SShirley Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 I'm curious about what schedule people are using for cone 6 in automatic kilns? I recently bought one, and am trying to fine-tune my firing. Some of my glazes are gloss, some are matte and my studio partner uses Coyote commercial glazes. Do we need a different schedule for each type? Thanks, Sylvia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansen Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Good question - I like to fire to cone 6 from stone cold in about 6 hours but realistically it takes me about 7-8 to get there. I cut the power, shut everything off but it will be longer than 7-8 hours before farenheit 451 (testing with a twisted piece of newsprint) then I open up the ports, plugs, and prope the lid 1/2 inch open. etc. Glaze and matte is a function of glaze chemistry not maturing point. But since you want to do Coyote's glazes what do they recommend??? h a n s e n I'm curious about what schedule people are using for cone 6 in automatic kilns? I recently bought one, and am trying to fine-tune my firing. Some of my glazes are gloss, some are matte and my studio partner uses Coyote commercial glazes. Do we need a different schedule for each type? Thanks, Sylvia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SShirley Posted July 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 That sounds a lot like the schedule I used with my old manual kiln. The Skutt rep gave me a 6 stage schedule for slow cooling to allow tiny crystals to develop for matte glazes, but I was just wondering what other people used. I have no idea what Coyote recommends, since I don't use their glazes myself. Thanks for the response. Sylvia Good question - I like to fire to cone 6 from stone cold in about 6 hours but realistically it takes me about 7-8 to get there. I cut the power, shut everything off but it will be longer than 7-8 hours before farenheit 451 (testing with a twisted piece of newsprint) then I open up the ports, plugs, and prope the lid 1/2 inch open. etc. Glaze and matte is a function of glaze chemistry not maturing point. But since you want to do Coyote's glazes what do they recommend??? h a n s e n I'm curious about what schedule people are using for cone 6 in automatic kilns? I recently bought one, and am trying to fine-tune my firing. Some of my glazes are gloss, some are matte and my studio partner uses Coyote commercial glazes. Do we need a different schedule for each type? Thanks, Sylvia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansen Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Well there is a school of thought that the bell shaped curve is the best to avoid defects, although there are those who crash cool for other reasons... then there is the peak & soak school, as well as the fire and re-fire people. So much depends on the glazes actually. h a n s e n That sounds a lot like the schedule I used with my old manual kiln. The Skutt rep gave me a 6 stage schedule for slow cooling to allow tiny crystals to develop for matte glazes, but I was just wondering what other people used. I have no idea what Coyote recommends, since I don't use their glazes myself. Thanks for the response. Sylvia Good question - I like to fire to cone 6 from stone cold in about 6 hours but realistically it takes me about 7-8 to get there. I cut the power, shut everything off but it will be longer than 7-8 hours before farenheit 451 (testing with a twisted piece of newsprint) then I open up the ports, plugs, and prope the lid 1/2 inch open. etc. Glaze and matte is a function of glaze chemistry not maturing point. But since you want to do Coyote's glazes what do they recommend??? h a n s e n I'm curious about what schedule people are using for cone 6 in automatic kilns? I recently bought one, and am trying to fine-tune my firing. Some of my glazes are gloss, some are matte and my studio partner uses Coyote commercial glazes. Do we need a different schedule for each type? Thanks, Sylvia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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