GiselleNo5 Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 I peek, through the peep at the peak as it glows. Looking for the cones, where are they! Who knows. JOEL!! How did you get all that stuff in your signature? I'm going to find out. Brb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugaboo Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 I don't call it peeking. It's Not, it's checking, NOT PEEKING, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. I have no problem waiting until it hits 299F before I start considering it. But manage to wait until 250F before I even think about propping the lid and CHECKING the top shelf. I can usually hold off until 200-225F, usually. I haven't heard any pings but the quartz inversion around the 400F mark keeps me from even thinking about it before it drops below 300F. It takes right at 8 hours to fire to cone 6 for me and then about 18 hours to cool down enough to unload. The last 50 degrees are a killer though to wait through. I never thought about getting a flash light and looking at the stuff through the peep holes! I need to find one now and put it next to the kiln so I can give it a shot, feel like I've been missing out on something! T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 GUilty I peek on the way up to see the glaze melt, am guilty of peeking all over the place, used to fire on colour sometimes so that is my excuse.....thermocouple seemed a bit dodgy in the gas kiln I had. Diesel Clay, you may come from a long line of potters who have evolved in a way that grows that cowlick at that angle as a safety device, nothing like the smell of burning hair to "ease" you away from the heat source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 I peek, through the peep at the peak as it glows. Looking for the cones, where are they! Who knows. JOEL!! How did you get all that stuff in your signature? I'm going to find out. Brb. It took me a little bit of messing around to figure it out. The general principle is you image link to the facebook or whatever image icon and then wrap(write url code) around the image code. If this makes no sense, here is the code from my signature. You can see the first url section in square brackets linking to my stuff, then the img square bracket where I googled the logos and the closing url square bracket after the image. [img=http://i0.wp.com/ajournalofmusicalthings.com/wp-content/uploads/YouTube-logo-full_color.png?resize=50%2C50] [img=http://www.victoria.ac.nz/assets/images/fb_logo.png] [img=http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/i/n/instahack.png?1] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazenerd Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 Think I will have to cancel my membership in this forum: did not realize I was chatting with a bunch of peekers. Nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta12 Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 well, since so many others have confessed, yes, I do peek. About 400 but then I close it. for 30 minutes, then peek again. and on and on until 200. it's a bad habit, I know. ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyne Schoenmann Posted April 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 I had to smile, giggle, and also laugh out loud reading all the answers. I love you guys!! I should have told you that I have an electric kiln, front loader, with a programmable controller. So no cones and no peekhole (and no flashlight) for me. If I had a peekhole I wouldn't have asked. Of course I would peek! But in an electric or gas kiln without peephole? Marci?? So I rearrange my question: what is the highest temp you opened a kiln? John: thank you for the Japanese lesson. I'd love to visit Japan one day together with you. Is there a woodfire conference we could attend together? Info: I will be in Korea from tomorrow until April 20th. Pres was so kind to say yes for taking over the QOTW for 2 weeks. Thank you Pres! See you soon again. We are already a small QOTW-Community. I love that. Thank you all for your contribution! Evelyne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 JOEL, it is obvious that you have too much time on your hands and an almost unhealthy interest in computers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazenerd Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 Evelyne: I will confess that I have completely opened the lid on my little test kiln(1/4SF) at 2230F. Always wondered what hell looks like- now I know. The brick was shot and needed replaced: so I figured I would finish it off. For the record: I strongly advise you do not attempt this at home. I have a pair of smelter gloves that go up to my elbows. Not uncommon for me to peak around 600F- but bear in mind that is only when I am running tests. So I will accept the golden globe for the highest peak-peek. So how high have the rest of you PP'ed? Nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 Well until I had daily readings with the Fahrenheiters, I always , from reading re crucial temp times for the clay stuff we work with, peeked and cracked the kiln around 200deg.C. Then ALL of you say no.no, no. Have been known to drive to town with the faint small of browning newspaper which I wrapped my pots in, and yes with the odd ping, but never severe results. Now with my newly acquired pottery knowledge, which I totally disregard on many occasions, I try not to do this. Great advice from Mark, go make more pots, has done it for me. My new kiln takes soooo long to cool down compared to my fibre gas, dead now, and old thin bricked kiln, that I walk away and leave it to do its thing. SOunds sooooo cooool on paper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewV Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 The hottest? Maybe 370°C. There isn't much to see above 700°C and I would strictly avoid the range between 650°C down to 400°C. Opening the top peephole makes the lid handle too hot to touch. Opening them up makes it easier to have just one peek! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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