David Hendley on thu 8 jun 06
If I lived in a far away, expensive-to-ship-to place, I would
certainly make my own kiln pots. Heck, I do it and I live
100 miles from the Paragon Kiln factory.
My "claybody" is ground up old insulating firebricks, with
enough fireclay to make a mixture that can be extruded
(probably about 50/50 by volume).
Any mixture of refractory clay and grog would work.
I made a 1 1/4" square die with a small washer for the
hole in the center.
I made small sticks in varying lengths, for cutting the
extrusions to lengths. They compensate for shrinkage, so
the stick for a 6" long post is actually 6 1/2" long.
I also roll my just-extruded pots in alumina hydrate, which
makes them last longer in my wood-fired kiln, so they are
better than anything I could buy.
A hundred posts of varying lengths costs maybe 6 or 8 dollars.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
david(at)farmpots(dot)com
"EXTRUDE IT! Getting the Most From
Your Clay Extruder" available at
http://www.farmpots.com
----- Original Message -----
>I have had my Skutt automatic 1027 since January of last year and have done
> 29 firings, either bisque or cone 5 or 6; nothing higher. The kiln
> furniture
> was new as well and is made by Laguna. I have just noticed bloating on at
> least 6 posts, in several instances, severe enough to cause slight
> tearing.
> My concern is that this bloating may eventually lead to breaking and
> possibly cause a shelf to fall during firing. An additional concern is
> expense, because between freight, customs duty and taxes, I pay about
> double
> for all of my pottery equipment, and it takes a long time for supplies to
> reach me.
> Any suggestions on what I should do?
> Nan Lopez
> Clay Pot Farm
> Bullet Tree Falls, Cayo
> Belize
Andre Lopez on thu 8 jun 06
I have had my Skutt automatic 1027 since January of last year and have done
29 firings, either bisque or cone 5 or 6; nothing higher. The kiln furniture
was new as well and is made by Laguna. I have just noticed bloating on at
least 6 posts, in several instances, severe enough to cause slight tearing.
My concern is that this bloating may eventually lead to breaking and
possibly cause a shelf to fall during firing. An additional concern is
expense, because between freight, customs duty and taxes, I pay about double
for all of my pottery equipment, and it takes a long time for supplies to
reach me.
Any suggestions on what I should do?
Nan Lopez
Clay Pot Farm
Bullet Tree Falls, Cayo
Belize
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Arnold Howard on fri 9 jun 06
From: "David Hendley"
> If I lived in a far away, expensive-to-ship-to place, I
> would
> certainly make my own kiln pots. Heck, I do it and I live
> 100 miles from the Paragon Kiln factory.
In 1980 we started making posts here at Paragon in a large
gas kiln. The imperfect ones ended up as fill for the low
spots in the parking.lot. You could find hundreds of short
posts scattered about.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
Ron Roy on sat 10 jun 06
Hi Nan,
I have never seen that before - I'm sure those posts are defective - ask
for them to be replaced - RR
>I have had my Skutt automatic 1027 since January of last year and have done
>29 firings, either bisque or cone 5 or 6; nothing higher. The kiln furniture
>was new as well and is made by Laguna. I have just noticed bloating on at
>least 6 posts, in several instances, severe enough to cause slight tearing.
>My concern is that this bloating may eventually lead to breaking and
>possibly cause a shelf to fall during firing. An additional concern is
>expense, because between freight, customs duty and taxes, I pay about double
>for all of my pottery equipment, and it takes a long time for supplies to
>reach me.
>Any suggestions on what I should do?
>Nan Lopez
>Clay Pot Farm
>Bullet Tree Falls, Cayo
>Belize
Ron Roy
RR#4
15084 Little Lake Road
Brighton, Ontario
Canada
K0K 1H0
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