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You can fire a kiln with a kiln sitter to any cone lower than it's rating. Just have to buy the pyrometric bars of that cone number. Curious as to why you're buying that model though, it's only rated to cone 6, which means it will only hit cone 6 with new elements, so it's really more of a low fire or bisquing kiln.

Maybe it's just the stuff that finds me, but it's really kitschy or edgy or witty. I think a lot of the popular art right now is people feeling like they have to either make something so awful it's adorable or overly shocking/dark/depressed, and then wittiness seems to underly a lot of these themes. Thats definitely pigeonholing an entire two decades of art into a tiny narrow beam, but from what I see as popular it is usually some depressing theme, with a witty political message or something that purposely looks like vintage kitsch. I'm not a huge fan, but I do understand it and why it is popular. People be upset. Maybe a name could be the period of unrest or discomfort.

Thanks! Unfortunately they do have jarring distractions because whenever I sit down to film, my neighbors who are NEVER out, decide to do their yard work. But it's been great kind of chronicling my journey since the start of the year, and it's a lot of fun too. As far as the website goes, well I am not that into computers anymore so it's hard for me to sit down and concentrate on one, but I'll get through that eventually

I've been busy filming and editing YouTube videos. Need to get back on the mugs and bowls wagon though, so will get back to normal making soon. I also need to finish my website and get things moving on the business end, I just only have so much time in the day, someone clone me please! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRyK3g9rImtTJfaI5iGAP4w

You gotta have something worth dry cleaning to use dry cleaning plastic I have painters plastic for in the studio, but it's only really helpful if I can get to what's inside of it within a few days. The wet box just keeps everything the same moisture regardless of time, so saving up a bunch of mugs for handles day works well for me. Under plastic my mugs are too dry after just 3 days.

I cant think of a single reason, any savings in material would be offset in energy cost

Cone 10 kilns are built to fire to cone 10

That's what I mainly use it for. I'll throw mugs and pitchers and store them in wetbox all week, then attach handles on the weekend all at once. Works great! I don't have much room so I store these tote dryboxes outdoors, but a greenhouse thing sounds like a great idea for someone with room inside

Yep, Costco tote with a couple inch o plaster in the bottom. If I put them in there for a day or two after attaching handles they even out a bit

It's hard for English speakers to interpret concepts that have a name. There's nothing special about words here as a concept so it can be hard for us to understand the big deal about using a word (or phrase). And someone Japanese probably has the same difficulty understanding why westerners are so careless with the words they use. Lost in translation is a great phrase because there are concepts that are hard to explain with words, and feelings and whatnot. Japanese is really cool, they have stuff like onomatopoeia for textures and feelings and stuff, it's way beyond comprehension for me, I just try to sit back and enjoy. My wife is Japanese and I get to hear about the misuse of words a lot, she kind of understands now and can see it from the western side, our words don't carry the same brevity and we use them like they're free. I liked her article, but I think she could have done a better job of explaining why it makes her so angry.

Mine are 55 a piece and I have to buy 4 at a time, you're getting off cheap!

That's one element

Just a reminder that cone 6 is what that kiln is rated for at the top temperature. It'll only reach that temperature with new elements, it's more of a bisque/low fire kiln

It's a little beat up but not too shabby. It's a cone 6 kiln so good for bisque and low fire as is. Not sure why there's an l&l manual there if it's a Skutt.

Mugs mugs mugs. Gonna do another 45 this week and then work on some other things. Been chasing around a teapot idea for a while so we will give that a shot. In the meantime, mugs mugs mugs

Wow great! Thanks

I was just trying to say that mark loves what he does every day, and has made a life of it. As a Potter he has a pretty special opportunity to "retire" from maybe the grind of soap dishes and coffee mugs, and just make what he likes instead. I mean... Pottery is what a lot of the retired folks here have decided to focus on in retirement, so I stand by it, there's plenty of time to retire when you expire.

There will be plenty of time to retire when you're dead.

My 5 year goal is to be making more money from pottery than I do from my day job.

Heh, not direct sales! I've been contacted a few times now after posting pictures there for someone to buy mugs, I'll take it. Heck, I even have made a sale from imgur

Yeah I doubt I'll be doing a juried show any time soon, don't think I'd be getting into a show with what I have. Instagram and Reddit sales is probably more my speed for now

I like them better outdoors, maybe white boxes are too clean

Nice! We finally got some good days of weather and I finally got a little better hold on my settings.

I took them outdoors today because it was cloudy, I think this one is a little better

Oh I didnt cAtch the inkjet part, yeah I don't know of any ink that can be used in a kiln. The laser ones work because black toner is a plastic powder colored with Fe3O4. In the kiln the plastic burns out leaving only the faint oxide layer. It turns back to Fe2O3 which is red iron oxide when heated in the presence of oxygen. Inkjet printers use a tiny film to print onto paper so I dont know if it would even be possible to print oxides in ink.