Arnold Howard on tue 6 mar 07
William Schran and I are giving kiln maintenance
presentations in the Clayart room. Everyone is welcome to
attend.
March 15, Thursday, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Hands-On Basic Electric Kiln Maintenance: Arnold Howard
I will bring an ohmmeter and a small kiln collar so that you
will have the opportunity to test an element. Feel free to
bring questions.
March 15, Thursday, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Element Connectors: William Schran
William will show you the element connectors used by the
major kiln manufacturers. He will demonstrate how to tighten
them properly since one of the main causes of element
failure is a loose connector.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
William & Susan Schran User on tue 6 mar 07
Arnold sorta jumped the gun on this one, bless his kindly heart.
Mel had scheduled the session, Arnold checked in with me, but before I
responded, he sent out the announcement.
Anyway, I'm not getting into Louisville until Thursday late afternoon, after
my presentation, so Mel is rescheduling my presentation, and I assume
Arnold's for Friday.
See ya all then.
--
William "Bill" Schran
wschran@cox.net
wschran@nvcc.edu
http://www.creativecreekartisans.com
On 3/6/07 5:20 PM, "Arnold Howard" wrote:
> William Schran and I are giving kiln maintenance
> presentations in the Clayart room. Everyone is welcome to
> attend.
>
> March 15, Thursday, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
> Hands-On Basic Electric Kiln Maintenance: Arnold Howard
>
> I will bring an ohmmeter and a small kiln collar so that you
> will have the opportunity to test an element. Feel free to
> bring questions.
>
> March 15, Thursday, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
> Element Connectors: William Schran
>
> William will show you the element connectors used by the
> major kiln manufacturers. He will demonstrate how to tighten
> them properly since one of the main causes of element
> failure is a loose connector.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Arnold Howard
> Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
> ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
>
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Megan Mason on wed 7 mar 07
This topic is a great one to present!!
Anything you can ofer in this direction will be a great help.We appreciate
the offer and now that I have gotten a new ride I plan to attend this.
A few years back I had a studio fire and have recently gotten back into
actual clay work and now must face taking the ruined building apart that had
the fire and I need to know how to evaluate whether the kilns are able to be
used again.The fire stayed in the top half of the structure and smoke were
the worst problem as was clutter.With no insurance on that building since my
All state agent excluded it due to the kilns presence in it, and having been on
a break from working as it were, renovating the main building and old home
so I didn't even qualify for any aid . The comeback has been slow and
painful. I also had lost all the vent and control systems and pyrometers among
many things.
I at least now am coming to NCECA and last night at the university I
threw my first two dozen pieces hoping I might squeeze them by in time to bring
them for trades,if they come out .Despite deformed hands now from arthritis
and old age I was pleased I still could throw and not too badly
either,considering.
Margaret ''Meg''
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Arnold Howard on wed 7 mar 07
From: "Megan Mason"
> A few years back I had a studio fire and have recently
> gotten back into
> actual clay work and now must face taking the ruined
> building apart that had
> the fire and I need to know how to evaluate whether the
> kilns are able to be
> used again..
One time I visited a fire investigation laboratory to
examine a kiln. The investigators were trying to determine
if a kiln located in a garage had started a fire. (It
hadn't. The fire came from a nearby electrical breaker
panel.)
The kiln's switch box and wiring were charred and had to be
replaced. But the firebricks were still in good condition.
If the firebricks overfire, you will see numerous cracks.
The bricks will be more brittle than normal, but they can
still be fired.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
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