I'm making one and I'm so excited I never thought I could have a kiln. This is very important for us in developing countries, it gives back pottery to the people who originally made it: the working class
Hi Raphael, thanks for your comment. I hope your kiln project goes well. I did write an article about a few different DIY kiln options, you can check that out too for other ideas. Here is the link thepotterywheel.com/how-to-fire-clay-at-home/
@@ThePotteryWheel Can you give the performance limits on a design like this? All anyone ever says, is what temp raku is fired at. Id like to know what it *will* do, not just what its intended to do. Thanks
Smart lady, very smartly made the kiln, now I can make it. I will it download it also. My issue is making glaze, do you have any simple video on ash glaze. Because it can acquired easily then other glaze materials.
Great informative video! I make ceramics at home and don’t have access to a kiln in my area. Thinking about making this! Could you post a video using it?
@@trishameloling2367 Hi Trisha, yes, here's a couple of links to me using the kiln th-cam.com/video/y4mMvyLCIZU/w-d-xo.html and also th-cam.com/video/juFHcWfhdA4/w-d-xo.html Hope this helps
Thank you for the video! I would like to know if it gets stable to put the kiln forniture on the ceramic fiber. I am planning to bluid I gas kiln like yours, but I´ve seen other ceramists using a type of brick in the bottom of the kild.
Como tem gente chata nesse mundo, não pode ver uma autodidata inteligente, quer ensinar até o que fazer e falar. Fui bisbilhotar o canal do cara, não tem um video que salve! Parabéns pela sua iniciativa e conquistas. Também fiz um forno em tambor de 200 Litros e manta cerâmica de 50mm, 128 Kg/m3 para até 1400 graus Celsius, está parado faz quase 2 anos, imagina o amigo que desejava ver a queima para fazer o forno dele...?!?!?! SUCESSO!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Oiii, estou vendo o material para montar um forno de latão e até então só tinha visto ceramistas usando tijolo isolante no fundo do latão, como você fez o seu? Vi esse vídeo e só fiquei em dúvida se usando a manta no fundo fica estável para colocar a mobília em cima.
desculpe, fui ver agora sua pergunta, coloquei uma placa sobre a manta do fundo e montei 3 andares de prateleiras, como mencionei sem pre$$a...isso, usando placa de ardósia fina apenas para simular...ok! pois já pesquisou quanto custa 1 prateleira de 40cm, não é um hobby barato, concorda! Sucesso pra vc!!!
@@gato_fofo olá! Montei o forno com tijolos isolantes no fundo e 5 camadas de manta de 1,3 cm 128kg. Gastei 2 mil pra montar o forno, incluindo queimador e termopar, e 1,5 mil na mobília. A cerâmica é minha profissão, por isso quis montar o forno, para não depender mais de outro ateliê para fazer as queimas.
@@gato_fofo Sim, tipo K para 1300°. Semana passada tentei fazer queima de 1240° e não consegui, chegou a 1063° e não subiu mais a temperatura, não sei se faltou ar e/ou fogo, mas não cheguei a abrir todo o gás e toda a entrada de ar do queimador. Essa semana vou tentar queimar de novo abrindo completamente os dois, se não der vou ter que comprar um queimador melhor. Mas a queima de biscoito foi muito tranquila de fazer, fiz a 950°, 4 horas de queima.
Awesome video! When you’re firing do you need a specific torch to reach the temperature? Also this may seem like a dumb question but is the top hole for ventilation and the bottom one for the torch?
Thank you so much for teaching the simple, economical and convenient way of making a kiln. I would also like to ask if this kiln can be used to burn Clay➡️Bisque ?
You can bisque fire in a kiln like this, but it does take a long time. There is a video by a guy who demonstrates bisque firing in a diy raku kiln. I will see if I can find the link for you, let me have a look...
Hi Angel, what country do you live in? I live in the UK and bought it from a local pottery supplier. If you are outside the UK the shipping costs would be a lot. Happy to share the info though. Let me know.
Galvanized metal creates toxic fumes when heated to these levels. Much better to use a clean oil barrel for environment and lungs. If it feels too large you can cut it down to size.
You make it look so easy! What length and thickness of ceramic fibre did you order please? Thank you for your videos, they are extremely interesting and helpful.
