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Robert Coyle
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- Santa Fe, NM
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Home grown Kiln controller
Started this discussion. Last reply by Marina Reijsmeijer (Kleierij) Jan 13, 2016. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Hi Cone sixers:I am working on a Java based ceramic kiln controller. I have a proto roughed out that works through an Arduino and a solid state relay. I have implemented control logic but I could use…Continue
cratering problem
Started this discussion. Last reply by Robert Coyle Jul 15, 2013. 4 Replies 0 Likes
This is a modification of a glaze from Glazes Cone 6 by M Bailey It gives a real nice matt blue break where thick and matt green where thin. My problem is that it always looks fine on the test tiles…Continue
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- What is your experience with ceramics in general. (Long answer encouraged)
- I have been working with ceramics for about 15 years I am retired and like to experiment with glazes and mixing other media with the piece.
- What is your current involvement with electric fired ceramics? (long answer encouraged)
- I do not produce many pieces during the year. I mostly try different glazes and decoration and fire when I have a kiln full. I fire to cone 5 oxidation.
- All our content is viewable by the public. Why do you want to be a member, when you can already see everything as a non-member?
- Exchange of ideas with other potters firing cone 6 oxidation
- Where do you work on your ceramics projects?
- home studio
- Do you have your own, or participate in other ceramics Websites:
- http://RavenTreeStudios.com
- How did you find this network?
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thermo readings
Posted on March 12, 2016 at 2:11pm 8 Comments 2 Likes
Well this is pretty annoying... Just for laughs I compared a brand new K thermocouple with the one in my kiln. The one in the kiln still has lots of metal fused at the junction so i figured that they would be pretty much the same.
SURPRISE! one read 34.6 mv and the other 36.4mv. So I thought i would try a third as a tie breaker... 33.9 mv. The third one was just a wire probe rather than the beefy kiln probes. but it was a K. type
we're talking about a 300 deg F+ spread at…
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I change the slide show from time to time. Currently it is showing a random collection of 100 slides from the entire library of over 5000 photos. By mathematical odds, most of them will not be the latest posted. It does show photos that newer members are likely not to have seen.