Steve Mills on fri 6 feb 04
This is what I hate about Top Hat Raku Kilns; the smouldering legs
syndrome; the heat falls out sideways! My Raku kiln has a lid that lifts
off, the joint is halfway down the pot chamber, I lift it off and all
the heat is going upwards, nowhere else, SO much safer, AND I can fire
and treat up to 7 pieces all by myself without rushing and without short
changing any of them! Small pieces I lift out one-handed with Barbecue
tongs.
Steve
Bath
UK
In message , Laurie Kneppel writes
>Raku pants. Forgot to mention an observation based on hundreds of
>student raku firings. Better to not wear skin tight jeans when standing
>close to an open raku kiln. The heat goes straight to your skin
>underneath. Very quickly! Loose fitting long pants are much better and
>provide a little air space between the fabric and your skin. One size
>too large sweat pants are my favorite. WITH my dandy kevlar apron over
>everything, of course! I bought the apron from one of the catalog
>ceramic supply companies, can't remember exactly who it was. Cost about
>$45 at the time and hangs to just below my knees (I'm 5'5"). Haven't
>had "hot legs" since I got it.
>
>One time in class the gal on tong duty was wearing loose jeans that had
>just come out of the wash that morning. She thought they were plenty
>dry enough to wear, but they were still slightly damp. When we opened
>the kiln her legs started steaming after a few moments! Her jeans got
>dried real fast, but she got "hot legs" from the steam.
>
>Clayart is great for sharing our experiences. In the "old days" we had
>to learn by doing without any benefit of group experiences to help us
>learn how to be safe.
>
>Raku + common sense safety precautions =3D FUN!
>
>Laurie
>Sacramento, CA
>http://rockyraku.com
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Steve Mills
Bath
UK
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