FA: "Electric Kilns" by Harry Fraser Build 'em, buy 'em, or maintain em

There is almost nothing you can do with a gas or other fuel kiln that
you can't do with an electric kiln. In many countries such as Japan,
electric kilns are the most common kilns for studio potters and
sculptors.

"Electric Kilns" by Harry Fraser is a hard cover, detailed guide to
buying, building, and firing electric kilns. It contains over 71
photographs, diagrams drawings and tables. Chapter 4 features the
manual "Making Studio Electric Kilns" by Laurance E. Webber, Center
for Industrial and Institutional Development, University of New
Hampshire, originally published in 1947. Published in New York by
Watson-Guptill Publications in 1974, the book has 144 pages.

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In article ,
writes

There is almost nothing you can do with a gas or other fuel kiln that
you can't do with an electric kiln. In many countries such as Japan,
electric kilns are the most common kilns for studio potters and
sculptors.

Unfortunately this is not correct;

all fuel kilns can vary the atmosphere internally.

With the possible exception of Japan (see previous thread), Electric
Kilns in other parts of the world have comparatively frail elements
which can be seriously degraded by inducing a reduction atmosphere.

I have yet to hear of anyone doing Salt firing in an Electric Kiln.

Steve
Bath
UK



"Electric Kilns" by Harry Fraser is a hard cover, detailed guide to
buying, building, and firing electric kilns. It contains over 71
photographs, diagrams drawings and tables. Chapter 4 features the
manual "Making Studio Electric Kilns" by Laurance E. Webber, Center
for Industrial and Institutional Development, University of New
Hampshire, originally published in 1947. Published in New York by
Watson-Guptill Publications in 1974, the book has 144 pages.

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RK:MESE:IT

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Steve Mills
Bath
UK

Steve,

My attorney advises me that I am fully covered by the "almost" clause
-- as in "There is ALMOST nothing you can do," etc.

Just kidding . . .

You are of course, correct.

HDG



On Fri, 26 May 2006 12:20:42 +0100, Steve Mills
wrote:

In article ,
writes

There is almost nothing you can do with a gas or other fuel kiln that
you can't do with an electric kiln. In many countries such as Japan,
electric kilns are the most common kilns for studio potters and
sculptors.

Unfortunately this is not correct;

all fuel kilns can vary the atmosphere internally.

With the possible exception of Japan (see previous thread), Electric
Kilns in other parts of the world have comparatively frail elements
which can be seriously degraded by inducing a reduction atmosphere.

I have yet to hear of anyone doing Salt firing in an Electric Kiln.

Steve
Bath
UK



"Electric Kilns" by Harry Fraser is a hard cover, detailed guide to
buying, building, and firing electric kilns. It contains over 71
photographs, diagrams drawings and tables. Chapter 4 features the
manual "Making Studio Electric Kilns" by Laurance E. Webber, Center
for Industrial and Institutional Development, University of New
Hampshire, originally published in 1947. Published in New York by
Watson-Guptill Publications in 1974, the book has 144 pages.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPage Name=ST
RK:MESE:IT

All that aside it IS a very good book, and useful in anyone's Library,
as of course is Hamer & Hamer.

ATB

Steve


In article ,
writes


Steve,

My attorney advises me that I am fully covered by the "almost" clause
-- as in "There is ALMOST nothing you can do," etc.

Just kidding . . .

You are of course, correct.

HDG



On Fri, 26 May 2006 12:20:42 +0100, Steve Mills
wrote:

In article ,
writes

There is almost nothing you can do with a gas or other fuel kiln that
you can't do with an electric kiln. In many countries such as Japan,
electric kilns are the most common kilns for studio potters and
sculptors.

Unfortunately this is not correct;

all fuel kilns can vary the atmosphere internally.

With the possible exception of Japan (see previous thread), Electric
Kilns in other parts of the world have comparatively frail elements
which can be seriously degraded by inducing a reduction atmosphere.

I have yet to hear of anyone doing Salt firing in an Electric Kiln.

Steve
Bath
UK



"Electric Kilns" by Harry Fraser is a hard cover, detailed guide to
buying, building, and firing electric kilns. It contains over 71
photographs, diagrams drawings and tables. Chapter 4 features the
manual "Making Studio Electric Kilns" by Laurance E. Webber, Center
for Industrial and Institutional Development, University of New
Hampshire, originally published in 1947. Published in New York by
Watson-Guptill Publications in 1974, the book has 144 pages.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&ssPage Name=
ST
RK:MESE:IT

--
Steve Mills
Bath
UK