ronfire Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 I have an older Skutt kiln and the peep hole are worn so that the plugs are loose. Can I make some plugs for the holes i do not intend to peek in out of an old kiln brick and insert them. I would not plan to remove them during firing , most likely would only do the bottom 3 holes.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 Just make them from a soft brick(k23) in a tapered cone shape like a small highway cone. You can still use them if you need to see in. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 you can use bricks as mentioned above. You can mix a lot of sawdust into clay and make some plugs to fit. slow bisque them first or make them hollow with an open end. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay lover Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 I have a somewhat different issue with loose peep plugs. The raccoons take them out and carry them out into the woods behind the studio. It's like being on an Easter egg hunt, but I always find them if I walk far enough. I wish I could see this happening and I always get a laugh when I see it has happened again. I do keep a couple of extras around, just in case. They don't seem to have a any interest in the stilts, but did once manage to take a full 2 lb. coffee can of glaze up and over the farm fence behind the kiln area. That had to have been a group effort, since the lid was not off the still full can when I found it, several yards behind the studio!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerdry Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 Clay lover, if raccoons are getting into your studio, they must be making quite a mess! There must be some way to critter proof your structure...or is it open air. And, I gotta ask, how do you know it's raccoons? (The glaze container makes me wonder...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay lover Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 The kiln is outside the studio in a very large,covered concrete area. the spray booth is also in that area, that's how they got the excess glaze bucket. There have been raccoons in the outside shed for years, but not inside my studio. I keep water for them and when they have babies, I put out food for them, they are the most cute things ever and are very used to us. I have not had any damage over the years and often see their little feet prints on things. The day the glaze can went traveling, there were masses of prints, funny to try and interpret. I wish I could set out a wet slab and get them to dance in it, what a neat pots that could make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 thank you for the idea! not the raccoon prints (which is a great idea), but the idea that the things that disappear have been moved by raccoons. not that i have simply forgotten where i put my glasses, the keys, the remote, the phone, the book i was reading, the pots i was packing, the camera, the dog leash, the................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantay Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Layover, You must not have rabies in the world where you live. You can buy generic peep hole covers for $1.75 at most any ceramic shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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