Jan Adams on wed 1 sep 04
Thanks to all who offered information on how to manipulate my kilnsitter to allow for a soak. I haven't been doing any pots for a couple of years, and in my last life, I had gotten pretty dependent on a kiln with a controller. I'm looking now at the L&L's...anybody have comments on those? For now, I'm using a small Jenken that I bought used in Asheville a few months ago. I haven't been able to find any info on that brand. I feel like it's pretty old, but it's in perfect condition and fires to a cone 6 just fine.
Again, thanks to all. This is a wonderful forum. Jan
In western NC, where the wooly worms are just showing up...
Snail Scott on thu 2 sep 04
At 01:17 PM 9/1/2004 +0000, you wrote:
>...how to manipulate my kilnsitter to allow for a soak....
If for some reason, you actually need the kiln sitter
to shut off your kiln, then turning it back on is
(as many people have noted) easy enough. I prefer not
to let it get that far, though. Why let it turn off at
all, if you have to be right there to turn it back on
for a soak anyway? Use a slightly higher sitter cone
just as a failsafe, and watch the witness cones. When
you reach the heat-work you want, then turn the kiln
off manually. Or fire down. Or whatever.
-Snail Scott
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