Hello, again Bruce. If you have a look at this article, you will see links to ceramic fibre thepotterywheel.com/how-to-make-a-raku-kiln/ What country are you in? I could forward some other links to you too.
@@brucemcnally3924 I think I got mine from these people www.castreekilns.co.uk/fibre-blankets--papers-73-c.asp I'd definitely get the body soluble fibre.
Nice job very simple and informative (with the subtitles). Definitely making one here very soon. I found I can get the pins and tabs, and kiln wrap just from where I do pottery at. I assume you used just the heavy duty garbage can like at Home Depot, (well your probably in the Uk) (wish I was), the ones here the lids are flat. Did you use your electric kiln shelves in this or new ones? I was told one could set them on a cinder block but I don’t know about that.
Hi Jason, Yes, I bought the garbage can from amazon. Nothing special. I used regular electric kilns shelves in the kiln. And I do put it on cinder blocks. But I also put a layer of ceramic fiber between the base of the kiln and the blocks, to stop heat loss. And to stop the cinder blocks getting too hot. I made a video on firing the kiln, so you can see what I did in that video if it helps. Here is the link th-cam.com/video/y4mMvyLCIZU/w-d-xo.html
Hi! I would love to ask some questions to you. I wonder if I can make a kiln with the tank in parallel ? Because I want to make glass painting art. And round shape doesn’t give me much space. So I wonder if I can make it side way ? Does it give the same effort? thank you
Hi, my english is not very good but I will do my best... Here in Brasil there is a ceramist who uses the tank in parallel, her name is Flávia Pircher and she has a youtube channel, maybe you will find information about this kiln.
Can this kiln be used for standard bisque and glaze firing? This seems like a cost effective quick idea for beginners like myself to try out pottery and see if it sticks before investing in expensive equipment. Many thanks :)
Hello, you can use it to do standard bisque and glaze firing. However, it would be labour intensive. Bisque firing and glaze firing takes hours, so it would mean you'd have to stand by it for a very long time. But it can be done. There is a vide on bisque firing in a raku kiln - check this out th-cam.com/video/eYrmaAvB6Zs/w-d-xo.html
Hi Thanks for the video it was really helpful. Looking at what's in your kit I think I have bought a kit from the same supplier as yourself. Just trying to be helpful here: You haven't used a ceramic blanket hardener/rigidiser which is unsafe as you can get particulate dust, which you should not inhale, when using the kiln. There are videos which show you how to use it. Also you weren't wearing a respirator whilst handling the blanket which is unsafe for the same reasons.
I have a thermocouple and the highest temperature I've got the kiln to is about 1055C. You can see the thermocouple that I use in this video here th-cam.com/video/juFHcWfhdA4/w-d-xo.html
@@ThePotteryWheel Hello, I want to build the kiln as you did and I will be grateful if you could send me the link on amazon.co.uk for the wires and if you could tell me where to find the circle to attach the wire and the dimension or link on Amazon for the bin. Much appreciated, thank you very much Sylvie
Yes, I do use it! It's been difficult to do a video because of the lockdown, but I'm working on a vid now. Should be able to upload it in a month or so :)
Galvanized metal is incredibly toxic when exposed to high heat, as in it can kill you. Should stay well away from the kiln if using this idea. Cool idea, but don't die for your art.
Thanks for pointing this out! It seems many potters not only autodidact ones in other countries totally ignore many very aspecys pertaining to both health of the artist and environmental toxins. To a Scandinavian its really quite shocking! It's a mandatory integral part of ant pottery course here! To me, the urge to want to work with pottery from the earth, doesn't tango with not caring about the environment, and potters have died young since the dawn of man due to poor understanding of how you practice without subjecting onesself (or ones students) to extremely unhealthy fumes, dust, etc. I've gone abroad to work with ceramics and have been utterly horrified at common practice that's sure to give you silicosis, and glaze residue simply washed out in the sink containing toxins that will kill all the life in a medium sized lake. Simply bc they don't know better, and wont listen even when informed. Worth mentioning is that the ceramic fiber used should be so calked "superwool" or is classed as carciogenic. I suggest double lining of this dimension, the problems she later encounters using her kiln are eliminated, plus you only change the inner layer of wool when needed saving a ton of work. You can also position bricks instead of pillar supports in an open triangle shape so the flame bounces from one to the other leading it around evenly. I've not used cobalt for years bc it's very hard to source ethically and we all know the reality of so called cobalt mining (deadly third world child labour). Artists need to care more about the impact of their work (not to mention hobbies!!!) Nobody wants to make or support killer art. Thanks again for caring 🙏💕
Just tested mine after building, can't get it past 875 F even after 20 minutes. The flame comes back out of the hole into the torch. I have a rectangular hole in the top so I should be getting a draft. Maybe the thermometer isn't installed right(?) I have a DM6801A+ and I drilled holes into the side of the trash can and put the rods through. Anybody know if this can be a problem, with the rods touching the metal can? So many things to consider, but I'm not even close to 1450 F which I need to fire enamel onto copper.
