Jim & Judith Enright on wed 30 jul 03
I've been thinking about causes of studio fires. Not all fires are
caused by faulty or deteriorating wiring and/or plugs. I remember that
in 1998 Karen Karnes' studio and house in Vermont went up in flames.
Rather than the (gas-fired) kilns themselves, it was the dried out
lumber framing the ceiling of the kiln room that spontaneously caught
fire. (Check out http://www.craftemergency.org/profiles.htm#karnes for
a little more info)
I remember, too, that at the time I became much more conscious of
protecting my own kiln room. When I moved to my current studio, I
made sure that the walls and ceiling were protected with drywall, and I
also make sure that there is plenty of air circulation whenever I'm
firing. Also, during these terribly hot days I fire only at night.
Thanks for the listen....
Judith Enright
www.bleopard.com
Jan Goodland Metz on wed 30 jul 03
I had a fire last week in the studio, paraffin in an old electric frying
pan suddenly caught fire. Just put a board over it and smothered it. But
there was a moment of panic in what to do. The flames were about 2 feet
high.
Jan Goodland Metz
Jim & Judith Enright wrote:
> I've been thinking about causes of studio fires. Not all fires are
> caused by faulty or deteriorating wiring and/or plugs. I remember that
> in 1998 Karen Karnes' studio and house in Vermont went up in flames.
> Rather than the (gas-fired) kilns themselves, it was the dried out
> lumber framing the ceiling of the kiln room that spontaneously caught
> fire. (Check out http://www.craftemergency.org/profiles.htm#karnes for
> a little more info)
>
> I remember, too, that at the time I became much more conscious of
> protecting my own kiln room. When I moved to my current studio, I
> made sure that the walls and ceiling were protected with drywall, and I
> also make sure that there is plenty of air circulation whenever I'm
> firing. Also, during these terribly hot days I fire only at night.
>
> Thanks for the listen....
>
> Judith Enright
> www.bleopard.com
>
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Edouard Bastarache on wed 30 jul 03
Hello all,
for those interested, an uncle, a former fireman,
told me a few years ago that the auto-ignition
temperature of dry wood was 400 F.
Later,
"Ils sont fous ces Quebecois"
Edouard Bastarache
Irreductible Quebecois
Indomitable Quebeker
Sorel-Tracy
Quebec
edouardb@sorel-tracy.qc.ca
http://sorel-tracy.qc.ca/~edouardb/
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/smart2000/index.htm
Earl Brunner on wed 30 jul 03
Huh, firng at night right now here, wouldn't make much difference. The
other night it was over 100 degrees outside at 2 A M.......
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I remember, too, that at the time I became much more conscious of
protecting my own kiln room. When I moved to my current studio, I
made sure that the walls and ceiling were protected with drywall, and I
also make sure that there is plenty of air circulation whenever I'm
firing. Also, during these terribly hot days I fire only at night.
Thanks for the listen....
Judith Enright
www.bleopard.com
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Marta Matray Gloviczki on wed 30 jul 03
Earl Brunner wrote:
>Huh, firng at night right now here, wouldn't make much difference. The
>other night it was over 100 degrees outside at 2 A M.......
oh my god, earl!
where the hell (!?!) do you live?
marta
in minnesota
(65F=B0 at night)
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