Monona Rossol on fri 23 aug 96
Sue Hutchen wrote:
> Shula,The kind of raku kiln that you describe is exactly what
>we had, and regularly used at the art school that I attended.
>It's only major flaw that I recall is that it took a couple of
>hours for the bricks to heat thoroughly before it began to
>function really well, a problem that is entirely avoided I think
>by using a fibrefax model. <
I used insulating brick to build the kiln. It got hot enough and
ready to fire in 15-30 minutes. You also wont break your back
schlepping..
No reason to switch to a dangerous product like ceramic fiber for
a few minutes time saved.
Monona Rossol, industrial hygienist
Arts, Crafts and Theater Safety
181 Thompson St., # 23
NYC 10012-2586 212/777-0062
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