Bonnie Staffel on wed 22 jan 03
A friend of mine is building a wood train kiln and I am helping to gather
information on the construction. He raised the question of the position of
the fire mouth and whether the prevailing wind direction is important to the
firing of the kiln. I have not found any reference that this is important,
but would like to hear from those of you who have a wood kiln, if this is
important.
Thanks,
Bonnie Staffel, Charlevoix, MI, where our pipes froze during the night but
luckily they thawed after I opened a few faucets for a trickle as well as
all cupboard doors under the sinks.
David Hendley on wed 22 jan 03
I don't know about a train kiln in particular, but in designing any wood
kiln the prevailing wind should be taken into consideration.
In particular, make sure you don't have smoke blowing right where
you will be spending most of your time during the firing.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
----- Original Message -----
> A friend of mine is building a wood train kiln and I am helping to gather
> information on the construction. He raised the question of the position of
> the fire mouth and whether the prevailing wind direction is important to
the
> firing of the kiln. I have not found any reference that this is
important,
> but would like to hear from those of you who have a wood kiln, if this is
> important.
>
Ruth Ballou on thu 23 jan 03
On good days, a big part of the excitement of working with clay is the
realization that every thing you do makes a difference in the final
effect. On bad days, you realize that every !#&#!$ little thing makes a
difference.....
So, yea, it can make a difference. Think about the location of the
primary air source. Will the wind make a forced air burner out of the
firebox? If so, you may have trouble holding your kiln back. Or if the
kiln is in a sheltered location and it's a calm day, you may find
yourself thinking about leaf blowers. A well designed kiln should allow
you to work with various weather patterns. So, make sure the design of
the chimney, primary, secondary and even tertiary air gives you the
equivalent of fingertip control over these variables.
Ruth Ballou
Silver Spring,MD
>> A friend of mine is building a wood train kiln and I am helping to
>> gather
>> information on the construction. He raised the question of the
>> position of
>> the fire mouth and whether the prevailing wind direction is important
>> to
> the
>> firing of the kiln. I have not found any reference that this is
> important,
>> but would like to hear from those of you who have a wood kiln, if
>> this is
>> important.
>>
>
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