.
Fred Paget
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "klay"
>> I was wandering about at our local flea market and found a small Duncan
>> Kiln. I looked inside
>> to find no coils and wondered how this kiln works and what kind of kiln it
>> was. .......etc.
>> katie
>From Fred Paget, Marin County, California, USA
klay on sun 9 jul 00
cindy~
i have rewired several kilns... this one does not have grooves for
elements. I bought
three huge kilns once just for the bricks...this one was different.
katie
klay@pcola.gulf.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy Strnad
To:
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: what kind of kiln is this?
> Katie,
>
> It was a kiln without its coils, that's all. Add a set of elements, and
you
> have (maybe) a working kiln.
>
> Cindy Strnad
> Earthen Vessels Pottery
> RR 1, Box 51
> Custer, SD 57730
> earthenv@gwtc.net
>
>
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Tommy Humphries on sun 9 jul 00
Perhaps it is a gas kiln similar to the aim kilns. Did it have a hole in
the bottom and the top?
Perhaps also it was a couple of blank extension rings, masquerading as a
complete kiln...
Were there any control boxes on the outside?
A puzzler for sure!
Tommy Humphries
"`You know, it's at times like this, that I really wish I'd listened to what
my mother told me when I was young.'
`Why, what did she tell you?'
`I don't know, I didn't listen.'"
(Douglas Adams)
----- Original Message -----
From: "klay"
To:
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 8:09 PM
Subject: what kind of kiln is this?
> I was wandering about at our local flea market and found a small Duncan
> Kiln. I looked inside
> to find no coils and wondered how this kiln works and what kind of kiln it
> was. I am sure it is
> familiar to many clayarters. The seller wanted some outrageous amount
> ($350.00) for the
> kiln (which was ancient) and the price included two boxes of molds. Not
> being in the market for anymore kilns and , I wasn't interested but
> I was curious about the kind of kiln it was.
>
> katie
> klay@pcola.gulf.net
>
>
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John Baymore on mon 10 jul 00
i have rewired several kilns... this one does not have grooves for
elements. I bought three huge kilns once just for the bricks...this one
was different.
Katie,
I haven't followed this thread from the beginning.... so I might be missi=
ng
a crucial clue that makes this comment useless.
There were a couple of kiln manufacturers that made some smaller electric=
kilns with the elements embeded just under the surface of a cast hot face=
lining. They were designed as fast firing test kilns. Maybe what you
found is one of them.
Also in some other countries like Japan, ribbon elements are often strung=
on the surface of the flat refractory wall with pins....there are no
"grooves" to put coiled elements into. Maybe you found one without
elements in place? =
If there is about a 3-4 inch hole in the top and the bottom...... it migh=
t
be a portable gas kiln????
Might be a couple of "blank rings" for extending the size of a regular
electric kiln????
Or.......... maybe it is a very little baby kiln......... and it just
hasn't grown it's elements yet .
Best,
....................john
John Baymore
River Bend Pottery
22 Riverbend Way
Wilton, NH 03086 USA
603-654-2752 (s)
800-900-1110 (s)
JBaymore@compuserve.com
John.Baymore@GSD-CO.com
"Earth, Water, and Fire Noborigama Woodfiring Workshop August 18-27,
2000"
GSM_ENT on tue 11 jul 00
Hi Kathie!
Duncan had a few kilns made out of ceramic fiber and their heating elements
were embeded into the ceramic fabric. When this (these) elements break you
must replace the whole body. Replacement bodies are almost nonexistent.
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: klay
To:
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 6:09 PM
Subject: what kind of kiln is this?
> I was wandering about at our local flea market and found a small Duncan
> Kiln. I looked inside
> to find no coils and wondered how this kiln works and what kind of kiln it
> was. I am sure it is
> familiar to many clayarters. The seller wanted some outrageous amount
> ($350.00) for the
> kiln (which was ancient) and the price included two boxes of molds. Not
> being in the market for anymore kilns and , I wasn't interested but
> I was curious about the kind of kiln it was.
>
> katie
> klay@pcola.gulf.net
>
>
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klay on wed 12 jul 00
John
Thanks to you and to all clayarters for their fun and informative posts
regarding this
kiln kwestion... i learned alot and laughed quite a bit..special laugh
thanks to anji..
katie
klay@pcola.gulf.net
----- Original Message -----
From: John Baymore
To:
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 2:42 PM
Subject: What kind of kiln is this?
>
> i have rewired several kilns... this one does not have grooves for
> elements. I bought three huge kilns once just for the bricks...this one
> was different.
>
> Katie,
>
> I haven't followed this thread from the beginning.... so I might be
missing
> a crucial clue that makes this comment useless.
>
> There were a couple of kiln manufacturers that made some smaller electric
> kilns with the elements embeded just under the surface of a cast hot face
> lining. They were designed as fast firing test kilns. Maybe what you
> found is one of them.
>
> Also in some other countries like Japan, ribbon elements are often strung
> on the surface of the flat refractory wall with pins....there are no
> "grooves" to put coiled elements into. Maybe you found one without
> elements in place?
>
> If there is about a 3-4 inch hole in the top and the bottom...... it might
> be a portable gas kiln????
>
> Might be a couple of "blank rings" for extending the size of a regular
> electric kiln????
>
> Or.......... maybe it is a very little baby kiln......... and it just
> hasn't grown it's elements yet .
>
>
> Best,
>
> ....................john
>
> John Baymore
> River Bend Pottery
> 22 Riverbend Way
> Wilton, NH 03086 USA
>
> 603-654-2752 (s)
> 800-900-1110 (s)
>
> JBaymore@compuserve.com
> John.Baymore@GSD-CO.com
>
> "Earth, Water, and Fire Noborigama Woodfiring Workshop August 18-27,
> 2000"
>
>
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