Celia Littlecreek on mon 14 may 01
Jim, Are you willing to share your plans?
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From: "Jim Bozeman"
To:
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 5:22 AM
Subject: Re: Smallest Cone10 kiln experiment: Why ask Why?
> Tony, I've built 4 fiber kilns now. They work like a charm. I use two r=
aku
> burners. Just fired the kiln today. The great thing about fiber kilns i=
s
> that they do not retain heat the way that bricks do. I can fire the kil=
n
to
> cone 10 and open it up the next morning and load another kiln load and
fire
> it if I like. You could fire the kiln 7 days a week if you like. Best, =
Jim
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Jim Bozeman on mon 14 may 01
Tony, I've built 4 fiber kilns now. They work like a charm. I use two raku
burners. Just fired the kiln today. The great thing about fiber kilns is
that they do not retain heat the way that bricks do. I can fire the kiln to
cone 10 and open it up the next morning and load another kiln load and fire
it if I like. You could fire the kiln 7 days a week if you like. Best, Jim
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Richard Jeffery on tue 15 may 01
I've just completed two fibre kilns - one a top hat, one a "flat pack"
design used by local (i.e. UK South West) sculptor Ian Gregory. Top Hat =
is
for raku, second could be used for more, I guess. I know he biscuits 3'
long statues in them.
I based plans for top hat primarily on details available from Bath Potter=
's
website (Steve Mills [or B flat, Steve, if you're there]), tempered with
having seen one or two others being fired, including Fil Cooke's in Upwey=
=2E
The plans for the flat pack kiln (?? basically, you make enough flat pane=
ls
of weld mesh and fibre to form a kiln, then hold it all together with spr=
ing
clips. Yes, big ones, that's right...) are also on Bath Potter's web sit=
e,
and there is an article by Ian Gregory in Ceramic Review from about 18
months ago. I do mean to put some pictures of the construction on my web
site, but haven't had time yet. I was about 4 weeks away from an exhibit=
ion
that just opened in Wareham (on 12th May) when I decided I would make
something bigger than my existing kilns could manage. Ever wondered why =
my
domain name is www.theeleventhhour.co.uk ?
Top hat works a treat for raku - the majority of the heat dissipates of
course, when you take the load out, so any residual heat is generated by
kiln shelf, brick supports, etc - say about 3-400C. You can get it back =
up
to 1000C in about 15 minutes or less, although you would need a pretty go=
od
reason, or small and robust ware. The flat pack was more tricky - the wo=
rk
I was firing was tall and thin, and getting a balanced melt over 18" heig=
ht
is not so straightforward (note to self: try harder, keep notes, make mor=
e
work). On a more practical note, it is worth protecting the fibre with a
rudimentary bag wall - I used broken kiln shelves. Otherwise, direct
contact with the flame rapidly eats away \at the fibre. It's possible to
patch, using scraps sprayed with rigidiser, but it's easier not to get in=
to
that state.
Big clips? I used some cheap market trader/stall clips, but the clips fr=
om
old car battery charging cables would be good. Just make sure they fit i=
n
the gaps in the weldmessh, and that they have a wide enough mouth to hold
the corner together - I had to grind the jaws of mine down.
Hope this helps
oh, and it's http://www.bathpotters.demon.co.uk/kilnbild.htm and
http://www.bathpotters.demon.co.uk/flatpack.htm
Richard
Bournemouth UK
www.TheEleventhHour.co.uk
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From: Ceramic Arts Discussion List [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On
Behalf Of Celia Littlecreek
Sent: 15 May 2001 01:12
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Smallest Cone10 kiln experiment: Why ask Why?
Jim, Are you willing to share your plans?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Bozeman"
To:
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 5:22 AM
Subject: Re: Smallest Cone10 kiln experiment: Why ask Why?
> Tony, I've built 4 fiber kilns now. They work like a charm. I use two r=
aku
> burners. Just fired the kiln today. The great thing about fiber kilns i=
s
> that they do not retain heat the way that bricks do. I can fire the kil=
n
to
> cone 10 and open it up the next morning and load another kiln load and
fire
> it if I like. You could fire the kiln 7 days a week if you like. Best, =
Jim
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