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mailbox raku

updated sun 20 jan 02

 

noel oard mapstead/keiko suga on fri 18 jan 02


do it


use a metal mailbox


cut a small chimney opening at mailbox end...1/4 the opening door size


add a flue pipe 2 feet


line all the inside of the mailbox with 1" kaowool


put in a mullite shelf


us a corner of a brick for a buffer of the flames


buy a propane weed burner torch and line it up on the outside


should heat up in 5 min and adjust burner


i did this last year while teaching a workshop in japan with a supermarket
shopping basket raku kiln on wheels


noel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Virginia Dains"
To:
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 1:14 PM
Subject: Raku Kiln mailbox style


> Hi All,
>
> Im looking into our metal scrap pile for building a small raku kiln to
> be used mostly for slab and tile work. Id like to put it up on a stand
> similar to a mailbox-on-a-post with access through a door opening to the
> front. Slabs could be slid out like a pizza. Anybody have any
> suggestions how to set a venturi burner and provide air
> circulation..Would it need a stove pipe stack?
>
> Thanks From Virginia
> Auburn, CA
>
>
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