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moonlight kiln

updated mon 28 mar 05

 

Les on fri 25 mar 05


Steve -

Great Picture! One question, though; with the gaps showing will the kiln
not cool too fast?
I've got a 27 cu,ft Bourry box downdraft and I always try to get every
little chink stuffed before I walk away for the night.

Cheers from the Great Northwest Rainforest.

Les Crimp on Vancouver Island.
lcrimp@shaw.ca


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Irvine"
To:
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 6:30 PM
Subject: Moonlight kiln


>I just finished a cone 10R firing this evening and the cooling kiln looked
>nice in the moonlight so
> I've posted a photo of it:
>
> http://www.steveirvine.com/kiln_cooling.jpg
>
> A quiet, calm evening here on the Bruce Peninsula, where the ice is
> starting to melt on Georgian
> Bay.
>
> Steve Irvine
> http://www.steveirvine.com
>
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Steve Irvine on fri 25 mar 05


I just finished a cone 10R firing this evening and the cooling kiln looked nice in the moonlight so
I've posted a photo of it:

http://www.steveirvine.com/kiln_cooling.jpg

A quiet, calm evening here on the Bruce Peninsula, where the ice is starting to melt on Georgian
Bay.

Steve Irvine
http://www.steveirvine.com

Mark Tigges on sat 26 mar 05


I agree, I want to say thanks again. It's very rare that I spend so
long browsing someones site. I completely forgot about my hunger
during that hour.

In addition to the ceramics, visit Steves photography and henge
pages. I feel inspired to throw a camera tomorrow! Go see what I
mean.

Best regards,

Mark.

On Sat, Mar 26, 2005 at 11:20:58AM -0500, Barbara Lewis wrote:
> Wow, Steve. Great website ... wonderful work. Thanks for sharing. Barbara Lewis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Irvine
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Sent: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 09:15:51 -0500
> Subject: Re: Moonlight kiln
>
>
> >Great Picture! One question, though; with the gaps showing will the kiln
> >not cool too fast?
>
> Les,
>
> Thanks for your note. My kiln takes at least 36 hours to cool down, even in the
> winter when the
> outside temps are well below freezing. Even then, the pieces are too hot to
> touch when I first start
> to unbrick the door.
>
> I have a page about my kiln on my website that includes a simple animation of it
> firing:
>
> http://www.steveirvine.com/kiln.html
>
> Steve Irvine
> http://www.steveirvine.com
>
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Steve Irvine on sat 26 mar 05


>Great Picture! One question, though; with the gaps showing will the kiln
>not cool too fast?

Les,

Thanks for your note. My kiln takes at least 36 hours to cool down, even in the winter when the
outside temps are well below freezing. Even then, the pieces are too hot to touch when I first start
to unbrick the door.

I have a page about my kiln on my website that includes a simple animation of it firing:

http://www.steveirvine.com/kiln.html

Steve Irvine
http://www.steveirvine.com

Barbara Lewis on sat 26 mar 05


Wow, Steve. Great website ... wonderful work. Thanks for sharing. Barbara Lewis

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Irvine
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Sent: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 09:15:51 -0500
Subject: Re: Moonlight kiln


>Great Picture! One question, though; with the gaps showing will the kiln
>not cool too fast?

Les,

Thanks for your note. My kiln takes at least 36 hours to cool down, even in the
winter when the
outside temps are well below freezing. Even then, the pieces are too hot to
touch when I first start
to unbrick the door.

I have a page about my kiln on my website that includes a simple animation of it
firing:

http://www.steveirvine.com/kiln.html

Steve Irvine
http://www.steveirvine.com

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