heidi h on tue 19 apr 05
good evening all..
I'm buying a used kiln from a friend that i will deconstruct and then
rebuild differently. We're trying to figure out an appropriate price.
currently it is a 64 cubic foot sprung arch and i counted somehwere
around 1800 bricks. The bricks are a combination of used ones from
a kiln that she purchased augmented with new k-26's.. I'll be buying
the bricks, 4 old venturi burners that have DFC
Dickinson kilns stamped on with 5LL9PZ as well. I'll also be taking her
pyrometer (didn't write the details of that). anyhow, this is the
first place i'm starting for opinions....I will not be using her frame
as i'm building a car kiln. Really any ballpark figures
would be helpful from folks who are in the know.
A little math I learned while measuring surprised me although common
sense perhaps to most. a 3 foot by 3 foot by 3 foot kiln (interior
stacking space) is only 27 ft3 but increase each side by a foot and it
turns into a 64 ft3 kiln.....am i right??
thanks for any input.
heidi haugen....west glacier, montana usa
John Rodgers on wed 20 apr 05
heidi h wrote:
>
> A little math I learned while measuring surprised me although common
> sense perhaps to most. a 3 foot by 3 foot by 3 foot kiln (interior
> stacking space) is only 27 ft3 but increase each side by a foot and it
> turns into a 64 ft3 kiln.....am i right??
> thanks for any input.
You got it.
The first instance is 3X3X3 = 9X3 = 27cu ft and the second is 4X4X4 =
16X4 = 64cu ft.
Regards,
John Rodgers
Chelsea, AL
Ben on wed 20 apr 05
Heidi,
If you're not leaving the kiln intact and you're not using the original
frame, you're buying a pile of indeterminate quality bricks and some
burners.
Take care,
Ben
Louis Katz on wed 20 apr 05
A 1 foot cube has one cubic foot.
Double one dimension you get 2 cubic feet
Double two dimensions you get 4 cubic feet
Double all three and you get 8
When you double 3 dimensions you have to multiply by 8 or 2x2x2 or 2
cubed.
Louis
On Apr 20, 2005, at 10:05 AM, John Rodgers wrote:
> heidi h wrote:
>
>>
>> A little math I learned while measuring surprised me although common
>> sense perhaps to most. a 3 foot by 3 foot by 3 foot kiln (interior
>> stacking space) is only 27 ft3 but increase each side by a foot and it
>> turns into a 64 ft3 kiln.....am i right??
>> thanks for any input.
>
> You got it.
>
> The first instance is 3X3X3 = 9X3 = 27cu ft and the second is 4X4X4 =
> 16X4 = 64cu ft.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> Chelsea, AL
>
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