Klyf Brown on fri 26 apr 02
Liz;
I have built a few of these kilns through the years for myself and
others. They are great little kilns. With a larger trash can and two
layers of fiber you can go up into the lower stoneware temps. if you
want a portable kiln for demonstrations at other sites, they can't be
beat. In long time use I had trouble with the lids wearing out, the trash
can lids are meant to be tight and that can lead to struggles when
opening the kiln at Raku temps. This can lead to fiber damage.
I got around this by inverting the can and using no lid. Poke a hole in
the bottom for the outlet just like the one shown in the lid on the
Rocky Raku site. I set it on two layers of hard firebrick for the base.
Find a convenient height on the can for lifting ( about two thirds from
the bottom seemed to work best) and pop rivet some handles on.
One person can lift it off, but if you have a firing buddy around it is
much easier for two to lift the body off the base. If you throw a
swatch of fiber over the opeinig in the top after setting it off, you don't
loose as much heat while unloading. It is also easier to grab the hot
piece out in the open like this as opposed to reaching down into the
can to retrieve your molten pot.
I prefer to use the small true venturi burners like Wards sells. You get
more heat out of your gas and they don't take up as much space.
These kilns are easy to build, inexpensive, fire very quickly, can be
portable, and are lots of fun.
Klyf Brown in New Mexico usa
>I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this type of kiln.
>Thanks a lot!
>Liz Rezes
Elizabeth Woodring Rezes on fri 26 apr 02
Howdy, all.
I was looking online for information on building a raku kiln and ran
across this website for building a portable "Rocky Raku" kiln:
http://www.r2d2u.com/
Here is a picture of one that's already built:
http://www.wishfulthinkingstudio.com/news.html
I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this type of kiln.
Thanks a lot!
Liz Rezes
Ababi on sat 27 apr 02
Hello Liz
You must be new in the list. You better look for the subject in clayart
archive. I see his kiln is similar to mine. You can enter to Tony
Ferguson's Site and see a detailed way to build a kiln.
save the 14$ for yourself or send me half and I will save them too.
Ababi Sharon
Kibbutz Shoval- Israel
Glaze addict
ababisha@shoval.org.il
http://members4.clubphoto.com/ababi306910/
http://www.milkywayceramics.com/cgallery/asharon.htm
---------- Original Message ----------
>Howdy, all.
>I was looking online for information on building a raku kiln and ran
>across this website for building a portable "Rocky Raku" kiln:
>http://www.r2d2u.com/
>Here is a picture of one that's already built:
>http://www.wishfulthinkingstudio.com/news.html
>I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this type of kiln.
>Thanks a lot!
>Liz Rezes
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