Sylvia See on fri 26 feb 99
No problem Erin. Snit Away!!! The system you describe works very well on my
kiln. Have used it for about 9 years on my old electric kiln. The use of
:)))) means I'm joking, and is used alot on list exchanges and chats. I
threw that in as there are 3 of us in our area now with this reduction
chamber, and we are all women, and we all have a second person when we fire.
It makes it easier to have a second person tossing on the reduction
material, while the other one pulls the pots, as well as a fire hazard
precaution. We eat chili, and good stuff, smoke, drink a ton of coffee, and
share glazes. We smile at each firing, as at some point during a days
firing, a man usually shows up, and the first thing they want to do is put
the lid of the reduction chamber on and off for us, all by themselves. This
isn't a problem, just a chuckle. My poor old grey matter is so damaged from
Raku smoke, I can use all the help I can get. I'm far to busy sending out
the plans, to work on the one person operation. Happy Potting!!!
Sylvia
-----Original Message-----
From: Erin Hayes
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Thursday, February 25, 1999 5:36 AM
Subject: Re: Raku Reduction Chamber
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hello All!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>Also of note, if you are a woman like me, it takes 2 people to put the lid
>>off and on safely without knocking over the pots. If your a big man you'll
>>love to show the rest of us how you can do it all by yourself.
>
>I'd like to submit that I believe it is possible to figure out a way to
work
>a raku operation without a "big man" around. Without any man of any kind
>around. Clever counterweight systems and careful planning can liberate you
>from needing the assistance of anyone else, male or female, while firing
>raku. As with many things in clay, using the gray matter can get you around
>some of the obstacles of working alone or not being built like an ox.
>
>Whether, in fact, it is very smart to work totally alone while doing raku
is
>another question entirely.
>
>Erin. (Just being snitty, probably.)
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