Equipment Use and Repair

3,267 topics in this forum

1. Refractory type used in Thermo-Lite kiln?

   By Pluton, April 7
   • 1 reply
   • 52 views
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   • neilestrick
   • April 8

2. Econo-Kiln K14

   By JacksonW, April 7
   • 1 reply
   • 32 views
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   • neilestrick
   • April 8

3. Down Draft kiln questions

   By Burnt Earth, February 7
   • 16 replies
   • 315 views
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   • neilestrick
   • April 8

4. Paragon ERROR CODE FTH

   By Donegal, April 4
   • 6 replies
   • 68 views
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   • Donegal
   • April 4

5. Opinions on buying a cheap, old automatic gas kiln? (Concerns on HV burner noise, repairs etc.)

   By krknn, April 4
   • 3 replies
   • 62 views
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   • Bill Kielb
   • April 4

6. soda firing Soda firing in ceramic fibre kiln?

   By Twitchy, February 14   

   • ceramic fibre
   • high zirconia coating
   • 10 replies
   • 252 views
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   • Ben Eberle
   • April 4

7. Buying a used kiln, how do I know if it’s worth it?

   By Samantha465, March 23
   • 5 replies
   • 137 views
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   • Ben Eberle
   • April 4

8. Orton AFX controller displaying F-1 message

   By Melbelle, March 31
   • 2 replies
   • 73 views
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   • PeterH
   • April 2

9. If you could do it all over again – kiln shelves recommendations for a beginner? (yes, this is another post on shelves) 1 2

   By moonari, June 29, 2022
   • 25 replies
   • 2.3k views
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   • neilestrick
   • April 1

10. Used Brent Slab Roller

    By Lucy1980, March 27
    • 3 replies
    • 106 views
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    • Mark C.
    • March 30

11. Early Brent Wheels

    By Mark C., March 29
    • 0 replies
    • 75 views
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    • Mark C.
    • March 29

12. Rusty Pug 1 2

    By Retxy, February 27
    • 30 replies
    • 490 views
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    • Retxy
    • March 28

13. Brent Model A Splash Pans

    By Santino2020, April 6, 2023
    • 4 replies
    • 152 views
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    • vastglassylake
    • March 28

14. Thoughts on this Cress Fx23P

    By Kylie, March 27   

    • kiln
    • cress kiln
    • 2 replies
    • 72 views
    • 
    • neilestrick
    • March 28

15. Lockerman

    By Lockerman, March 27   

    • pottery wheel
    • 1 reply
    • 45 views
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    • neilestrick
    • March 28

16. Replacing bearings in a Cowley wheel

    By alicesp, March 26
    • 3 replies
    • 74 views
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    • Hulk
    • March 27

17. Temperature vs heatwork - Kiln setting

    By Edda, February 26
    • 3 replies
    • 139 views
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    • Babs
    • March 26

18. How to control old kiln

    By Mollymoo, March 22
    • 9 replies
    • 167 views
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    • Babs
    • March 25

19. What's up with Dolan Tools?

    By Pyewackette, November 14, 2023
    • 3 replies
    • 331 views
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    • Michelle Stroud Ceramics
    • March 24

20. Paragon Touch N Fire DTC 800C ERR1 message

    By lazyj23, March 20
    • 6 replies
    • 109 views
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    • Kelly in AK
    • March 23

21. Old Clay boss Wheel making noise

    By Dizzygirl, January 13   

    • wheel noise
    • clay boss
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • wheel noise
      • clay boss
      • wheel scraping
      • wheel maintenance
    • 17 replies
    • 301 views
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    • Mark C.
    • March 22

22. X14 kiln paragon

    By Madschap, March 19   

    • vintage kiln
    • vintage
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • vintage kiln
      • vintage
      • paragon
      • test kiln
      • maintenance
      • fix
    • 6 replies
    • 84 views
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    • neilestrick
    • March 20

23. Firing in my house - need to vent?

    By missyjayne, March 18
    • 3 replies
    • 93 views
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    • neilestrick
    • March 19

24. J.J. Cress Company Electric Kiln

    By Sheri Floyd, January 9, 2023
    • 6 replies
    • 607 views
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    • Nixwood
    • March 19

25. Broken belt on wheel ruining work

    By Ryleigh, March 10
    • 3 replies
    • 119 views
    • 
    • Ryleigh
    • March 19