First firing of converted electric to gas kiln with raw glazed pottery
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- The forum thread with details of how I built the gas kiln is here:
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Hey great job on this! I have made quite a few conversions to gas with electric and enjoyed seeing how you set this one up. I may have to give it a try myself!
Thanks, yes it worked well. If probably still be using it if I hadn't built a larger one now.
Thanks for your reply, I will have a look.
Very nice.
Super cool!
Hi..i have a question, hope you find this... So the nod on the pressure gauge regulator, do we have to tighten that during the firing inorder to give more pressure?
@@highlandpotterystudio Hi, I keep the knob on the cylinder set at 1.4bar, and adjust the needle value at the burner to control amount of flame.
kind of mortar did you use on the chimney? Thanks
What's the max temperature such kiln can reach?
Max I took it to was about 1250C could probably go higher though
How did you cut your round shelves
I used a hand held circular saw with a masonary blade. I'm a bit scared of them but it worked!
Good too know I’ll have to go find a blade and try it slowly lol
Great video, loads of info. Thank you so much. Mind if I ask where can I get your burner at? I was looking at weedburners, but their loudness really worries me. My neighbors won't be happy, so I'm trying to find an alternative that does the job.
Thank you for reading.
Thanks, I got it from a company called stedmark.com in the UK. It does get a bit loud when you get to higher temperatures..
@@thelittlepotcompany thank you so much! I'm sure I can find something similar in the states. Really appreciate it. Thank you
So after a year now, How is this downdraft setup working for you? I have been firing propane updraft with some mixed results and just started on a new older kiln propane conversion. I like your setup, the way gas comes in on the side and diversion from bricks back down to Flu. Is this proving effective for say cone 6 ?
I'm still using it. Pretty happy, it's fires well or exactly same cone top and bottom. There's a few spots that get really roast on flame side, and reduction is crap on the lowest shelves away from the flame. Hard to fire plates without them cracking, no bagwall is a bit of a problem I think. I can get about 25 decent mugs each firing which is alright for me at the moment.
I'm firing to cone 7 , but was doing cone 8 without any problems
@@thelittlepotcompany Very cool. Thanks so much for the update !
can you reach cone 10?
I've never gone over cone 8, I think it would be possible though.