Nicholas Donnelly on mon 19 feb 07
HI everyone
Last night a bunch of pots and tiles exploded (they were all glazed) and landed on the kiln floor. Now
I have puddles of glaze soaked into the soft fiber. Do I need to worry about this, will the glaze
continually re-liquify and soak deeper and deeper and finally "eat" throught the floor? If so what is
the best way to fix this?
Thank you for any advise!!
www.nicholasdonnelly.com
Nicholas-One of the few Urban Raku Outlaws, Washington D.C.
Marcia Selsor on mon 19 feb 07
Dear Nicholas,
I would remove and replace the fiber if you have any extra.
I was able to get free fiber scrap at my local refractory company in
Montana.
You might check around. It is commonly used in fireplace
installations by contractors.
My supplier had handy 12' wide rolls he'd give away.
Use all proper precautions. Mask, gloves and eyewear.
I now get "safe' fiber in Texas.
Anyway, I would remove the glaze from the fiber if you can't replace
the whole thing. Just peel it off.
You are correct that the glaze will contine to soak into the fiber
every time you heat up the kiln.
It sounds like something may have been wet. I recommend waiting 24 hours
after glazing to avoid these mishaps.
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
Craig Clark on mon 19 feb 07
Nicholas, it would be a good idea to either repair, remove or cover the
blanket in the bottom of the kiln. A simple covering over the entire
bottom with another layer of blanket is the easiest. If you just want to
repair the problem areas pull out the blanket in the areas where it is
covered with glaze and then just patch the holes with more blanket or a
combo of blanket and sodium silicate or colloidal silica (if you can get
it.)
Hope this helps
Craig Dunn Clark
619 East 11 1/2 St
Houston, Texas 77008
(713)861-2083
mudman@hal-pc.org
Nicholas Donnelly wrote:
> HI everyone
>
> Last night a bunch of pots and tiles exploded (they were all glazed) and landed on the kiln floor. Now
> I have puddles of glaze soaked into the soft fiber. Do I need to worry about this, will the glaze
> continually re-liquify and soak deeper and deeper and finally "eat" throught the floor? If so what is
> the best way to fix this?
>
> Thank you for any advise!!
> www.nicholasdonnelly.com
> Nicholas-One of the few Urban Raku Outlaws, Washington D.C.
>
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Andy Misner on tue 20 feb 07
I personally would just get rid of the fiber. The worry is gone.
Andy Misner
www.indfirebrick.com
>HI everyone
>
>Last night a bunch of pots and tiles exploded (they were all glazed) and
landed on the kiln floor. Now
>I have puddles of glaze soaked into the soft fiber. Do I need to worry
about this, will the glaze
>continually re-liquify and soak deeper and deeper and finally "eat"
throught the floor? If so what is
>the best way to fix this?
>
>Thank you for any advise!!
>www.nicholasdonnelly.com
>Nicholas-One of the few Urban Raku Outlaws, Washington D.C.
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