Hi Kirk, I had a few issues getting it up to temperature too, but I made a video on how I made some tweaks to firing it that really helped. Here is a link to the video th-cam.com/video/y4mMvyLCIZU/w-d-xo.html I hope that helps. Let me know how it goes...
@@ThePotteryWheel I figured it out, silly me. I was using a 100k BTU torch, and found out there are 400k and 500k BTU torches. Waiting for my 400k torch to arrive from Amazon ;-)
Just thought it might be helpful to avoid galvanized anything at raku temperatures. When zinc oxidizes it creates noxious fumes that are a welder's bane. Some would say it's toxic. But do your own homework and you decide. And to top it off, these zinc oxide fumes can really screw up a glaze.
What a waste of ni chome wire Ni chrome is used to wind electric heating elements ( coils) and as mentioned you should never use a galvanized garbage can as the zinc coating when it gases is toxic and can kill you. You are better off with a painted steel drum and burning a fire in it to get rid of the paint the apply a ceramic coating made for automitive headers on the outside. Then start a fire in the can in an open area to gas off the volatile's in the paint.
Ummm I hate to be the guy bitching about safety on someone else’s TH-cam video, but have you by any chance seen any angle grinder accident pics or videos? I think maybe you should look a couple up, I’ll leave it at that.
I am not sure why there is no talking or explaining why you are doing what you are doing - also the cost? it would be nice to know what this project costs.
Poor design, kiln floor should be made with insulating firebrick nt ceramic fiber, kiln posts will set solid on flat brick surface. Ceramic buttons must be made of fired raku clay or better use refractory clay, try bending and tying the nichrome wire on the outside not the inside of the kiln. Use more buttons in staggered rows, same with the lid. The burner port at the bottom should be round not square or make the port w firebrick. Last spray the fiber walls with a coat of sodium silicate to seal it for many uses. The hole in the lid should also be round shaped. These changes will give you a longer lasting and efficient raku kiln. The kiln in the video will have many problems. Also the hole in the lid would do better on the top of the can with the handle removed and 2 handles relocated on the sides of the lid.
I'm going to counter Erin B's comment. Please don't take this as negative, but constructive. I don't think this is a "great informative video." All the parts are there, but it's 14 minutes of watching and *listening* to you scuffle about. Narrate it. Make it engaging. As it stands, there are plenty of 2-minute articles with pictures out there that get the same point across. It's a shame because, in my quick searches for Raku kiln vids on youtube, the few that filtered to the top of the algorithms results are all like this.... quiet or irritating background noise, with no substantial information or commentary that make it the content producer's own unique take. I want to hear your experiences in the build, issues, and tactics to overcome them, something you may have done to improve upon the basic design. Cheers.
Hi there, thanks for your feedback. You are right, it's better to have commentary. I think this was one of the first videos that I made, and I felt awkward doing a voiceover. I've since got over that a bit, and I do tend to do commentaries now. It's a learning curve. If I do a video of firing it, I will have a narrative, and talk about issues, I've encountered using it.
Not to start a hullabaloo but i like it as it is. I have to make one for my daughter and if I can't work it out from watching you then perhaps I should not start...! We're all anxiously waiting to see you fire it up so don't waste time prettying up that promised video.
I'm making one and I'm so excited I never thought I could have a kiln. This is very important for us in developing countries, it gives back pottery to the people who originally made it: the working class
Hi Raphael, thanks for your comment. I hope your kiln project goes well. I did write an article about a few different DIY kiln options, you can check that out too for other ideas. Here is the link thepotterywheel.com/how-to-fire-clay-at-home/
@@ThePotteryWheel
Can you give the performance limits on a design like this? All anyone ever says, is what temp raku is fired at. Id like to know what it *will* do, not just what its intended to do.
