Marcia Selsor Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 I used some great pieces of styrofoam that a friend gave me. I intended to use them for carving forms but didn't get to that yet. I have a friend making a cart with 1/4# and diamond steel as Mark suggested. Plan on sliding the kiln onto the cart which will be the same height. Very happy to have the solutions to this nightmare.This is a 20 cu ft. electric kiln which I love.It is an Olympic but souped up by Axner with ITC on bricks and element. Super insulated.Three braces...two the length and one the depth.Weighs 500 lbs. without the lid. I put a heavy duty lining of thick corrugated cardboard inside. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Did you consider using big balloons inside the kiln? 36" Balloons 60" Balloons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bciskepottery Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Did you consider using big balloons inside the kiln? 36" Balloons 60" Balloons Only if you have an air compressor or inflator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Or fill of hot air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 You really shouldn't need any bracing inside. It won't hurt to have it, but as long as the outer body bands are good and tight so the bricks can't wiggle, the bricks can't fall inward. New kilns don't ship with any sort of interior supports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted December 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 It's a solid wrap of steel. Thanks Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 You really shouldn't need any bracing inside. It won't hurt to have it, but as long as the outer body bands are good and tight so the bricks can't wiggle, the bricks can't fall inward. New kilns don't ship with any sort of interior supports. Anybody want to buy a slightly used jumbo balloon? Used only once and still in perfect condition. No offer to small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted December 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 This is 11 years old. The outside has some rust spotting, but not too serious. I am just concerned about the size and handling it. Once it is on its own steel cart, I will quit worrying. We have to move it out of the kiln shed to a raised bed on cinderblocks covered with plywood, up a slight ramp in through my studio and out to the drive way through double doors, up the ramp to the carrier. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted December 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 I'm thinking I could put my exercise ball into my small electric. My test kiln is not a worry. Getting excited . Slab roller and extruder disassembled and ready to load. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 When you put the kilns into the moving truck, set them on a sheet or two of insulating sheet foam- the pink or blue stuff you can get at the hardware store. If the floor slab is separate from the walls, set the slab on top of the kiln with a sheet of foam separating them. Strap everything so they can't slide around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayjay Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 What's the best way to protect the lid? I can imagine that bouncing around in the back of a vehicle can't be good for it, more so with a big oval kiln. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted December 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 I have sheets of white insulating foam. Thanks, Neil. I was going to set the lid on plywood in place. Maybe I should use the foam. And sand which tight.. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 What's the best way to protect the lid? I can imagine that bouncing around in the back of a vehicle can't be good for it, more so with a big oval kiln. Just leave it on the kiln. Or you can unhook it form the hinge and set it on top of the kiln with a layer of foam board in between. Then strap it all together. L&L ships theirs fully assembled with the floor slab on top on foam, and just some foam padding between the kiln and box, all on a pallet. I've never had freight damage other than the kiln getting hit with a forklift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted December 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 It is going in a pod. the lid probably weighs 100 pounds if the total was 595. it is off and safely resting on styrofoam. I'll secure it once it is on the pod. . marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 http://www.harborfreight.com/400-lb-capacity-1-in-x-15-ft-ratcheting-tie-downs-4-pc-61524.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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