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  1. In Topic: temp for opening kiln?

    Posted 5 Feb 2013

    View Postgrayfree, on 02 January 2012 - 08:09 PM, said:

    OK this may sound sillly but I would like to know at what temperature do most folks open their kiln??? My L&L says to wait until it is 250 F or below to open. So of course I open as soon as it hits 250 because one more second of waiting is just too much. But I get the feeling others wait for a much lower temp. So what is the consensus?


    I remove plugs at around between 500 - 600. I take repeated peeks in the mid 400 deg. F range in electric kilns firing to cone 6 with stoneware. I crack the lid and keep it cracked around 300, open it all the way in the mid 200's and start taking ware out shortly after. I've had no problems.

  2. In Topic: temp for opening kiln?

    Posted 14 Nov 2012

    I begin pulling plugs in the high 400's. I take my first look in the glaze kiln at about 350 or 325. I crack it and leave it cracked at 300 and I take stuff out at 212 or even a little higher. I've been doing this twice weekly, for 2 years now and I have no incidents. I'm firing mostly bowls from 10" to 14" across and 3 - 5 inches high.

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