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firing bisque

updated fri 26 jan 07

 

Cindy Moore on tue 23 jan 07


I live in a very cold area. My leather hard is around 40degrees. Can I
bisque fire my tiles with them being this cold with out a problem?

Snail Scott on wed 24 jan 07


At 07:42 AM 1/23/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>...My leather hard is around 40degrees. Can I
>bisque fire my tiles with them being this cold with out a problem?


Sure; no problem. 40=BAF or 80=BAF,=20
no difference to a kiln, and if it=20
ain't actually frozen, no difference=20
to the clay, either.=20

-Snail

William & Susan Schran User on thu 25 jan 07


On 1/23/07 7:42 AM, "Cindy Moore" wrote:

> I live in a very cold area. My leather hard is around 40degrees. Can I
> bisque fire my tiles with them being this cold with out a problem?

If the pots are dry, there should be no problem.


--
William "Bill" Schran
wschran@cox.net
wschran@nvcc.edu
http://www.creativecreekartisans.com

Neva C White on thu 25 jan 07


This a sorta roundabout reply to the 40º aspect of your query.
A friend has her computer-controlled electric kiln in her garage.
It states that it is not to be fired unless the ambient temperature
is above 40º. Is there a reason for this? Can't the kiln be slowly
brought to temperature?

Catherine in Yuma, AZ

-------Original Message-------

From: Cindy Moore
Date: 1/23/2007 7:43:30 PM

I live in a very cold area. My leather hard is around 40degrees. Can I
bisque fire my tiles with them being this cold with out a problem?