Ivor and Olive Lewis on sat 19 nov 05
Dear Jason Palmer,
What possessed you to do this?
I am with those who have already replied. Are you in training to make =
yourself a fire ball ?=20
But to take one step back,
You say "... the process went like this: take a pot....fill a sagger =
with wood chips. wrap pot with copper wiring , steel wiring, small =
amount of cobalt, salt, sugar, steel wool, and laundry soap. cooked it =
to about 1500 degrees...."
Sound to me as though you have a very good reduction unit in progress =
there so why spoil what should be a fantastic result by breaking the =
saggar open and allowing an inrush of fresh air to reoxidise you work. =
Much better to do a natural cool with everything sealed than risk hide =
and hair.
Original post might have been better received if you had given a run =
down of your safety precautions.
Wasn't there a thread on this topic about five years ago after some one =
was severely injured?
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
South Australia.
Earl Brunner on sun 20 nov 05
For a good example of alcohol reduction, see "Alternative Kilns and Firing
Techniques" by Watkins and Wandless, pages 42-45. This technique is NOT
done IN an electric kiln.
Earl Brunner
Las Vegas, NV
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Ivor and Olive
Lewis
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 7:00 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: : electric kiln alchohol reduction
Dear Jason Palmer,
What possessed you to do this?
I am with those who have already replied. Are you in training to make
yourself a fire ball ?
But to take one step back,
You say "... the process went like this: take a pot....fill a sagger with
wood chips. wrap pot with copper wiring , steel wiring, small amount of
cobalt, salt, sugar, steel wool, and laundry soap. cooked it to about 1500
degrees...."
Sound to me as though you have a very good reduction unit in progress there
so why spoil what should be a fantastic result by breaking the saggar open
and allowing an inrush of fresh air to reoxidise you work. Much better to do
a natural cool with everything sealed than risk hide and hair.
Original post might have been better received if you had given a run down of
your safety precautions.
Wasn't there a thread on this topic about five years ago after some one was
severely injured?
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
South Australia.
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