SchoolArts - April 2008

Fire the passion of the next generation

It’s hard to say where the next generation of masters will come from, but they’ll surely be inspired by beauty
and nurtured by the patience and skill of dedicated teachers. Trust this fledgling talent to the same quality,
ease of use and reliability that has fired the passion of today’s masters. Legendary Skutt kilns.

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PRE-FIRING CHECK

CERAMIC PRODUC TS TEMPERATURE EQUIVALENTSHeating Rate per hour (Last 200º F/100ºC of firing)

CONE ºC ºF COLOR FIRE CLAYREACTION WARE&GLAZES

10 1285 2345 white chinabodies

9 1260 2300 stonewareclaysmature stoneware

8 1249 2280 saltglazes

7 1239 2262

6 1222 2232

5 1186 2167

Checkforandremoveany Checklidbraceandanchor. Inspectcord,plugand Inspectbrickandelements. Inspect Thermocouples.Left StartEnviroVent,KilnRoom ⁴^{1162 2124 redclaysmelt chinaglazes}

flammablematerialonor receptacle. Vacuuminsideofkilnwhen oneisnew-rightwillneed airconditioningorventfanto ³^{1152 2106}

aroundthekilnarea. neededoraboutevery20 replacingsoon. keeproomtemperature ²^{1142 2088 semi-vitreousware}

firings. below110°F. 1 1137 2079 yellow

01 1119 2046

02 1102 2016 buffclaysmature earthenware

STACKINGANDFIRING ^{03 1086 1987}

04 1063 1945

05 1031 1888 06 998 1828 redclaysmature

07 976 1789 lowfireearthenware

08 942 1728

09 920 1688 orange

010 903 1657 lowfire

011 875 1607

012 861 1582 cherryred

013 837 1539 lustreglazes

014 807 1485

015 791 1456 organicmatterburnsout chromeredglazes

016 772 1422

ApplyKilnwashtoyour Cleanglazeoffonbisque Allowaminimumclearance Placepyrometricconeson Unloadkilnsafelyator Useatemplateforaccurate ^{017 7381360dullred}

shelvestoprotectthemfrom warebottomsorusestilts of1”betweenshelvesand alllevelsofshelvingforproof ºbelow125^ºF. readingofcones,asfiring ^{018 715 1319 overglazes}

glazerunningoffyourpots torisethepotsoffthekiln andkilnwalls. offiringtemperatures. timemayvaryandcanbea 019 678 1252 colors

ontotheshelves. shelfsurface. Staggershelvesformore Allow5”extracirculation ffectedbytheloadofthe 0206261159 enamels

evenheatdistribution. betweenshelvesandandkiln wareandvoltagevariances. 021 600 1112

^{wallsforlargeflatpieces.}022 586 1087 dehydrationbegins

KILNMASTER CONE 04 BISQUE WITH 2 HOUR PREHEAT

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