by debbie | Jun 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/carmg/pdf/kilns.pdf The link above will take you to an excellent document produced by Queensland Education regarding Kiln Safety in Schools This document relates to the loading, unloading, operating or firing of Kilns...
by debbie | Jun 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Designing your pottery studio is very exciting and a little forward planning will be very beneficial when you are ready to consider setting up . A pottery studio will require some investments, but once you have the equipment it should last for many years with very...
by debbie | Sep 3, 2014 | General
Kilns can be quite safe to use when you follow some basic precautions; however, kiln safety is a must. They do, after all, contain huge amounts of heat when in use. Because of the high temperatures, firing a kiln also does release volatiles into the air, many of which...
by debbie | Sep 3, 2014 | General
The Pottery Place Pottery Kilns Australia potteryplace1@bigpond.com Mob: 0488008922 KILN VENTING SYSTEMS Built to industrial standards so you can expect years of efficient use. Air and fume flowpaths are aerodynamically designed to obtain maximum efficiency. We can...
by debbie | Sep 3, 2014 | General
From Bonfires to Kilns After Man had learned to make a fire, it didn’t take long before he discovered that anything made of clay became permanently hard after being in a hot bonfire for some time. Communities all over the world learned to make pots and...
by debbie | Sep 3, 2014 | General
Underfired or immature bisque. Most often the bisque is fired to a cone 03 or 04. The glaze firing is generally fired 1 or 2 cones cooler, 05 or 06. If the bisque has not been fired completely through, gases will escape from the immature bisque causing small pinholes,...
by debbie | Sep 3, 2014 | General
Buying A Kiln Things to consider when purchasing a kiln: • Internal size – firing chamber • External size (will it fit the space you have? does the kiln fit through the doorways?) • Single or three phase power available to site/cost of three phase power installation •...
by debbie | Feb 12, 2013 | General
Bartlett Digital Temperature Controllers
by debbie | Nov 9, 2011 | General
Pottery/Glass Workshop Retreats The Pottery Place – Dimbulah Nestled in the Hinterlands, one and a half hours drive West of Cairns lies one of the North’s best kept secrets – the lovely township of Dimbulah, situated in the “dry country” on the edge of the...
by debbie | Nov 3, 2011 | General
Pyrometric cones are slender pyramids made from about 100 carefully controlled compositions and have been used since the late 1800’s to monitor kiln performance. Originally thought to be temperature indicators, studies demonstrated that time and atmosphere also...
by debbie | Jan 15, 2010 | General
Cone No. Fahrenheit Centigrade Visual Color 022 1112 600 DULL RED 021 1137 614 020 1175 635 019 1261 683 018 1322 717 017 1376 747 016 1457 792 015 1479 804 014 1540 838 013 1565 852 012 1623 884 CHERRY...
