Terra Cotta: My musings on...and resulting actions with.

[leatherback]

You could have made a bunch of ribs, a pork butt and brisket if that was a smoker. Sorry, that's just how I think. Carry on, good luck.

I am sure our sponge can rig it so that the heat coming from the oven heats a smoker!

 

[HorseloverFat]

17.5 hrs in... not sure how much propane i have left.

 

[sorce]

Good morning feller!

Waiting for that report!

I'm mad proud of you for hanging in that long! It only gets easier from here!

Sorce

 

[HorseloverFat]

At about 19.5 hours.. the cone hadn’t fallen, but I was running low..

so I “called it” ...
some results.. but it looks like the ones that “partially glazed” last time didn’t work as well.

We readjust... and try again.. but with different pieces.

 

[HorseloverFat]

I’ll adjust my “tools”... patch my kiln..

And try a run with THIS guy next.

 

[sorce]

No pyrometer yet?

Crucial. You gotta be reading your climb.

Cones melt at all?

Sorce

 

[HorseloverFat]

No pyrometer yet?

Crucial. You gotta be reading your climb.

Cones melt at all?

Sorce

No.. and no.

 

[HorseloverFat]

So I wanted to completely understand my shortcomings/errors of procedure before moving on..

Inspired by conversations here on “oxidation” and “reduction” fires, I decided to do a little more investigation into fuel/air ratios...

And I’m quite embarrassed to report that I was firing almost EXACTLY “backwards”... which explains a lot..

We learn.. and learn some more.

 

[HorseloverFat]

So I’m trying again tomorrow, armed with this realization..

Still no pyrometer.. any suggestions on them “bad boys”?

 

[HorseloverFat]

This is it heating up...all “doofy”-looking.

 

[sorce]

any suggestions on them “bad boys”?

Get one!

Sorce

 

[HorseloverFat]

Get one!

Sorce

I mean like a stand inside unit.. or an IR?

 

[ABCarve]

So I wanted to completely understand my shortcomings/errors of procedure before moving on..

Inspired by conversations here on “oxidation” and “reduction” fires, I decided to do a little more investigation into fuel/air ratios...

And I’m quite embarrassed to report that I was firing almost EXACTLY “backwards”... which explains a lot..

We learn.. and learn some more.

You know the old ceramics guys can tell temperature from the color inside the kiln. I’m old but not one of those old ceramic guys

 

[HorseloverFat]

You know the old ceramics guys can tell temperature from the color inside the kiln. I’m old but not one of those old ceramic guys

AHAHA!! I can note DIFFERENCES in color based SOLELY on MY experiences with this kiln... but that and a dollar’ll get me a coffee.

 

[ABCarve]

AHAHA!! I can note DIFFERENCES in color based SOLELY on MY experiences with this kiln... but that and a dollar’ll get me a coffee.

Experience starts when you begin.......... You're on your way. Safe travels and I'll have a short latte!

 

[sorce]

I mean like a stand inside unit.. or an IR?

Inside. But whatever you can afford! There is a four zone one for mad cheap.

Sorce

 

[HorseloverFat]

Inside. But whatever you can afford! There is a four zone one for mad cheap.

Sorce

Where? I’m bad at “inter-web” stuff.

 

[HorseloverFat]

Started my fire at 8.. keeping the base blue/light blue oxygen rich for a GOOD while.

 

[HorseloverFat]

Or... Oxygen Richard, if you will.



2 hours in...

It is a tad bright to get “Spy” pictures.

 

[sorce]

I have this yellow circled, works, but garbage. Gotta take the battery in out or it dies.

Can't use the red x thermocouple. Gotta use the green circled one. K type. They are usually sold separately.

Like $15 for a thermocouple.

Sorce