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bisque fire in gas kiln--resubmit

updated wed 10 jul 02

 

Chuck and Tamara Schulz on wed 10 jul 02


Tried to send this yesterday but I think I goofed up. So, here it goes
again.

Tamara--feeling a little stupid this morning



Hi all,

I'm getting ready to bisque fire in my gas kiln for the first time and I
have some questions.

The kiln manual says that I should be able to bisque fire(^08-06) in 4-6
hours.

I checked the archives though and it seems that most people are bisque
firing MUCH slower than that. So, how long should it take?

Also, about "candleing", I have read that I should candle overnight.

Well, my studio is not in my home and I'm more than a little squeamish about
leaving it on and unattended overnight, and I don't want to stay overnight
with it. How necessary is candleing if the ware is bone dry?

Tamara -Okinawa


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