Here's a firing I did last weekend, with a whole bunch of salt glaze tests, using the colourants out of my stoneware glazes in a more suitable salt-glaze slip.
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| Test salt kiln with chimney in place. The chimney height should be approximately three times in height from the diagonal width of the kiln chamber to get the best draw. |
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| A view through the spy hole of some small test pots and cones 9 and 10 |
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| Adding some clay wadding pads to the base of all pots. The wadding is the same as my shelf wash (but with more water so its a kind of a slurry) and consists of 50 percent Alumina and 50 percent Kaolin which repels the salt quite well and doesn't stick to the bottom of the pots. |
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| Looking through the spy hole, around 800 degrees C |
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| Opening the kiln the next morning to check out the results |
2 comments:
Looks like you are getting some nice results with that little kiln of yours. I was interested to see your step by step photos of building the kiln, and it is great that it is working so well. Combining wood and oil seems like a good idea. I would love to come out sometime and see what you are up to. Some ideas about oil burners and gas burners would be most helpful. Best Wishes, P.
Thanks Peter - you're welcome to come out any time - just give me a ring when it suits. I'll email you my phone number. Cheers, Dan.
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