terry sullivan on tue 5 jul 05
This might be a little off topic, but not much. It's about knowing if
your kiln is on or off and such.
We have a hot glass shop here at Nottingham and there was a problem with
the main glass furnace shutting down due to power fluctuations
triggering the gas solenoid. Pretty big bummer to come in and find the
glass going solid.
Solution was to install a devise that calls if the power is interupted.
It is hooked to the phone line and calls a series of phone #'s with a
prerecorded #'s. If the power iterupts and shuts down the gas; it calls
you to let you know. Useualy we can get to the furnace within ten
minutes to turn it back on. No problem.
Cost is an issue for some, but the $ 250 spent on the safety caller has
alleviated much hassle for us. It has already paid for itself in lost
glass and furnace ware.
We can leave the glass shop knowing that if it shuts down we will be
called immediatly.
Terry Sullivan
Nottingham Center for the Arts
San Marcos, CA
www.nottinghamarts.org
mel jacobson on tue 5 jul 05
i have posted this many times on clayart...and
it is in the archives.
but, it worth repeating.
LEACH, LEACH, LEACH, LEACH.
fail safe anything...means it will fail.
kilns fail all the time.
care and concern are important.
i never walk away from a firing kiln.
oh, of course a run to the hardware store during the
early stages of a bisque would be ok.
but, glaze firings...hope the auto shut off works and
you are not around...silly. same for a bisque...i always
check before bed. know how long your kiln takes to fire.
write it down. set an alarm clock. buy a cheap one...put it
on your wheel or in your pocket. ring, ring, ring...damn, forgot
to check that kiln.
LEACH, LEACH, LEACH
i have put a pilot light for my big electric kiln over my studio door.
if that light is on...the kiln is running.
if it is off...i just leave it til morning.
when i leave the studio and shut off the lights....and that
damn light is glowing. i wait.
what a simple thing to run a pilot light to where you can see it.
hell, they don't do much on the kiln. you can see it is off.
piece of light wire, add a 4 dollar skutt pilot, wire it into any
leg of the 220 circuit. one wire screwed to a ground.
bingo works.
LEACH, LEACH, LEACH.
oven timers are great....get the one that rings for 5 seconds.
cheap wind up alarms from the good will. anything that times.
it is far too easy to forget a kiln. be careful.
you don't have to stare at it for ten hours. just check it
now and then. make sure it is off.
mel
LEACH, LEACH, LEACH, LEACH.
SO HUSH PRIMAL MOMMY, kelly snobvino...i will find something soon in
your writing...and i will kick butt. it will be relentless.
in fact, i may make you sit in a chair and have edwourd blastachard
speak french to you for six hours...oh, god...torture.
from mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
Wayne on tue 5 jul 05
My God Mel!
I didn't think your keyboard HAD a caps or shift key :>)
Thought Gail was pawning off that Mac stuff on you
"we're MAC! We don't need no stinking caps keys"
ROFL
Wayne
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of mel
jacobson
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 7:28 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: electric kilns/overnight firing
i have posted this many times on clayart...and
it is in the archives.
but, it worth repeating.
LEACH, LEACH, LEACH, LEACH.
fail safe anything...means it will fail.
kilns fail all the time.
care and concern are important.
i never walk away from a firing kiln.
oh, of course a run to the hardware store during the
early stages of a bisque would be ok.
but, glaze firings...hope the auto shut off works and
you are not around...silly. same for a bisque...i always
check before bed. know how long your kiln takes to fire.
write it down. set an alarm clock. buy a cheap one...put it
on your wheel or in your pocket. ring, ring, ring...damn, forgot
to check that kiln.
LEACH, LEACH, LEACH
i have put a pilot light for my big electric kiln over my studio
door.
if that light is on...the kiln is running.
if it is off...i just leave it til morning.
when i leave the studio and shut off the lights....and that
damn light is glowing. i wait.
what a simple thing to run a pilot light to where you can see it.
hell, they don't do much on the kiln. you can see it is off.
piece of light wire, add a 4 dollar skutt pilot, wire it into any
leg of the 220 circuit. one wire screwed to a ground.
bingo works.
LEACH, LEACH, LEACH.
oven timers are great....get the one that rings for 5 seconds.
cheap wind up alarms from the good will. anything that times.
it is far too easy to forget a kiln. be careful.
you don't have to stare at it for ten hours. just check it
now and then. make sure it is off.
mel
LEACH, LEACH, LEACH, LEACH.
SO HUSH PRIMAL MOMMY, kelly snobvino...i will find something soon in
your writing...and i will kick butt. it will be relentless.
in fact, i may make you sit in a chair and have edwourd blastachard
speak french to you for six hours...oh, god...torture.
from mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
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