Celeste Sabel on thu 3 oct 02
To Clayarters, If you reply to Randy's post, please do it on ClayArt, or
send a copy to me (whichever Mel prefers). I have a 2827g Olympic updraft
which I have fired only once. I used only 2 shelves for pots with a third
shelf 2 inches below the top hole. there was a huge difference temperature
wise between the top and bottom shelves. I put my shelves like Randy's
first. I'd appreciate any advice, hints, etc.
Thanks, Celeste in Montgomery, AL
>From: ranmcc
>Reply-To: ranmcc
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Subject: Olympic 2831g Firing?
>Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 19:52:06 -0400
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>Any one out there with a 2831g. I have tried various changes in shelf
>stacking, but no matter how I change the shelves I still get about a 4 cone
>difference between the top and bottom shelf. It is always much hotter on
>the 2nd shelf from the top than the bottom shelf. No ware is put on the
>top
>shelf and I try to put it between 2 and 3 inches from the top port. I have
>tried firing on about a 7.5 hour schedule to an 11 hour schedule.
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>I have 8 half round shelves. These are the following configurations I have
>tried. About and inch apart except the top shelf which I butted together.
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>Second Olympic said to move the shelves out closer to the burners. Tried
>that and no difference.
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>Kickwheel said to put the shelves in a pyramid shape.
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>Still no difference.
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>One thing I have not tried is to alternate shelves open and
>closed??????????? Or not using a top shelf.
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>This kiln has 4 burners on the bottom edges. Should the round shelves be
>placed very close to the burners where the top round part of the shelve is
>center over the burner?
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>I would really appreciate any help!!!!!!!!!! and any suggestions as I want
>to do a glaze fire tomorrow.
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>Randy
>Clio, South Carolina
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Dale Cochoy on fri 4 oct 02
Ditto to the below. I just installed an Olympic 2827G and need all the hints
I can pick up, from people who actually have experience with it. Please no,
" I never tried it, but this might work" stuff.
Regards,
Dale Cochoy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Celeste Sabel"
Subject: Fwd: Olympic 2831g Firing? Please reply on ClayArt
> To Clayarters, If you reply to Randy's post, please do it on ClayArt, or
I have a 2827g Olympic updraft
> which I have fired only once. I used only 2 shelves for pots with a third
> shelf 2 inches below the top hole. there was a huge difference
temperature
> wise between the top and bottom shelves. I put my shelves like Randy's
> first. I'd appreciate any advice, hints, etc.
> Thanks, Celeste in Montgomery, AL
>
> >From: ranmcc
> >Reply-To: ranmcc
> >To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> >Subject: Olympic 2831g Firing?
> >Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 19:52:06 -0400
> >
> >Any one out there with a 2831g. I have tried various changes in shelf
> >stacking, but no matter how I change the shelves (snip)
ranmcc on sat 5 oct 02
Dale, I am going to call Rob Haugen next week at Olympic. I will let you
know what he says on the 2831g. I have fired mine 6 times and have tried
numerous configurations, but I still get 4 to 6 cone difference or better
between the top and bottom of the kiln. It is always much hotter at the
top. Most of the time it is about cone 9 at the top before a cone 5 will
melt at the bottom. I have been trying to fire to cone 6 and have been
losing most of my glazed pots on the bottom and middle shelves.
I am determined to make it work and have recently gotten some suggustions on
clayart that I have not tried.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Cochoy"
To:
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Olympic 2831g Firing? Please reply on ClayArt
> Ditto to the below. I just installed an Olympic 2827G and need all the
hints
> I can pick up, from people who actually have experience with it. Please
no,
> " I never tried it, but this might work" stuff.
> Regards,
> Dale Cochoy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Celeste Sabel"
> Subject: Fwd: Olympic 2831g Firing? Please reply on ClayArt
>
>
> > To Clayarters, If you reply to Randy's post, please do it on ClayArt, or
> I have a 2827g Olympic updraft
> > which I have fired only once. I used only 2 shelves for pots with a
third
> > shelf 2 inches below the top hole. there was a huge difference
> temperature
> > wise between the top and bottom shelves. I put my shelves like Randy's
> > first. I'd appreciate any advice, hints, etc.
> > Thanks, Celeste in Montgomery, AL
> >
> > >From: ranmcc
> > >Reply-To: ranmcc
> > >To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> > >Subject: Olympic 2831g Firing?
> > >Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 19:52:06 -0400
> > >
> > >Any one out there with a 2831g. I have tried various changes in shelf
> > >stacking, but no matter how I change the shelves (snip)
>
>
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