Marcia Selsor on wed 10 sep 03
We were able to buy 1/4" thick steel pipe at scrap metal price for the
metal flue topping. It lasts a long time. Louis noted that metal pipes
can corrode quickly. heavy metal works very well. I was always under
that rule that ones goes to the height of the kiln with bricks for the
chimney-one layer deep. These bricks are NOT holding any heat past the
damper, but channeling it up and out! This part of the chimney is
creating the "draft". I built an oil kiln once and went short on the
bricks. The metal pipe glowed red when the reduction was happening. I
pressume because the flow of air was slow. Opened the damper and the red
pipe cooled. I learned from this.
Go to the height of the full kiln with brick.
Marcia Selsor in Montana with one day left before we leave!!!
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Tuscany 2004
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