Catherine White on fri 13 sep 02
I acquired a used Amaco Table Model 67 E Enameling kiln that fires to 2000
F. It's interior is 10 x 12 x 5 high. I assume it can be used for pottery
bisque and glost so long as the 2000 isn't exceded.
My question is do I need a shelf of sorts in there. There's what appears to
be a thin rectangular shelf with a 90 degree angle x 1" edge on two sides.
This would raise it slightly, that 1", off the floor. Couldn't hurt to use
it, but is it necessary for some reason?
Thanks to all,
Catherine in AZ
Snail Scott on sat 14 sep 02
At 03:07 PM 9/13/02 -0700, you wrote:
>My question is do I need a shelf of sorts in there. There's what appears to
>be a thin rectangular shelf with a 90 degree angle x 1" edge on two sides.
>This would raise it slightly, that 1", off the floor. Couldn't hurt to use
>it, but is it necessary for some reason?
Most folks use these kilns for enameling and
glass fusing, and they like to have a shelf
that can be removed, so they can put all their
(usually small) items on it, neatly arranged,
and then load the shelf into the kiln. (Glass
fusers need a perfectly smooth shelf to slump
things onto.) Having the shelf raised off the
floor of the kiln means it can be pulled out
while hot by sliding flat tongs under the gap.
(Enamellers sometimes pull their work while hot,
to mess with it.)
You don't need it, but I'd keep it anyway.
It's still preferable to grind glaze drips off
a shelf than off the floor of your kiln.
-Snail
Catherine White on sat 14 sep 02
Thanks for the explaination. I'd bought the large Crusader kiln, and all
these endless goodies came with it. There's the Amaco kiln, the bottom to a
small non-existent Paragon, shelves galore for many size kilns. Then there
are the 51 chemicals ranging from 5 pounds of chrome oxide(!) to silver
nitrate crystals (?). Sorting, bagging into new sturdy containers, and
labeling was a formidable task. This morning I found several mailers coming
apart with age, but containing various size elements for both kilns.
There's 5# PV clay, 3# Awabi shell, 5# Albany, Cupric Sulphate crystals,
silicon carbide, all of which I'm not too familiar with. I know of Albany
slip from way back when.
I thank all the folks who helped me with the cobalt sulphate. I did look up
Kirk Wild's work. It will be fun experimenting with the sulphates.
Thanks again,
Catherine in AZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Snail Scott"
To:
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: Amaco Table Model 67 E
> At 03:07 PM 9/13/02 -0700, you wrote:
> >My question is do I need a shelf of sorts in there. There's what appears
to
> >be a thin rectangular shelf with a 90 degree angle x 1" edge on two
sides.
> >This would raise it slightly, that 1", off the floor. Couldn't hurt to
use
> >it, but is it necessary for some reason?
>
>
>
> Most folks use these kilns for enameling and
> glass fusing, and they like to have a shelf
> that can be removed, so they can put all their
> (usually small) items on it, neatly arranged,
> and then load the shelf into the kiln. (Glass
> fusers need a perfectly smooth shelf to slump
> things onto.) Having the shelf raised off the
> floor of the kiln means it can be pulled out
> while hot by sliding flat tongs under the gap.
> (Enamellers sometimes pull their work while hot,
> to mess with it.)
>
> You don't need it, but I'd keep it anyway.
> It's still preferable to grind glaze drips off
> a shelf than off the floor of your kiln.
>
> -Snail
>
>
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