Thanks
Just starting out Lesley, I found this very informative, thanks. Toby (Scilly)
Smart lady, very smartly made the kiln, now I can make it. I will it download it also. My issue is making glaze, do you have any simple video on ash glaze. Because it can acquired easily then other glaze materials.
Thank you so much for outlining each one of these steps! Looks like it came out great!
Thanks Doug, I'm glad it was helpful :)
Great informative video! I make ceramics at home and don’t have access to a kiln in my area. Thinking about making this! Could you post a video using it?
Thanks Erin. I'm really glad you found it helpful. I'm going to post a video using it once lockdown is over!
Me too
@@Porrosk I'm hoping to get a video of me using out in the next few months :)
@@ThePotteryWheel have you posted a video how to make this yet it has been a year according to the post?
@@trishameloling2367 Hi Trisha, yes, here's a couple of links to me using the kiln th-cam.com/video/y4mMvyLCIZU/w-d-xo.html and also th-cam.com/video/juFHcWfhdA4/w-d-xo.html Hope this helps
Congratulaciones !!!😍👋👋👋👋👋👋
I'm gonna do this with a 55 gallon drum. I get those with lids in my area for $10.00 each. Trash can about $30.00.
Thanks for posting. 👍
Great, let me know how it goes :P
great vids thanks, any suggestions on choosing an electronic thermometer
Now can you do the rest… the burners and such? Great video !
I saw this not long time ago and I think it’s a great idea. Thank you.
Bravo!
Thank you for the video! I would like to know if it gets stable to put the kiln forniture on the ceramic fiber. I am planning to bluid I gas kiln like yours, but I´ve seen other ceramists using a type of brick in the bottom of the kild.
Como tem gente chata nesse mundo, não pode ver uma autodidata inteligente, quer ensinar até o que fazer e falar. Fui bisbilhotar o canal do cara, não tem um video que salve! Parabéns pela sua iniciativa e conquistas. Também fiz um forno em tambor de 200 Litros e manta cerâmica de 50mm, 128 Kg/m3 para até 1400 graus Celsius, está parado faz quase 2 anos, imagina o amigo que desejava ver a queima para fazer o forno dele...?!?!?! SUCESSO!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Oiii, estou vendo o material para montar um forno de latão e até então só tinha visto ceramistas usando tijolo isolante no fundo do latão, como você fez o seu? Vi esse vídeo e só fiquei em dúvida se usando a manta no fundo fica estável para colocar a mobília em cima.
desculpe, fui ver agora sua pergunta, coloquei uma placa sobre a manta do fundo e montei 3 andares de prateleiras, como mencionei sem pre$$a...isso, usando placa de ardósia fina apenas para simular...ok! pois já pesquisou quanto custa 1 prateleira de 40cm, não é um hobby barato, concorda! Sucesso pra vc!!!
@@gato_fofo olá! Montei o forno com tijolos isolantes no fundo e 5 camadas de manta de 1,3 cm 128kg. Gastei 2 mil pra montar o forno, incluindo queimador e termopar, e 1,5 mil na mobília. A cerâmica é minha profissão, por isso quis montar o forno, para não depender mais de outro ateliê para fazer as queimas.
@@clarissasoaresmazuim7995,wau!!! seguiu sua intuição, decisão correta, uma pergunta comprou termopar de 1300 graus? Parabéns!!!
@@gato_fofo Sim, tipo K para 1300°. Semana passada tentei fazer queima de 1240° e não consegui, chegou a 1063° e não subiu mais a temperatura, não sei se faltou ar e/ou fogo, mas não cheguei a abrir todo o gás e toda a entrada de ar do queimador. Essa semana vou tentar queimar de novo abrindo completamente os dois, se não der vou ter que comprar um queimador melhor. Mas a queima de biscoito foi muito tranquila de fazer, fiz a 950°, 4 horas de queima.
Wspaniały film instruktażowy !!! Great video !!!
Awesome video! When you’re firing do you need a specific torch to reach the temperature? Also this may seem like a dumb question but is the top hole for ventilation and the bottom one for the torch?
