Vince Pitelka on fri 7 mar 03
Chris in Arkansas wrote:
"I am looking for some kiln plans for a very small soda or salt kiln -
something with two 12 x 24" shelves. i have never built a kiln before, but
my professor has, and we
hoping to build a small kiln over spring break, but all of the references we
have are for much larger kilns, does anyone have any suggestions for where i
could get some plans for a very small kiln? "
Chris -
About four years ago our former artist-in-residence Jason Briggs built a
tiny soda kiln here at the Craft Center - about three cubic feet, two MR-750
burners from Mark Ward. This little kiln has worked very well, although I
couldn't say it has been used very heavily, because it is so small. It
isn't any easier to fire a three cubic foot gas soda kiln than it is to fire
a 20 cubic foot gas soda kiln.
This kiln is a simple catenary arch design with no steel frame necessary,
and with castable blocks to close up the door. Very easy to build. Get
ahold of a copy of Olson's "The Kiln Book" and design a catenary arch kiln
to the size you need. It will be a simple job, and should work great. For
the size you are talking about I would go ahead and use bricks instead of
homemade castable, especially if you plan to fire it fairly frequently. If
you want it to last more than five or six years use hardbrick.
I will be back at the Craft Center a week from Monday, and I would be happy
to shoot a few images of the little kiln and email them to you. Let me know
if you want to see them.
Best wishes -
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Technological University
1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
Home - vpitelka@dtccom.net
615/597-5376
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http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
Marcia Selsor on fri 7 mar 03
There are some plans for a small castable kiln in Ruthanne Tudball's
book Soda-fired Ceramics.
Since it is castable,
you could make it whatever size you need.
Marcia Selsor
chris wrote:
> hi
>
> i am looking for some kiln plans for a very small soda or salt kiln - something with two 12 x 24" shelves. i have never built a kiln before, but my professor has, and we were hoping to build a small kiln over spring break, but all of the references we have are for much larger kilns, does anyone have any suggestions for where i could get some plans for a very small kiln?
>
> Thanks
> chris in arkansas
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Lorraine Pierce on fri 7 mar 03
Hi Chris, what you are looking for sounds like the one Mel said that Nils
Lou was perfecting. He suggested I write Nils and ask to purchase a copy of
the plans. He said $25 or so. To date have had no response, but had planned
to try again after they are all home from the festivities. Lori Pierce in
New Port richey, Fl.
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Subject: small soda or salt kiln plans
hi
i am looking for some kiln plans for a very small soda or salt kiln -
something with two 12 x 24" shelves. i have never built a kiln before, but
my professor has, and we were hoping to build a small kiln over spring
break, but all of the references we have are for much larger kilns, does
anyone have any suggestions for where i could get some plans for a very
small kiln?
Thanks
chris in arkansas
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chris on sat 8 mar 03
hi=20
i am looking for some kiln plans for a very small soda or salt kiln - =
something with two 12 x 24" shelves. i have never built a kiln before, =
but my professor has, and we were hoping to build a small kiln over =
spring break, but all of the references we have are for much larger =
kilns, does anyone have any suggestions for where i could get some plans =
for a very small kiln?=20
Thanks
chris in arkansas
Stephani Stephenson on tue 15 apr 03
Chris
you can find some plans and instructions in Jack Troy's book 'Salt
glazed Ceramics"
The size can be scaled to your preference. it is a castable caternary
arch kiln.
I believe Ruth Tudball's book on Salt firing is also a source of
information on building a small scale salt kiln.
Stephani Stephenson
steph@alchemiestudio.com
Carlsbad CA
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