9th kiln load: Failures & Successes- Using a Pyrometer & Thermocouple
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- In my journey of learning about ceramics, I am determined to over come "crazing" glazes. I unbox a new Pyrometer and Thermocouple, and try using this to determine the cooling temperature of my old Cress manual electric kiln.
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You are the best ! I had same problem with pyro meter! Switched because you did same! Thanks
I know this was forever and a day ago, and i am so sorry the glazes didn't come out, but girl! you have such talent! I hope you and bess are besties by now, i can't wait to see your other videos. your handles are to die for
Thank you! That is so sweet! Bess and I had to part ways, but with my new kiln we are getting along much better. ☺️
My pyrometer instructions specifically say that, if the temperature readout shows that the temperature is dropping when you know it's not, then you have the + and - switched. Good luck!
Thank you! Since I switched it, it has been working great!
So frustrating mine is doing the same thing!
Thank you for sharing this. I was wondering if you ended up trying what you mentioned around 12:00 mark and how it turned out? Do you have any additional knowledge about this topic that you've learned since posting this video? Thank you so much
Yes, I did drill a hole through my peep cone and placed the thermocoupler into the peep hole through that cone. This worked great! I was able to do this for all my future kiln runs and was able to tell the temperature.
Thank you.
awesome thank you for sharing!
Hi! Where did you get the thermocouple that you attached to the uni-t pyrometer? Brand and model?
It is a Uni-T UT320D Mini Dual Channel Digital Pyrometer. I also purchased the Hi-Temp Thermocouple add on. After I made this video I drilled a hole into a witness cone for the thermocouple to slide into, I then put this into the bottom peep hole. Here is a direct link to the Clay King website with the pyrometers: www.clay-king.com/pyrometer.htm
@@HardShellSlimySnail Thanks! I think these tools will help, without breaking the bank. It's so cool that Cress featured you in their ad, and I am looking forward to the podcast.
Red is almost always positive.
Good tip! Thank you!
The directions on the thermocouple will show that one wire has red paint on the end. This is the negative and the red lead connects to it. Not sure why they did this, since red is always "positive" in electronics.
@@canaweb yes, in every other electronic device, red is positive. Could be a misprint. Connect red to red and it should be fine.
This just gave me stress,