Suella on sat 17 nov 01
Thank you for your thoughts on the bloating. I may not have explained that
the cause of the bloating could be from the unintentional early salting from
the accumulation of salt from previous firings on the bricks of the kiln,
released when it warmed up adequately. I am writing on behalf of my husband
who is catching up on sleep from today's firing. I'll post the results of
the firing.
Thanks again
Suella
Steve Mills on sun 18 nov 01
This is unlikely:
My friends and I salt fire in the French style by putting pots of salt
in the setting when we pack the Kiln. The bonus's with this method is
there are no clouds of (to some people possibly corrosive) white
smoke/steam towards the end of the firing, and the amount of salt used
is minimal; approximately 2 dessert spoons of salt in a 10 cu.ft.
setting area woodfire Kiln. The coverage we get is excellent in all
respects.
Steve
Bath
UK
In message , Suella writes
>Thank you for your thoughts on the bloating. I may not have explained tha=
>t
>the cause of the bloating could be from the unintentional early salting f=
>rom
>the accumulation of salt from previous firings on the bricks of the kiln,
>released when it warmed up adequately. I am writing on behalf of my husba=
>nd
>who is catching up on sleep from today's firing. I'll post the results of
>the firing.
>
>Thanks again
>
>Suella
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Steve Mills
Bath
UK
iandol on mon 19 nov 01
Dear Steve Mills,
This is an interesting method which certainly seems to overcome the =
impediments of the "shovel it in" method.
Now to complete the picture for us, what style of salt do you use? is =
this fine table salt, floss or coarse water treatment grade with pea =
size fragments? Do you also include other metallic chlorides to achieve =
colour flashing?
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis. Redhill, South Australia.
Steve Mills on tue 20 nov 01
Dear Ivor
We use whatever is handy at the time, mostly cooking salt which has no
magnesium carbonate in it (which is commonly added to help table salt to
run easily), and occasionally water treatment grade.
Nothing is added to it, just Jane's predilection for long firings and
the consequent ash build-up :-)
Steve
Bath
UK
In message <000301c17182$66e73480$697d38cb@oemcomputer>, iandol
writes
>
> Dear Steve Mills,
>
> This is an interesting method which certainly seems to overcome the
> impediments of the "shovel it in" method.
>
> Now to complete the picture for us, what style of salt do you use?
> is this fine table salt, floss or coarse water treatment grade with
> pea size fragments? Do you also include other metallic chlorides to
> achieve colour flashing?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ivor Lewis. Redhill, South Australia.
--
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
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