Jon Brinley on fri 3 jun 05
Hey Folks=20
Go here to see my kiln
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http://spaces.msn.com/members/sweetgupottery/
This only shows the kiln as it sits now. I cannot find the photos of =
construction. I guess my wife was serious about throwing stuff away if =
I didn't clean it up.
Jon in Midland
Jon Brinley on sat 4 jun 05
Sorry Folks
This on works
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http://spaces.msn.com/members/sweetgupottery/rs/sweetgupottery/>
Jon in Midland
Jon Brinley on sat 4 jun 05
Sorry Folks =20
Try this one
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http://spaces.msn.com/members/sweetgumpottery/ers/sweetgumpottery/>
Jon in Midland
Wayne Seidl on sat 4 jun 05
Jon and all:
That link didn't work either, but this one did
Wayne
http://spaces.msn.com/members/sweetgumpottery/
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Jon
Brinley
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 9:41 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: My Midland/Minnesota Flattop
Sorry Folks =20
Try this one
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http://spaces.msn.com/members/sweetgumpottery//members/sweetgumpottery/>
Jon in Midland
Jon Brinley on sat 4 jun 05
Marcia,
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My kiln was built out of found or=20
otherwise free materials.
The ONLY purchase was hard firebrick
for the floor, chimney and burner ports.
And K-26 soft brick for the door.
The angle iron is 1/4" x 1 1/2" x1 1/2". Stout=20
enough to hold 100 red bricks. During the first
firing I placed my hand on the bricks and=20
steel to feel if they where getting an=20
excessive amount of heat...they where not.=20
I could hold my hand on them for several=20
seconds before it was too much.
As to sagging from the weight. I placed a
torpedo level on them before and after... Dead Level.=20
The only thing I found during the firing that=20
will be fixed/repaired before the next firing
is a cracked softbrick in the liner. I have a
few left over just for this. I noticed it before=20
the firing and let it slip my mind during.=20
Jon in Midland (Where we just returned from Montana,=20
Wyoming, Idaho. We did Yellowstone, Jackson)
Marcia Selsor on sun 5 jun 05
Glad to hear it. I had a friend in grad school who designed a crazy
flat top in '71 that pumped water through the pipes that were
supporting the top. IAs for your kiln, in looking at the pics its
hard to tell. I was thinking if at ^10 the heat would soften the
steel and start to sag with the weight. But sounds sturdy enough.
Enjoy the kiln.
Marcia
On Jun 4, 2005, at 5:54 PM, Jon Brinley wrote:
> Marcia,
>
> My kiln was built out of found or
> otherwise free materials.
> The ONLY purchase was hard firebrick
> for the floor, chimney and burner ports.
> And K-26 soft brick for the door.
> The angle iron is 1/4" x 1 1/2" x1 1/2". Stout
> enough to hold 100 red bricks. During the first
> firing I placed my hand on the bricks and
> steel to feel if they where getting an
> excessive amount of heat...they where not.
> I could hold my hand on them for several
> seconds before it was too much.
> As to sagging from the weight. I placed a
> torpedo level on them before and after... Dead Level.
>
> The only thing I found during the firing that
> will be fixed/repaired before the next firing
> is a cracked softbrick in the liner. I have a
> few left over just for this. I noticed it before
> the firing and let it slip my mind during.
>
> Jon in Midland (Where we just returned from Montana,
> Wyoming, Idaho. We did Yellowstone, Jackson)
>
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