oldlady Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 there is a small kiln advertised with no technical info and it might serve as a test kiln if i can get any info about it. anybody know anything????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 a quick google search turned up Norman Kilns went out of business years ago but this place services them: http://www.brooklynkilnworks.com/repair.html so maybe they could tell you more about them if you have the model number??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted August 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 thanks, min Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Call them. Servicing is one thing, being able to get parts quickly and easily another. If you want to save yourself some headache in the future, only buy a brand that is still in business, or that someone else is still supplying parts for. For instance, Paragon has Duncan parts, and Euclids makes elements for Knight kilns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted August 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 thank you, neil, sound and practical advice as always. the kiln in question is a tiny one, interior space only 6x6 or so. i only want a test kiln for colors and maybe a bisque mold in raku clay. it was used many years ago by a woman who wanted to make tiles. she is including 129 bisqued tiles in a box with the kiln for $100. as soon as i agreed to buy it from her, a new ad popped up for a paragon that looks only slightly bigger, is closer and would be a better fit for me. but it is $200. it is called a china painter's kiln and the ad has no info. went from no choices to too many. and a beautiful picture of a duncan pro. for 120. much bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Always check the peak temperature on those small kilns. Many of them were made just for china painting and other low fire processes, so they won't go to cone 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 thanks, neil, i looked up the china painters kiln and found it only goes to 1650. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark miller Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Thank you all I was just given a Norman Electric Kiln, Model T-8, Phase 1, 115 V, 14 amp, mfg 6/81. Interior 7" × 7" × 6". Kilns Supply &Service Corp., Port Chester, NY, 10573. I know nothing about it yet but I will soon. I'm going to start fusing glass tiles with it. I'll let you know how it works out and if I can use it for some perpous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nfost Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Hey I just got one of these I have never used a kiln. Do you have more info about this? I want to just plug it in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kielb Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Nfost said: Hey I just got one of these I have never used a kiln. Do you have more info about this? I want to just plug it in! Last post in this was 2017 so Mark Miller might not be looking at this. You can try and PM him if he is still on the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted April 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 mine went to a friend who did not mind the tiny interior so i never used it. i know she had it inspected and repaired if needed by the Kiln Doctor, front royal, va. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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