Kathryn & Stuart Fields on thu 12 jan 06
Has anyone ever tried to introduce an inert gas into an electric kiln to
achieve electric/reduction? Hope I didn't miss comments or answers when I
checked the archives.
Kathy Fields
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Ivor and Olive Lewis on sat 14 jan 06
Dear Kathryn & Stuart Fields ,
You ask <electric kiln to
achieve electric/reduction? Hope I didn't miss comments or answers when =
I
checked the archives.>>
We had a long thread on this last year. Margery Clinton had a kiln =
constructed that would allow her to purge her electric kiln with =
Nitrogen b before introducing a reducing gas. See "The Complete Potter. =
Lustres" page 70. ISBN 0-86417-410-1
The science of gas atmospheres and their behaviour is rather complex. =
But in theory it should be possible to cause the reduction of many of =
the colouring oxides we use by eliminating Oxygen from the kiln without =
needing to introduce any poisonous or potentially explosive gases into =
your kiln.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
South Australia.
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