Brian McDaniel on sat 28 jun 03
Hello All:
I just discovered this list as well as just bought my first kiln and wheel.
I'm as green as they come however I hope that this group will help me some.
Anyhow I stopped at a garage sale yesterday and bought a never assembled
Olympic studio kiln "kit", I have assembled the 4 rings of 8 bricks each, 3
rings have groves for elements and one ring is a dummy ring with only a peep
hole in one brick. I have also laid out and cut the bricks for the lid and
base but now I have to use this cement stuff to coat the lid and base with,
"per the very sketchy instructions" I was reading that some people say not
to do this because it flakes off, should I or shouldn't I???
Also I need to measure the groves and stretch the heating elements to the
correct length, any tips on doing this? Does anyone have pictures or
detailed instructions for this model of kiln? All I got was a couple sheets
of crummy instructions, and I'm not real sure about the electrical hookup of
the junction boxes and such. Also this kit does not have any sheet metal
outside covering with it, only very long hose clamps that hold it all
together. Is it supposed to have the sheet metal covering? Also the lid
appears to just sit on top without any hinge mechanism, is that the way it
is supposed to be?
Well I started out telling you that I'm green :) I've always wanted to
experiment with clay but never had the opportunity before. Oh yeah, here is
the kicker, I think that I got a great buy on the stuff, I got the Kiln, a
potters wheel, "it needs the rubber drive thing on the motor shaft, spinning
tiger" and a heavy box of clay, all for only $25.00 !!! Now I hope to make
it operate without killing myself.
Thanks in advance for any helpful info that is offered, Brian McDaniel
SusanRaku@AOL.COM on mon 30 jun 03
In a message dated 6/28/2003 4:02:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
bridogy@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
> Also I need to measure the groves and stretch the heating elements to the
> correct length, any tips on doing this?
Put the element into the kiln groves as it would lay before doing anything
else. This is easier then trying to get an exact measurement and you will see
what, if anything you will need to do regarding its length.
Susan
Roger Korn on mon 30 jun 03
Brian McDaniel wrote:
>Hello All:
>...
>Also I need to measure the groves and stretch the heating elements to the
>correct length, any tips on doing this?
>
My trick for measuring element lengths and corners is to lay a piece of
rope into the element grooves,
then mark the turns on the rope with a magic marker. Pull the rope back
out of the grooves, stretch it straight
on the floor, lay the element along side and stretch it to length. Then,
mark the bends at the corners and use a
propane torch to heat the element to dull red where the corner bends are
to be made and bend to the
approximate angles of each bend. This will ensure that the element is
evenly distributed along its entire length
so that the heat will also be evenly distributed as the designer intended.
Hope this helps, Roger
...
>Thanks in advance for any helpful info that is offered, Brian McDaniel
>
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