Bill Kielb
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Bill Kielb got a reaction from Hulk in We closed today! We have keys and remotes; tomorrow we'll start moving things from st
Nice!
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Bill Kielb reacted to Honeyhas6 in We came across a brand new Skutt KS 1027 3 phase. My husband is converting it to sing
Thank you Bill Kielb. This is exactly what he needed to know. He hated to spend almost $200 and he figured he had everything to do it.
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Bill Kielb got a reaction from Honeyhas6 in We came across a brand new Skutt KS 1027 3 phase. My husband is converting it to sing
Yes, many have done it. The secret (if there is any) is they really only withdraw a very tiny amount of kiln air (which is all that is needed) which is mixed mostly with room air so the fan and piping can never overheat. The hole drilled into the kiln is on the order of one or two 1/4” holes, so fairly small and can be plugged up easily with ordinary kiln patch if you ever have a reason.
Here is an old video of me doing it and comparing the result with a manufactured system. https://youtu.be/etpa2Pc9Hug. Please note we added a vent above the kiln just to eliminate wax smell which downdrafts don’t capture. This allowed us to use a fan that cools itself. If you use a similar fan, or really any fan for that matter, you will need to make sure it has enough room air to keep itself cool. No more than approx. 110 degrees
My guess - he will find it easy.
If you desire to remove the heat produced by the kiln as well, he will need to design on the order of 400-600 cfm with a hood above to remove most of it. At that point you will likely need to ensure you have sufficient makeup air from outdoors as well.
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Bill Kielb got a reaction from Min in Bill I would like to know your plans or have you make a gas kiln recorder like the on
I have made several and depending upon the familiarity of the end user have created several for studios that plan to teach or schools. Our policy has been to provide assistance in the build and the software already written with minor customization as long as it advances the ceramic arts. In other words, no charge license for single use forever, open architecture so the end user can learn to modify on their own if they wish.
How comfortable are you with the build part?
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Bill Kielb got a reaction from Hulk in Hi Donna! May I suggest you post your question to the "Studio Operations and Making W
The v6CF defaults to about 120 degrees per hour in the last 250 degrees of firing in cone fire mode. so their built in cone table will say 2232 I believe. I just replied with a post detailing some simple questions and we can send her the basic V6Cf technical setup. It’s pretty easy and since she is close likely will help correct the situation.
she will need to get familiar with fast glaze, slow glaze, etc..... as well
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