Lyman Edwards on tue 14 nov 06
Penland School of Crafts in Penland, NC has for sale one used Murrow Kiln.
$5,000 or best offer. Please see the statistics below regarding the kiln.
You can also check www.murrow.biz/hank for more specifics. This kiln has
provided many years of service to the students and community at Penland. It=
is being taken out of operation because it is in need of some repair.
Stainless steel body, frame, flue, cables, gas lines, controls all in good
condition. Fiber lining needs repair.
Dismantling and shipping/transportation is the responsibility of the buyer.
Please contact Lyman Edwards, Clay Studio Coordinator, or John Britt, Studio=
Manager for more details and information. Can email pictures upon request.
Phone: 828-765-2359
Lyman Edwards: ext 40 or voice mail 41
John Britt: ext 36
The kiln stacks 22 cubic feet of ware in a 28-cubic-foot chamber,and takes
two tiers of 14x28-inch shelves.
The burner system consists of one valve (an Apollo S.S. ball valve from an
industrial plumbing supplier) controlling a 2-inch Eclipse atmospheric
mixer, which supplies the gas/air mixture to a manifold having 16 tiny
flame-retention nozzles (TR-10 mixer and ST-103 retention nozzles from
Eclipse Combustion Division, Rockford, Illinois 61101). There is a separate
valve for the pilot manifold, which supplies gas to 16 brass pilot burners
(Barber, #651 pilot burner, Solarflo Corporation, 22901 Aurora Road, Bedford=
Heights, Ohio 44146); the pilot burners alone can slowly bring the kiln up
to 500=B0F (260=B0C) for bisqueware or big work.
The Gas pressure is read from a manometer (a flex-tube, well-type manometer=
from Dwyer Instruments, Post Office Box 373, Michigan City, Indiana), while
an oxygen probe (OxyProbe from Axner Pottery Supply, Post Office Box 621484,=
Oviedo, Florida 32762; 800-843-7057) measures temperature and atmosphere.
The lining consists of zirconia-reinforced fiber blanket folded into modules=
and compressed to 12x24x6 inches for a density of 12 pounds per cubic foot
(from Clark Art Glass and Refractories; 540-466-8410). The anchors were
fabricated from 5/16-inch-diameter 410 alloy rod (Fry Steel, 13325 Molette
Street, Santa Fe Springs, California 90670), fastened to the stainless-steel=
shell with stainless-steel rivets. The roof has a 4-inch rise, which tightly=
compresses its modules so they cannot loosen over time. All seams in the
shell are sealed with high-temperature silicone
The flue is a vacuum-formed fiber tube (RECCO, 11350 Wright Road, Lynwood,
California 90262; 310-608-6900) compressed inside a 304L alloy jacket and
topped with 3000=B0F (1649=B0C) castable (Cer-Lite 75, C. H. Murphy Company,=
5565 North Dolphin Street, Portland, Oregon 97217; 503-285-5030). The damper=
is a crescent shape cast in the same refractory. All flue parts and hardware=
are stainless steel, as is the shell itself, which prevents corrosion and
assures a very long operational life. All mild steel parts are powder-coated=
epoxy baked at 400=B0F (204=B0C).
The chamber is lifted by an electric worm-drive winch (Surplus Center, 1015
West O Street, Post Office Box 82209, Lincoln, Nebraska 68501), which cannot=
lower or release inadvertently; manual lifting is easily accomplished should=
the electric supply fail.
Hank Murrow on tue 14 nov 06
Dear Group;
Saw this a moment ago, and better respond. I inspected this kiln during =20=
a visit to Penland in 2004 and found it as described in the post. If =20
one contracted with me to restore/re-install the kiln, it would run =20
around $5000_$6000. Just to inform anyone considering purchase.
Cheers, Hank
On Nov 14, 2006, at 10:18 AM, Lyman Edwards wrote:
> Penland School of Crafts in Penland, NC has for sale one used Murrow =20=
> Kiln.
