sincultura13 on sat 2 oct 04
Thanks the guy offered to take the Duncan Teacher Pro back and give
me a newer but still used manual Evenheat of about the same size...
The Evenheat is in overall better condition but with some chipped
bricks while the Duncan looks older, the lid and bottom are in worse
condition but no mayor sign of wear on the inside bricks... Is that
a better kiln than the Duncan? It atleast should be easier/cheaper
to get fixed, right?
In anycase I'm going to end up talking the kiln to another tech...
thanks again
Sincultura
--- In clayart@yahoogroups.com, Snail Scott wrote:
> At 02:57 AM 10/1/2004 -0700, you wrote:
> >Is the element more likely to pop out completely during firing if
it's
> slightly out of the groove?
>
> Possibly. Heat it to red heat, turn the kiln off,
> then use a piece of wood to push the element back
> into its track while it's still hot. If it still
> doesn't stay, use an element pin to keep it in place.
>
> >...my teacher told me that not having the insulating spacers can
cause a
> fire=85
>
>
> Yes; you are shorting out the element to the metal
> jacket of the kiln. Get a spacer in there!
>
>
> >...Is this a clear sign of sloppy work by the tech or is it an
every day
> thing every electric old kiln user needs to get accustoms to?
>
>
> >...this is inexcusably incompetent. Half-assed work
> on something that draws this amount of amperage is
> very unsafe and unjustifiable. You could do a better
> job for yourself. Truly. Think about it for next time.
> It's not that hard to learn, and I think ANYBODY could
> have done a better job than what you've described,
> with a little conscientious effort. Kilns are really
> pretty simple devices, and older ones, if anything,
> are generally simplest. The age of the device is no
> excuse for slipshod work.
>
> Don't have this tech touch it again. I once had a
> mechanic do bad work on my car, then re-do it a week
> later, and again later in the month, and again, until
> his sloppy workmanship nearly killed me. (He forgot to
> bolt the brake calipers back on the rotors!) I thought
> that having paid this guy once, I couldn't afford to
> pay anyone else do it over. I was wrong.
>
> If your tech could be this much of a %*$&#-up the first
> time, he's not likely to get better by the next time,
> just more foul-tempered. I know this sucks, but if this
> kiln gets the proper work done now, it could last you
> for many, many years to come, and the cost of hiring a
> better electrician (or the time spent learning to do it)
> will be well spent. It hurts now, and it's not fair,
> but get it done right, by someone else.
>
> If you can get your money back, give it a try, but if
> you're stuck, it's not the end of the world, and you'll
> probably still have a decent kiln at the end of it all.
> In five years, that'll be what matters.
>
> -Snail Scott
>
>
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