Thank you so much for teaching the simple, economical and convenient way of making a kiln. I would also like to ask if this kiln can be used to burn Clay➡️Bisque ?
You can bisque fire in a kiln like this, but it does take a long time. There is a video by a guy who demonstrates bisque firing in a diy raku kiln. I will see if I can find the link for you, let me have a look...
@@ThePotteryWheel Ok ,Thanks for your reply .
Thanks from India👍
I am definitely making this! Could you post links on where you bought the lining for the can? Thanks and have a Blessed Day!!!
Hi Angel, what country do you live in? I live in the UK and bought it from a local pottery supplier. If you are outside the UK the shipping costs would be a lot. Happy to share the info though. Let me know.
Galvanized metal creates toxic fumes when heated to these levels. Much better to use a clean oil barrel for environment and lungs.
If it feels too large you can cut it down to size.
You are so clever!!!
nice video, cant find the round ceramic buttons tho
I love the audio.
You make it look so easy! What length and thickness of ceramic fibre did you order please? Thank you for your videos, they are extremely interesting and helpful.
Thanks Bruce, let me check and I'll get back to you.
Hello, again Bruce. If you have a look at this article, you will see links to ceramic fibre thepotterywheel.com/how-to-make-a-raku-kiln/ What country are you in? I could forward some other links to you too.
So kind of you, I’m in England but I’ll search for similar products. Thank you again, much appreciated.
@@brucemcnally3924 I think I got mine from these people www.castreekilns.co.uk/fibre-blankets--papers-73-c.asp I'd definitely get the body soluble fibre.
Wonderful video!!! :)
Thank you very much!
Can you tell us how to fire in the raku kiln? Times, what you use to burn. Does the pottery have to be bisque fired first.
Hi there, you might find this video helpful...th-cam.com/video/y4mMvyLCIZU/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for sharing this information
Thank you for the three you tube videos on Raul kiln. I note that you have used steel rubbish bins, were they very heavy duty bins?
Thanks! Getting ready to build my own, what thickness did you use for the fibre blanket?
Great idea thanks!
Nice job very simple and informative (with the subtitles). Definitely making one here very soon. I found I can get the pins and tabs, and kiln wrap just from where I do pottery at. I assume you used just the heavy duty garbage can like at Home Depot, (well your probably in the Uk) (wish I was), the ones here the lids are flat. Did you use your electric kiln shelves in this or new ones? I was told one could set them on a cinder block but I don’t know about that.
Hi Jason, Yes, I bought the garbage can from amazon. Nothing special. I used regular electric kilns shelves in the kiln. And I do put it on cinder blocks. But I also put a layer of ceramic fiber between the base of the kiln and the blocks, to stop heat loss. And to stop the cinder blocks getting too hot. I made a video on firing the kiln, so you can see what I did in that video if it helps. Here is the link th-cam.com/video/y4mMvyLCIZU/w-d-xo.html
How long will the can last ? My husband is skeptical.. how thick is the ceramic fiber .. I have found 1 inch thick
Please answer me, when I fire the mugs, is the same color result appears in the electric oven?
Awesome think you very much for this knowledge
thanks Daniel :)
@@ThePotteryWheel umm..hello..i wanna ask..where i can get the fire tube...or the flame ignite or whatever it called..haha i don't know it's name
I would recommend a longer blade to cut out the finer bats
👍...
Hi! I would love to ask some questions to you. I wonder if I can make a kiln with the tank in parallel ? Because I want to make glass painting art. And round shape doesn’t give me much space. So I wonder if I can make it side way ? Does it give the same effort? thank you
Hi, my english is not very good but I will do my best... Here in Brasil there is a ceramist who uses the tank in parallel, her name is Flávia Pircher and she has a youtube channel, maybe you will find information about this kiln.
Can this kiln be used for standard bisque and glaze firing? This seems like a cost effective quick idea for beginners like myself to try out pottery and see if it sticks before investing in expensive equipment. Many thanks :)
Hello, you can use it to do standard bisque and glaze firing. However, it would be labour intensive. Bisque firing and glaze firing takes hours, so it would mean you'd have to stand by it for a very long time. But it can be done. There is a vide on bisque firing in a raku kiln - check this out th-cam.com/video/eYrmaAvB6Zs/w-d-xo.html
@@ThePotteryWheel Going to check it out. I learned a lot from your channel and website 😊 Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Hi,
Your page brought me here. But I didn't see what temperature this type of kiln can get up to. Could you tell me please.