> $5,000 or best offer. Please see the statistics below regarding the =20=
> kiln.
> You can also check www.murrow.biz/hank for more specifics. This kiln =20=
> has
> provided many years of service to the students and community at =20
> Penland. It
> is being taken out of operation because it is in need of some repair.
>
> Stainless steel body, frame, flue, cables, gas lines, controls all in =20=
> good
> condition. Fiber lining needs repair.
>
> Dismantling and shipping/transportation is the responsibility of the =20=
> buyer.
>
> Please contact Lyman Edwards, Clay Studio Coordinator, or John Britt, =20=
> Studio
> Manager for more details and information. Can email pictures upon =20
> request.
> Phone: 828-765-2359
> Lyman Edwards: ext 40 or voice mail 41
> John Britt: ext 36
>
> The kiln stacks 22 cubic feet of ware in a 28-cubic-foot chamber,and =20=
> takes
> two tiers of 14x28-inch shelves.
>
> The burner system consists of one valve (an Apollo S.S. ball valve =20
> from an
> industrial plumbing supplier) controlling a 2-inch Eclipse atmospheric
> mixer, which supplies the gas/air mixture to a manifold having 16 tiny
> flame-retention nozzles (TR-10 mixer and ST-103 retention nozzles from
> Eclipse Combustion Division, Rockford, Illinois 61101). There is a =20
> separate
> valve for the pilot manifold, which supplies gas to 16 brass pilot =20
> burners
> (Barber, #651 pilot burner, Solarflo Corporation, 22901 Aurora Road, =20=
> Bedford
> Heights, Ohio 44146); the pilot burners alone can slowly bring the =20
> kiln up
> to 500=B0F (260=B0C) for bisqueware or big work.
> The Gas pressure is read from a manometer (a flex-tube, well-type =20
> manometer
> from Dwyer Instruments, Post Office Box 373, Michigan City, Indiana), =20=
> while
> an oxygen probe (OxyProbe from Axner Pottery Supply, Post Office Box =20=
> 621484,
> Oviedo, Florida 32762; 800-843-7057) measures temperature and =20
> atmosphere.
>
> The lining consists of zirconia-reinforced fiber blanket folded into =20=
> modules
> and compressed to 12x24x6 inches for a density of 12 pounds per cubic =20=
> foot
> (from Clark Art Glass and Refractories; 540-466-8410). The anchors =
were
> fabricated from 5/16-inch-diameter 410 alloy rod (Fry Steel, 13325 =20
> Molette
> Street, Santa Fe Springs, California 90670), fastened to the =20
> stainless-steel
> shell with stainless-steel rivets. The roof has a 4-inch rise, which =20=
> tightly
> compresses its modules so they cannot loosen over time. All seams in =20=
> the
> shell are sealed with high-temperature silicone
>
> The flue is a vacuum-formed fiber tube (RECCO, 11350 Wright Road, =20
> Lynwood,
> California 90262; 310-608-6900) compressed inside a 304L alloy jacket =20=
> and
> topped with 3000=B0F (1649=B0C) castable (Cer-Lite 75, C. H. Murphy =20=
> Company,
> 5565 North Dolphin Street, Portland, Oregon 97217; 503-285-5030). The =20=
> damper
> is a crescent shape cast in the same refractory. All flue parts and =20=
> hardware
> are stainless steel, as is the shell itself, which prevents corrosion =20=
> and
> assures a very long operational life. All mild steel parts are =20
> powder-coated
> epoxy baked at 400=B0F (204=B0C).
>
> The chamber is lifted by an electric worm-drive winch (Surplus Center, =
=20
> 1015
> West O Street, Post Office Box 82209, Lincoln, Nebraska 68501), which =20=
> cannot
> lower or release inadvertently; manual lifting is easily accomplished =20=
> should
> the electric supply fail.
>
> =
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