louroess2210 on tue 27 mar 07
Hi,
I have six square 6 1/2 inch posts that came with my kiln. I've
never used them as I 've never needed any that long. What equipment
would I need to cut them into shorter lengths? I know they must be
tough stuff to survive multiple firings. Thanks for any advice.
Regards, Lou
Jeanette Harris on wed 28 mar 07
>Hi,
> I have six square 6 1/2 inch posts that came with my kiln. I've
>never used them as I 've never needed any that long. What equipment
>would I need to cut them into shorter lengths? I know they must be
>tough stuff to survive multiple firings. Thanks for any advice.
Regards, Lou
Forget cutting. Find a supplier who can sell you the heights you need.
or
lay them on their sides and stack them--I'd only go about 2 high
because of the stability, but that can work until you get the ones
you need.
--
http://jeanetteharrisblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.washingtonpotters.org/members/Jeanette_Harris/wpa_jeanette_harris.htm
Jeanette Harris
Poulsbo WA
Michael Wendt on wed 28 mar 07
Lou,
If you have a skil saw, get a masonry blade
(silicon carbide). They cut like butter.
Work outside in a cross face breeze
for best dust control.
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Ave
Lewiston, ID 83501
USA
208-746-3724
http://www.wendtpottery.com
wendtpot@lewiston.com
Craig Clark on wed 28 mar 07
Lou, I go along with the sentiment of buying the sizes that you are
after. However, if you really want to cut the posts that you have you
can do so using either a tile cutting saw or a decent chop saw with
either a diamond or masonary blade. Just go slow and easy if using the
chop saw. You don't want to heat things up too much.
Hope this helps
Craig Dunn Clark
619 East 11 1/2 St
Houston, Texas 77008
(713)861-2083
mudman@hal-pc.org
http://mudman00.blogspot.com/
Jeanette Harris wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I have six square 6 1/2 inch posts that came with my kiln.
>> I've
>> never used them as I 've never needed any that long. What equipment
>> would I need to cut them into shorter lengths? I know they must be
>> tough stuff to survive multiple firings. Thanks for any advice.
> Regards, Lou
>
> Forget cutting. Find a supplier who can sell you the heights you need.
>
> or
>
> lay them on their sides and stack them--I'd only go about 2 high
> because of the stability, but that can work until you get the ones
> you need.
> --
> http://jeanetteharrisblog.blogspot.com/
>
> http://www.washingtonpotters.org/members/Jeanette_Harris/wpa_jeanette_harris.htm
>
>
> Jeanette Harris
> Poulsbo WA
>
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Vince Pitelka on wed 28 mar 07
Lou Roess wrote:
> I have six square 6 1/2 inch posts that came with my kiln. I've
> never used them as I 've never needed any that long. What equipment
> would I need to cut them into shorter lengths? I know they must be
> tough stuff to survive multiple firings.
Lou -
They can be cut with a diamond masonry saw, but why bother? Keep them for
when you might need taller posts. Go online and see who has the best deals
on kiln furniture. High-quality posts are very inexpensive, so it's just
not worth your time to cut the taller ones.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University
Smithville TN 37166, 615/597-6801 x111
vpitelka@dtccom.net, wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/
Lee Love on thu 29 mar 07
An angle grinder with a diamond blade works well. The blades for
these are smaller and are not as expensive as for a skillsaw.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Japan
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
http://potters.blogspot.com/
"To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts." -
Henry David Thoreau
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
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