Barbara Brown on sat 21 oct 06
Hi Arnold,
While dealing with my leaking vase problems, I came to discover my kiln w=
as not reaching temperature so I went back and checked the last time I ha=
d it rewired. I found it was June 2003 and I had done 138 firing so deci=
ded it was time to have it done. I have a Skutt 1027 with a wall compute=
r. (I also have a Skutt 1227 and my husband has fixed it so I can move t=
he computer from one kiln to the other)
My question is: After Charley rewires the 1027, I seem to remember that =
I need to fire it one time empty, is this true? I fire to cone 04 and co=
ne 10. What temperature would I fire the empty kiln to? Thank you for y=
our help.
Barbara
Barbara Brown
1225 Manzano Way
Sunnyvale, Ca 94089
408-736-3889 phone/fax
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www.barbarabrownclayart.com
William & Susan Schran User on sat 21 oct 06
On 10/21/06 9:25 AM, "Barbara Brown" wrote:
> After Charley rewires the 1027, I seem to remember that I need to fire it one
> time empty, is this true? I fire to cone 04 and cone 10. What temperature
> would I fire the empty kiln to? Thank you for your help.
The first firing with new elements serves to allow the elements to settle in
place and to produce a protective oxidized layer on them.
A slow firing to ^5-^6 would probably suffice.
I would suggest this would be the time to get into the habit of including
witness cones in EVERY firing.
--
William "Bill" Schran
wschran@cox.net
wschran@nvcc.edu
http://www.creativecreekartisans.com
Arnold Howard on tue 24 oct 06
From: "Barbara Brown"
After Charley rewires the 1027, I seem to remember that I
need to fire it one time empty, is this true? I fire to
cone 04 and cone 10. What temperature would I fire the
empty kiln to?
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It is a good idea to fire the kiln empty for the first time
after you change the elements. (But it is not essential.)
Paragon recommends firing the empty kiln to cone 01.
You also mentioned that the kiln wasn't firing to the
correct temperature. Did you solve that problem?
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
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