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  1. Thanks for the comment Min. I'm familiar with segments you mentioned, and understand there's no "one size fits all" for a slow cooling routine; so to try and bound the context of my question I'm limiting myself to the Skutt "cool" function which only allows for a single segment. So my question really has two parts: Is there a good single segment cooling function? What does that look like in practice when entering it on the controller? The goal here is really just a test run and to dip my toes before writing custom firing / cooling segments. I've spent the majority of my years firing wood kilns so wrapping my head around surface effects in an electric kiln is the path I'm on. ------------------------- And thanks for the eye candy Peter, I'd been looking at that article and it was definitely a motivator to test out slower cooling!
  2. Hello all, I have a Skutt KM1027-3 which still has the optional "slow" cooling parameter that can be appended to the firing schedule. When activate this function will take 3 parameters: Rate, Temp, and Hold. I am wondering if anyone here can give me any advice or suggestions for what those three values should be? This will be my first time using this function in this kiln so any guidance would be appreciated. I am doing a ^6 fire and am interested in exploring the effect of a slower cool on the glazes. Thanks in advance.
  3. So I ended up passing on this for a few reasons. Ultimately it came down to money but that was driven by the heating element layout for this kiln. The center of the kiln has substantial (at least based on it's overall size) zone with no elements creating an kiln that's larger than it should be for the power it can deliver. I'm still on the hunt myself, but would say based on my research and the very sage advice of people on this forum (thanks Neil!), that unless you've got a monster of a deal on the kiln it's not a long haul investment.
  4. Hi Neil, thanks for the reply and your comments. Based on what I've found for kilns sharing this model number (not the "P" specifically but other FX-23s) it will fire to ^10 (Max. No. of Cone / Max. Temperature 10 / 2350 ºF). Amperage on the panel is 100, 30 on the breaker--how does all that strike you?
  5. Quick follow up: I've just gotten an image of the kiln and it seems like it might be a little worse for wear, but I'm not totally sure. I'll attach an image but there is some cracking on the floor and some of the coils look a bit loose. I'd appreciate any advice the community has about the state, questions to ask or issues to look for, and any impact on price or reliability those things might have.
  6. Hello all, I'm looking at purchasing a used Cress FX-23 P electric kiln and wondering if anyone has experience with this model? It's just shy of $500 which seems a fair price(?). I'm planning to use it primarily as a bisque kiln, perhaps with a few ^6 fires thrown in for fun. It seems like a sound buy from a company that is still active but if anyone has experiences (good or bad) I'm all ears. Also if anyone can spot check me on this: I had a 240v outlet installed sometime ago for an electric dryer and I'm thinking we can re-purpose that for the kiln (it's asking for 220v and 25amps on the face-plate)--seem sound? Thanks!
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