Thanks
Blaine
hello great gob!!! but you dont show us to work... or to told if it work good? sorry for my English)
Hi there, here is a link the the video of me using the kiln, hope it helps th-cam.com/video/y4mMvyLCIZU/w-d-xo.html
surely putting the wire through the buttons and twisting on the outside would be better and easier to tighten.
That's true, but I'm limited on storage space and I didn't want sharp edges sticking out on the outside.
What do you use in the kiln to place the pottery on that is being fired?
It's a small round kiln shelf on 3 kiln props. You can buy these from a pottery supplier. What country are you in? I could recommend a supplier...
Very impressive, but can we see it in action.
Thank you very much.
Hi
Thanks for the video it was really helpful. Looking at what's in your kit I think I have bought a kit from the same supplier as yourself.
Just trying to be helpful here:
You haven't used a ceramic blanket hardener/rigidiser which is unsafe as you can get particulate dust, which you should not inhale, when using the kiln. There are videos which show you how to use it.
Also you weren't wearing a respirator whilst handling the blanket which is unsafe for the same reasons.
Great, Good luck with making your kiln. Let me know how it goes :)
How do you measure temp? You mentioned a thermopile, but they can't handle glazing temps.
I have a thermocouple and the highest temperature I've got the kiln to is about 1055C. You can see the thermocouple that I use in this video here th-cam.com/video/juFHcWfhdA4/w-d-xo.html
Please can you tell me Where do you get that thick chrome whire from
I got mine on amazon. Which country do you live in? I could send you a link if that helps?
@@ThePotteryWheel Hello, I want to build the kiln as you did and I will be grateful if you could send me the link on amazon.co.uk for the wires and if you could tell me where to find the circle to attach the wire and the dimension or link on Amazon for the bin. Much appreciated, thank you very much Sylvie
Yo I just wanna know about the trashcan .
Did you ever fire it. I would love to see a video on that and the results.
Yes, I do use it! It's been difficult to do a video because of the lockdown, but I'm working on a vid now. Should be able to upload it in a month or so :)
Galvanized metal is incredibly toxic when exposed to high heat, as in it can kill you. Should stay well away from the kiln if using this idea. Cool idea, but don't die for your art.
Thanks for pointing this out! It seems many potters not only autodidact ones in other countries totally ignore many very aspecys pertaining to both health of the artist and environmental toxins. To a Scandinavian its really quite shocking! It's a mandatory integral part of ant pottery course here!
To me, the urge to want to work with pottery from the earth, doesn't tango with not caring about the environment, and potters have died young since the dawn of man due to poor understanding of how you practice without subjecting onesself (or ones students) to extremely unhealthy fumes, dust, etc.
I've gone abroad to work with ceramics and have been utterly horrified at common practice that's sure to give you silicosis, and glaze residue simply washed out in the sink containing toxins that will kill all the life in a medium sized lake. Simply bc they don't know better, and wont listen even when informed.
Worth mentioning is that the ceramic fiber used should be so calked "superwool" or is classed as carciogenic.
I suggest double lining of this dimension, the problems she later encounters using her kiln are eliminated, plus you only change the inner layer of wool when needed saving a ton of work.
You can also position bricks instead of pillar supports in an open triangle shape so the flame bounces from one to the other leading it around evenly.
I've not used cobalt for years bc it's very hard to source ethically and we all know the reality of so called cobalt mining (deadly third world child labour).
Artists need to care more about the impact of their work (not to mention hobbies!!!)
Nobody wants to make or support killer art.
Thanks again for caring 🙏💕
Does it work though?
this is me using it - th-cam.com/video/y4mMvyLCIZU/w-d-xo.html
Poor design =poor firing. This will fall apart after a few firings
Just tested mine after building, can't get it past 875 F even after 20 minutes. The flame comes back out of the hole into the torch. I have a rectangular hole in the top so I should be getting a draft. Maybe the thermometer isn't installed right(?) I have a DM6801A+ and I drilled holes into the side of the trash can and put the rods through. Anybody know if this can be a problem, with the rods touching the metal can? So many things to consider, but I'm not even close to 1450 F which I need to fire enamel onto copper.
