Arnold Howard on mon 30 jun 03
Brian, from what I understand, you are going to assemble the brick lid
and bottom yourself from the kit. That would be the most difficult part
of your kiln assembly. My suggestion is to make the brick seams as thin
as possible--around 1/32" or 1/16". The thicker the seam, the greater
the likelihood that the lid will break.
Secondly, make sure you have a kiln stand. You should not fire the kiln
on a floor or on cinder blocks. If you don't have the stand, you can buy
one from any kiln supplier.
To be on the safe side, I would place a piece of sheet metal between the
brick bottom and kiln stand.
Before firing the kiln, I suggest that you have either an electrician or
a friend experienced in electrical work inspect the kiln wiring.
Good luck with your project.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P.
www.paragonweb.com
From: Brian McDaniel
> 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?
Bruce Girrell on mon 30 jun 03
> Secondly, make sure you have a kiln stand. You should not fire the kiln
> on a floor or on cinder blocks. If you don't have the stand, you can buy
> one from any kiln supplier.
Arnold,
Could you explain a kiln stand, please? Would three layers of IFB count,
i.e., would it work to have two layers of cinder block topped with three
full layers of IFB? The third layer of IFB would be the floor of the kiln.
Thanks,
Bruce "inquiring kiln builders want to know" Girrell
Arnold Howard on mon 30 jun 03
The kiln stand is made of bent sheet metal and designed to dissipate
heat under the kiln. When UL tests a kiln, it uses the kiln stand. If
you use a substitute, the kiln is not strictly UL listed anymore.
The arrangement you are using, Bruce, may be perfectly fine. However, it
is possible that the heating characteristics at the bottom of the kiln
have changed by using bricks rather than the stand.
I hope that answers your question.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P.
www.paragonweb.com
From: Bruce Girrell
> Could you explain a kiln stand, please? Would three layers of IFB
count,
> i.e., would it work to have two layers of cinder block topped with
three
> full layers of IFB? The third layer of IFB would be the floor of the
kiln.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bruce "inquiring kiln builders want to know" Girrell
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