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preheating kiln

updated sat 26 sep 98

 

Marc Ward on fri 25 sep 98

Dannon wrote;

<<Because when I go in to the studio to crank it up
in the a.m. it is already at about 1200F or so, and
makes for a shorter firing day for me. I like that.
It has also been my experience that it is a bit more
even firing done that way, especially in the updraft.>>>

We are probably dealing with semantics. I don't consider the above preheating.
This is starting your firing the night before. There are folks that preheat
the kiln to 200 - 400 degrees overnight. That's what I refer to as preheating
and I think it's a waste.

Marc Ward
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