Here's an interesting find my friends, I have an old kiln with a modern digital controller with a thermocouple. No kiln sitter. I did some firings without cones and then discovered that with a cone, the kiln was firing 100˚ lower than the digital reading stated. Its worth double checking that stuff on the outset. That 100˚ might leave a clay body porous or a glaze milky that should have been clear.
I have a top lid type of kiln and my kiln guy said it’s a good idea to pre heat the kiln with a 1-1/2 inch opening for the first 1/2 hour. I forgot why, it’s been years since I got my kiln repaired. Can you explain this please?
Here's an interesting find my friends, I have an old kiln with a modern digital controller with a thermocouple. No kiln sitter. I did some firings without cones and then discovered that with a cone, the kiln was firing 100˚ lower than the digital reading stated. Its worth double checking that stuff on the outset. That 100˚ might leave a clay body porous or a glaze milky that should have been clear.
Thank you. Many of us newbie have got the ltk3 and didn't know what to do. Other facilities use new kilns. Don't understand this older model.
Thank you, this cleared up a lot for me.
Do you put kiln wash on the cone supports?
I have a top lid type of kiln and my kiln guy said it’s a good idea to pre heat the kiln with a 1-1/2 inch opening for the first 1/2 hour. I forgot why, it’s been years since I got my kiln repaired. Can you explain this please?
To let excess moisture escape