Construction of a Gas Fired Soda Kiln Part 2
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- Опубліковано 23 гру 2020
- Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table slideshow of the construction of a gas-fired soda Kiln at Washington Street Studios. The slideshow will walk through the design, features, and construction step-by-step with photos and explanations. In part one of the three-part series and we covered the kiln design, kiln base and building the walls. This episode, part two will cover raising the chimney, completing the end walls, planning the arch, constructing the arch form and completing the chimney. Part three will add the metal framework, build the arch, completing the side walls, adding burners and propane supply, door construction and final kiln dimensions.
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I am in awe of the expertise that has gone into building this kiln. The step by step documentation has given me confidence to build my own downdraft propane fired cone 10 kiln. Would the design of this kiln (without the soda ports and shelves to catch the "soda slop") work for cone 10 firings? Thank you so very much for all the videos. I love watching and learning from them.
Yes, the design would work, and you could use insulating brick for the inside layer of the walls to provide more insulation. We used hard brick because the soda would dissolve soft brick. Without soda, soft (or insulating) brick would give you a lot more efficiency and keep the heat in better.
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Why isn't proper refractory mortar is being applied? To make high efficient high temperature brick pizza oven, refractory mortar is used. By building code state law requires to have high temperature ovens of all sorts to be 10 feet away from a building or a home... it's crazy how the kiln is so close to that building and door, thats a fire hazard and it does not matter how much of a pro you are.
Using mortar is a decision. The kiln could be made more efficient with refractory mortar, if you are willing to accept the risk that the mortar will degrade and may fall into your ware-stack. We elected not to have the risk of mortar degradation in our kiln build.
As for the chimney being close to the building, the chimney is double walled, and while firing it can be hot to the touch, the radiant heat does not reach to the building even at the final temperature.
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