Paul Borian on mon 30 oct 06
i am getting ready to place a large order from Larkin for silicon carbide
kiln shelves. From what little i have heard so far these are good shelves,
but i have also heard there are a lot of poor quality shelves coming from
china as well. The person i spoke with at Larkin said they will warranty
them but before i order 24 of them i will speak with the owner of the
company about this so if they crack early on i won't be stuck.
It does seem reasonable to think you can get good shelves from China, after
all they have been making kiln shelves for a long time. And there is just
no comparison as far as cost effectiveness goes between importing them from
England vs. importing them from China.
Before i make the investment can anyone share their good or bad experiences
they have had with these or other shelves from China?
thanks,
Paul
Lois on mon 30 oct 06
I got silicon carb shelves from Larkin and have used them for about 14
firings. Cone 10-11 reduction. Did not know they were Chinese???
They are heavier than I expected, but I can lift them with out
problems....so far my back is OK.....knock wood.....
I did not like the alumina hydrate wash they put on.
But they have held up so far, minimal slumping on 2 in the back of the kiln,
that I need to flip.
For the price, I am happy with them
Lois
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Lois Sharpe
Durham NC
On 10/30/06 4:45 PM, "Paul Borian" wrote:
> i am getting ready to place a large order from Larkin for silicon carbide
> kiln shelves. From what little i have heard so far these are good shelves,
> but i have also heard there are a lot of poor quality shelves coming from
> china as well. The person i spoke with at Larkin said they will warranty
> them but before i order 24 of them i will speak with the owner of the
> company about this so if they crack early on i won't be stuck.
> It does seem reasonable to think you can get good shelves from China, after
> all they have been making kiln shelves for a long time. And there is just
> no comparison as far as cost effectiveness goes between importing them from
> England vs. importing them from China.
> Before i make the investment can anyone share their good or bad experiences
> they have had with these or other shelves from China?
> thanks,
> Paul
>
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