Hi Kirk, I had a few issues getting it up to temperature too, but I made a video on how I made some tweaks to firing it that really helped. Here is a link to the video th-cam.com/video/y4mMvyLCIZU/w-d-xo.html I hope that helps. Let me know how it goes...
@@ThePotteryWheel I figured it out, silly me. I was using a 100k BTU torch, and found out there are 400k and 500k BTU torches. Waiting for my 400k torch to arrive from Amazon ;-)
Just thought it might be helpful to avoid galvanized anything at raku temperatures. When zinc oxidizes it creates noxious fumes that are a welder's bane. Some would say it's toxic.
But do your own homework and you decide. And to top it off, these zinc oxide fumes can really screw up a glaze.
hi, I dont have clear what happens next, how do you use it?
Hi Pilar, I'm working on a video on how to use it. Hopefully will be able to upload this soon.
If that trash can is galvanized steel, the zinc will vaporize at about 420 c causing toxic fumes
Do you think it would heat to 420 with the insulation?
And aren't raku glazes at over a 1000°? Not to mention what ZnO does to those glazes. Good point.
File those edges down, that looks pretty rough
No, obviously this is going to be a little fire, Kim, right?
What a waste of ni chome wire
Ni chrome is used to wind electric heating elements ( coils) and as mentioned you should never use a galvanized garbage can as the zinc coating when it gases is toxic and can kill you. You are better off with a painted steel drum and burning a fire in it to get rid of the paint the apply a ceramic coating made for automitive headers on the outside. Then start a fire in the can in an open area to gas off the volatile's in the paint.
Ummm I hate to be the guy bitching about safety on someone else’s TH-cam video, but have you by any chance seen any angle grinder accident pics or videos? I think maybe you should look a couple up, I’ll leave it at that.
I am not sure why there is no talking or explaining why you are doing what you are doing - also the cost? it would be nice to know what this project costs.
Saying something can cause legal problems and liability issues.
wheres part 2 so we can see how it works?
Here is a link to part 2 th-cam.com/video/y4mMvyLCIZU/w-d-xo.html
Poor design, kiln floor should be made with insulating firebrick nt ceramic fiber, kiln posts will set solid on flat brick surface. Ceramic buttons must be made of fired raku clay or better use refractory clay, try bending and tying the nichrome wire on the outside not the inside of the kiln. Use more buttons in staggered rows, same with the lid. The burner port at the bottom should be round not square or make the port w firebrick. Last spray the fiber walls with a coat of sodium silicate to seal it for many uses. The hole in the lid should also be round shaped. These changes will give you a longer lasting and efficient raku kiln. The kiln in the video will have many problems. Also the hole in the lid would do better on the top of the can with the handle removed and 2 handles relocated on the sides of the lid.
Why are you esrjng a mask irs not asbestos
I'm going to counter Erin B's comment. Please don't take this as negative, but constructive. I don't think this is a "great informative video." All the parts are there, but it's 14 minutes of watching and *listening* to you scuffle about. Narrate it. Make it engaging. As it stands, there are plenty of 2-minute articles with pictures out there that get the same point across. It's a shame because, in my quick searches for Raku kiln vids on youtube, the few that filtered to the top of the algorithms results are all like this.... quiet or irritating background noise, with no substantial information or commentary that make it the content producer's own unique take. I want to hear your experiences in the build, issues, and tactics to overcome them, something you may have done to improve upon the basic design. Cheers.
Hi there, thanks for your feedback. You are right, it's better to have commentary. I think this was one of the first videos that I made, and I felt awkward doing a voiceover. I've since got over that a bit, and I do tend to do commentaries now. It's a learning curve. If I do a video of firing it, I will have a narrative, and talk about issues, I've encountered using it.
mr expert over here 🤣
Not to start a hullabaloo but i like it as it is. I have to make one for my daughter and if I can't work it out from watching you then perhaps I should not start...!
We're all anxiously waiting to see you fire it up so don't waste time prettying up that promised video.
@@bertkutoob Thanks Bertkutoob - I'm working on it!
I like it because she's not talking . And I can see everything that is going on
Please answer me, when I fire the mugs, is the color result appears like the color in the electric oven?