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In Topic: Kiln set up questions

Posted 14 Dec 2012

Brian Reed, on 13 December 2012 - 11:17 PM, said:
I have the same kiln, although I have a small extender ring that makes it slighly larger. I fire it with two 100lb (25 gal) tanks plumbed in tandem and it works great. I build a hood out of galvanized steel to vent the heat instead. Make sure you put in a baffle shelf when you load it and know that the top shelf is going to be much cooler than the rest of the kiln. I fire ^10 reduction everytime now that I have it dialed in. Put two shelf pieces to block the vent hole as a damper with only about 2 inches open when you want to start reduction.

Good luck.

Thanks for the info Brian. I am beginning to realize how little I know about this and it is making me a bit nervous - can you recommend a book maybe?
In Topic: Kiln set up questions

Posted 13 Dec 2012

Rakuken, on 13 December 2012 - 07:39 PM, said:
porcelainsculptor, on 13 December 2012 - 10:52 AM, said:
Well I went with a 150 gallon tank and eight foot roof! Hope that does the trick....

My roof is corrugated metal. The height is 20 inches above the kiln with a fiber shield. When I fired with only one collar extension the distance from the top of the kiln to the roof was 30 inches without the fiber shield, I fired it that way for 8 years.

Thanks for the response. Do you think I need to get a fiber shield?
In Topic: Kiln set up questions

Posted 13 Dec 2012

Well I went with a 150 gallon tank and eight foot roof! Hope that does the trick....
In Topic: What kind of kiln is this? :)

Posted 3 Nov 2012

Thanks everyone. I will look up Crucible and see if it's a match. I need to look again to see if I can find any type of info on the kiln itself, didn't see anything but never hurts to check again. I'm guessing the gas company will know how to hook it up?

Great news about the wheel, I'm pretty much only working in porcelain these days so the water won't be an issue, the less the better
In Topic: What kind of kiln is this? :)

Posted 2 Nov 2012

JBaymore, on 02 November 2012 - 12:28 PM, said:
That's a Lockerbie Kickwheel. Those are really nice kickwheels.

best,

................john

Cool! Thanks John It's a little rusted but it works!