Forum: Pottery
August 13th 06, 04:39 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 6
Views: 786
Looking for a kiln
wrote :
We are in Ks.
I'm pretty sure that from Kansas the shipping would be equal to or
greater than the price. But thanks for responding.
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Forum: Pottery
August 5th 06, 02:11 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,180
Homemade propane nozzle?
wrote in message
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it dawned on me Bill that you're thinking of a propane bottle torch,
like that used in brazing...
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Forum: Pottery
August 5th 06, 12:46 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,180
Homemade propane nozzle?
Err... substitute "venturi" for "Bernoulli"
BTW, I did just find one interesting page,
http://www.combust.com.au/catalog/detail/burners/burners.htm
"Bill DeWitt" wrote in...
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Forum: Pottery
August 5th 06, 12:35 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,180
Homemade propane nozzle?
"Richard Kaszeta" wrote :
I must ask, however, why?
Thanks for your response, Richard.
As I am working with a ridiculously small 2 in. sq. (8 cu in) kiln, I
was...
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Forum: Pottery
August 4th 06, 09:41 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,180
Homemade propane nozzle?
I have seen some intricate plans for black iron nozzles but I wonder if
anyone knows of pages with any information about the -how- and -why- of
propane nozzle design. I'm wondering if I could shape...
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Forum: Pottery
August 3rd 06, 09:32 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 6
Views: 786
Looking for a kiln
"m" wrote in message
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Bill, I recommend building it: http://www.m2crafts.ca/kiln.html
With a smaller kiln, the...
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Forum: Pottery
August 3rd 06, 09:32 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 6
Views: 786
Looking for a kiln
"DKat" wrote :
You should have lots of pottery studios or schools near you
I would have thought that too, but it appears not to be the case.
They might...
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Forum: Pottery
August 3rd 06, 05:30 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 6
Views: 786
Looking for a kiln
Hi folks,
My planned purchase of a used kiln fell through, so I am thinking about
buying a new one. If no one minds, I would like to pick some brains here
before I commit.
I have seen the...
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Forum: Pottery
July 26th 06, 03:35 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 8
Views: 769
Fire Clay?
"DKat" wrote in message
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Does anyone know what happens to cement blocks/bricks in a firing (pit
fire
for example)?
Thermal...
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Forum: Pottery
July 25th 06, 04:11 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 8
Views: 769
Fire Clay?
"Bob Masta" wrote :
I don't know about the Portland cement mix, but if you are trying
to make firebricks to build a kiln, I suspect you would be better
off just using the...
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Forum: Pottery
July 25th 06, 12:34 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 8
Views: 769
Fire Clay?
Hi Steve...
"Steve Mills" wrote :
That sounds very much like the stuff used normally for fireplace
setting.
A later call to the owner of the...
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Forum: Pottery
July 25th 06, 01:17 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 8
Views: 769
Fire Clay?
My local brickyard has bags of something called "Fire clay" which they
instruct me to mix with portland cement to make a fire brick. I suspect that
this is wrong (or useful only for fireplaces). My...
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Forum: Pottery
July 16th 06, 03:55 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 4
Views: 944
Test Kiln?
"Urbana" wrote in message
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Dear Bill,
You should make a cone pack and put it in there so you can know to
what...
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Forum: Pottery
July 15th 06, 08:12 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 4
Views: 944
Test Kiln?
In my process of trying to test out the wild clay I spoke about earlier, I
have built a small test kiln. It has changed shape several times in two
days, but the basic premise is a two inch cube of...
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Forum: Pottery
July 14th 06, 03:20 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 4
Views: 568
Wild clay?
"Janet Price" wrote :
The glaze wasn't
great, a greenish brown. It was a fun project, however.
I don't know how this is going to turn out yet, but the unfired color...
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Forum: Pottery
July 13th 06, 02:51 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 4
Views: 568
Wild clay?
"Bob Masta" wrote in message
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On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:08:32 -0400, "Bill DeWitt"
wrote:
I have...
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Forum: Pottery
July 13th 06, 12:08 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 4
Views: 568
Wild clay?
I have found some clay near my home, but it is sandy and grey. Is it of
any use and/or is there a way to clean it up somewhat?
TIA
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Forum: Knots
July 3rd 06, 08:07 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 6
Views: 412
Essential knots
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Also, let's assume the very basics are givens and not to be
included in the list (overhand, square, half hitch, etc.)
I have seen this question before and...
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