Equipment Use and Repair

3,265 topics in this forum

1. Paragon ERROR CODE FTH

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

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

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

3. soda firing Soda firing in ceramic fibre kiln?

   By Twitchy, February 14   

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

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

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

5. Orton AFX controller displaying F-1 message

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

6. 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
   • 2.2k views
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   • neilestrick
   • April 1

7. Used Brent Slab Roller

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

8. Early Brent Wheels

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

9. Rusty Pug 1 2

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

10. Brent Model A Splash Pans

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

11. Thoughts on this Cress Fx23P

    By Kylie, March 27   

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

12. Lockerman

    By Lockerman, March 27   

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

13. Replacing bearings in a Cowley wheel

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

14. Temperature vs heatwork - Kiln setting

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

15. How to control old kiln

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

16. What's up with Dolan Tools?

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

17. Paragon Touch N Fire DTC 800C ERR1 message

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

18. 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
    • 281 views
    • 
    • Mark C.
    • March 22

19. 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
    • 75 views
    • 
    • neilestrick
    • March 20

20. Firing in my house - need to vent?

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

21. J.J. Cress Company Electric Kiln

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

22. Broken belt on wheel ruining work

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

23. Old potters wheel identification/repair

    By Mike Danton, March 19
    • 0 replies
    • 54 views
    • 
    • Mike Danton
    • March 19

24. building kilns Kiln build from scratch 1 2

    By Jeryko, April 20, 2020   

    • kiln
    • controller
    • 32 replies
    • 5.7k views
    • 
    • MarkTilles
    • March 18

25. Kiln switched itself off

    By jcwilson, March 15
    • 3 replies
    • 73 views
    • 
    • jcwilson
    • March 17