logan johnson on mon 30 jan 06
Hi Gang,
Despite my best efforts at packing my kiln, part of the element bricks broke in the move to Washington St. from Florida. Rather than give a no doubt confusing discription of the damage is there someone out there that I can send a picture to ?
I'm not sure fixing the bricks is necessary or even the best thing to do. I need my kiln so I can fire my mugs for NCECA HELP!!!!! PLEASE
THANKS,
Logan
Logan Johnson
Yakima Valley Pottery & Supply
719 W Nob Hill Blvd. Ste C
Yakima, WA 98902
509.469.6966
www.audeostudios.com
"Carpe Argillam!!"
Arnold Howard on mon 30 jan 06
Most brick wall damage can be left alone. In some cases, element pins can
hold broken bricks together:
1) Squeeze the "U" section of two element staples with pliers. This will
straighten the curve in the element staple so that instead of a "U" shape,
the short section of staple will be straight. This prevents the staples from
gouging too deeply into the brick.
2) Fit the broken brick piece back into the wall where it fell out.
3) Grasp an element staple with pliers, and press the staple at an angle
into the broken brick piece. Use two staples titled away from each other at
an angle. (Pressing the staples in at an angle holds the broken brick better
than pressing the staples straight in.) Be careful to avoid pressing a
staple into an element. The staple should also be short enough so that it
does not touch the kiln case on the other side of the brick wall.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
From: "logan johnson"
> Despite my best efforts at packing my kiln, part of the element bricks
> broke in the move to Washington St. from Florida. Rather than give a no
> doubt confusing discription of the damage is there someone out there that
> I can send a picture to ?
> I'm not sure fixing the bricks is necessary or even the best thing to
> do.
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