Derrick Pottery - owner - Wesley Derrick on wed 8 oct 03
firings
So far, since the purchase of my electric kiln, I have only done one raku
firing a day, perhaps 3 to 6 pcs. only at a time....that was back in the
day of trying to use stoneware clay left over from a college class and
losing 60% of the load every time.
I have now moved on to a Raku body with almost zero shrinkage and haven't
lost one pot --loving it!- (but I miss that nice "ding/ring" when you thump
the pot after bisque firing)....anyway,
I know for sure that IF had I dropped another load of glazed [stoneware]
clay down in the kiln for a second firing right after pulling the first
load, that they would have ended up an integral part of my bricks and
elements within minutes....BIG BOOM.
My question is...can I trust this raku body to withstand the already 1100
to 1400 F degree kiln if I drop them in for a second firing?
Do they HAVE to be pre heated....if so...how much.
There's no real way to preheat the pcs of the second load being there's no
flue to set the pots by --like a traditional raku gas kiln.
Have I made any sense?
Does anyone doing Electric Raku do consecutive firings?
Would love to here from you.
Wesley in Raymond , MS.
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