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load mid-front of the wood-fired kiln part 7

updated wed 20 jan 10

 

gary navarre on tue 19 jan 10


Hay Crew,

So, all kidding aside and back to what all the futzing abound with the pig=
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nose is supposed to be about and the information thus gained...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D3DAGQ41gQ97-o

One thing we can see is the reactions of the pyrometers and BBQ gages over=
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the past couple days and though the temperatures were kept low intentional=
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ly it was quite easy and the setting got good good and dry so they don't fr=
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eeze because at the time of shooting we had a light dusting of snow and win=
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ter was on the way. In my prototype I used candles but this kiln is twice a=
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s big so I need more heat than a dozen dinner candles would put out and I c=
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an do this on $.35 worth of charcoal and some shorter sticks left over from=
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cutting Bourry box fuel to length.

I checked out a previous video for the reaction of the gage in the damper =
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slot that got adjusted by the heat when the stack was used as a Giant Koie =
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Cooker and it did move about 15-25=3DB0. I tried finding a new one but it i=
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a seasonal item so I'll just skate along with what I've got.=3D20

In real time I have enough pieces to fill out the edge of the front floor =
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space...

http://public.fotki.com/GindaUP/ca/kpap/lc/loading-front-14.html

... and started making bigger pots under 9" so I can try to take up space b=
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ecause I only have 4 new shelves left and I really could use one or two mor=
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e 12"x24". Sure glad I got a few boxes of Michale Wendt's porcelain because=
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it throws taller than the stuff I started out using. Maybe my throwing got=
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better after about 600 pots but it is good to have nice clay.=3D20

Thanks for watching and stay in there eh!
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Gary Navarre
Navarre Pottery
Navarre Enterprises
Norway, Michigan, USA
http://www.youtube.com/GindaUP
http://public.fotki.com/GindaUP/=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A