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salt kiln design help?

updated wed 31 jul 96

 

bill bosworth on wed 24 jul 96

I am in Beaufort South Carolina trying to build a salt kiln. I would like
some help as far as design goes. I sort of know what I want but don't know
how many bricks to buy and what type of burners to use. I also want to know
a good supplier for kiln stuff. I want to fire with natural gas. I also
don't want to build a complicated kiln. If anyone out there has a good
simple salt kiln design, with about 15 cubic feet stacking space, please let
me know. THANK YOU! Heather Dixon

art_selsor@vino.emcmt.edu on thu 25 jul 96

Cast it. Look up the old Studio Potter book. There are very explicit
directions on how to cast a kiln. Also, I believe there are castables mentioned
in Jack Troy's Salt glazed kiln. I have built several of these for workshops
in the West. In Rock Springs, Wyo. we used soda ash from the mines close by.
Interesting affects. I think casting is cheaper than quality bricks. But if you
use bricks you should put a castable layer with alumina on the inside to protect
Marcia in Montana