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kiln suggestions
Hi. I am going to be purchasing my first electric kiln. I want a cone 10
capable. Right now it is only for my use but eventually i am hoping to do private instruction so i don't want a really small kiln. the kiln will be in my garage so i am going to also need vent hoods or hoses to get rid of fumes. I would love to hear some suggestion of size and models and any other issues i might not be aware of. Thanks Dana |
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I cannot recommend an electric kiln that can be fired to cone 10. I would
like to point out though that you fire below the temperature that a kiln is capable of firing to. So a kiln that can fire to cone 10 would be fired to cone 9 at most. Your elements corrode with time and the temperature they can reach decreases over time. May I ask are you planning on firing to cone 10? I very much like my L&L e28S - (easy fire, 28 width, two rings high - it also comes as e28T - three rings high). It is rated for cone 10 but I would never fire that high with it. Donna "Dana" wrote in message ... Hi. I am going to be purchasing my first electric kiln. I want a cone 10 capable. Right now it is only for my use but eventually i am hoping to do private instruction so i don't want a really small kiln. the kiln will be in my garage so i am going to also need vent hoods or hoses to get rid of fumes. I would love to hear some suggestion of size and models and any other issues i might not be aware of. Thanks Dana |
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Hi donna. Thanks for the reply. This is what is going on with my firing
situation. My pieces are currently fired in a commercial gas kiln at the studio i work out of. the colors come out vibrant, the glosses extremely shiney. I would like to come as close as i can to getting those wonderful colors. What cone do you tend to fire at? How often does your kiln require maintenance? dana "D Kat" wrote in message ... I cannot recommend an electric kiln that can be fired to cone 10. I would like to point out though that you fire below the temperature that a kiln is capable of firing to. So a kiln that can fire to cone 10 would be fired to cone 9 at most. Your elements corrode with time and the temperature they can reach decreases over time. May I ask are you planning on firing to cone 10? I very much like my L&L e28S - (easy fire, 28 width, two rings high - it also comes as e28T - three rings high). It is rated for cone 10 but I would never fire that high with it. Donna "Dana" wrote in message ... Hi. I am going to be purchasing my first electric kiln. I want a cone 10 capable. Right now it is only for my use but eventually i am hoping to do private instruction so i don't want a really small kiln. the kiln will be in my garage so i am going to also need vent hoods or hoses to get rid of fumes. I would love to hear some suggestion of size and models and any other issues i might not be aware of. Thanks Dana |
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I am firing to cone 6. I started out using a gas kiln and I can tell you
that while you can certainly get beautiful colors, surfaces, etc. from an electric kiln, if you try to exactly match what happens in a reduction firing you are going to be disappointed. I have seen people do things with spraying and overlaying different glazes that can give you the variance you get with reduction but to me it misses the point. If you instead appreciate the consistency you get with an electric kiln and develop your own palate you should be delighted with what you get. I can give you cone 6 glazes that you might like and there are some excellent sources out there for oxidation glazes at cone 6. If you are going to cone 10 however I don't really have much I can offer. Post in clayart - there is a larger audience there and certainly should be some who fire that high in oxidation (or close - maybe cone 9). Donna http://www.alisapots.dk/glaze.htm http://www.frogpondpottery.com/glaze...bleglazes.html http://home.earthlink.net/~jessieadair/id11.html http://www.redhillpottery.com/cone6tests.html "Dana" wrote in message ... Hi donna. Thanks for the reply. This is what is going on with my firing situation. My pieces are currently fired in a commercial gas kiln at the studio i work out of. the colors come out vibrant, the glosses extremely shiney. I would like to come as close as i can to getting those wonderful colors. What cone do you tend to fire at? How often does your kiln require maintenance? dana "D Kat" wrote in message ... I cannot recommend an electric kiln that can be fired to cone 10. I would like to point out though that you fire below the temperature that a kiln is capable of firing to. So a kiln that can fire to cone 10 would be fired to cone 9 at most. Your elements corrode with time and the temperature they can reach decreases over time. May I ask are you planning on firing to cone 10? I very much like my L&L e28S - (easy fire, 28 width, two rings high - it also comes as e28T - three rings high). It is rated for cone 10 but I would never fire that high with it. Donna "Dana" wrote in message ... Hi. I am going to be purchasing my first electric kiln. I want a cone 10 capable. Right now it is only for my use but eventually i am hoping to do private instruction so i don't want a really small kiln. the kiln will be in my garage so i am going to also need vent hoods or hoses to get rid of fumes. I would love to hear some suggestion of size and models and any other issues i might not be aware of. Thanks Dana |
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Thank you for your input. Yes, the kiln i get my work fired in is reduction.
I am really spoiled by the intense glaze colors. Lol, will i be able to adjust to electric kiln colors? Dana "agrunspan" wrote in message ... Dana wrote: Hi donna. Thanks for the reply. This is what is going on with my firing situation. My pieces are currently fired in a commercial gas kiln at the studio i work out of. Hmm -- if you're currently firing out of a gas kiln, it's entirely possible they're firing to reduction. This means the gas, combined with a "sealed off" kiln, fires in an atmosphere with no oxygen. The results are incredible glazes with a great deal of depth. You generally can't get reduction firings in an electric kiln and, as a result, will get much different results, even using the same glaze formulas! About 4 years ago I moved from a ^10 reduction (gas) kiln studio to one firing to ^6 in oxidation (electric). I've since learned a whole new group of glazes and, though I miss my reduction environment, am still enjoying my work. -- April http://agru.etsy.com/ (shop) http://agru.blogspot.com/ (ceramics) http://agru.livejournal.com/ (nature) |
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