suz davis

@neilestrick @Rockhopper thank you both!! i have just been putting the cone in the sitter without paying much attention to its position. if you don't know, now you know. thank you again!

rockhopper, i honestly don't know. what is the correct placement for the sitter cone?

thanks min, i'll give it go! hi babs! the rod looks amazing for its age. not thin or pointy. i recently recalibrated the sitter...it might need another adjustment though. thank you for your suggestions! suz : )

hulk, thank you!! i really appreciate your response. lots of info - i have so much to learn!

min: thanks for your reply! my kiln has about 3 cubic ft of space. i had two sets of cones on different shelves; one set towards the back, and one set in front of the peep. they ended up with the same deformation.

hi pres, thank you! i did a bit of research and you are correct. the firing temps of self supporting and small cones are different. the pictures show my latest firing. i used an 05 small cone in the sitter. and 05, 06, 07 self supporting witness cones. my goal was to get a true cone 06. i'm wondering why the cone 05 witness cone didn't bend, since i used a small 05, but the 06 witness cone was over. is my kiln firing almost 1 cone lower? how would i correct that? i have got myself confused i think. it does show that i didn't have the sitter cone properly placed. thank you again! suz

hello : ) i have a 43 year old manual kiln. my kiln seems to be underfiring. when i bisque fire to 06, my sitter cone looks perfect at 90°. however, my witness cones tell a different story. the 07 cone looks correctly bent. the 06 cone is at 45°. the 05 cone has only changed in color with no bending. since it appeared to be underfiring, i adjusted my kiln sitter. bisque fired again with similar results. so i decided to put an 05 cone in the sitter in hopes that the witness cones; 05, 06, 07; would bend correctly, aiming for cone 06. the results showed the 07 and 06 cones almost completely bent and melted, with the 05 cone changed in color and slightly bent. the 05 sitter cone was almost over fired, i think. still with me? my question is, wouldn't the 05 witness cone be more bent since i used a 05 sitter cone? i've attached a couple of photos: thanks for your time!

thank you!! i inspected the rod and it looks good! i was finally able to persuade the set screw. the plate was off, close to 1/16", which is probably why it's been underfiring! i am testing it out now and will check it regularly as it gets close to time. thank you both so much for your help!!

thanks for your reply! my kiln sitter doesn't have a timer. it's model k, i believe. i am using the gauge to help with the adjustment. i will definitely look into what you're describing! i babysit my sitter, especially when it's close to time and check my cones. definitely don't want to overfire!

it seems my kiln has been underfiring. i am trying to turn the set screw on the trigger plate of my kiln sitter but it won't budge. it's now soaking in blaster goo. this is a lefty loosey, correct? any suggestions to free it up? thanks!

thanks, and yes, 24 amps.

thank you so much!!! way cheaper than the one even-heat has!

hello : ) i have an old gare manual kiln 1818 that needs a new switch. i've been in touch with even-heat, since they now handle gare kilns, but they no longer have them. they have something that will work, it's not ideal though. i am hoping someone has an extra switch...fingers crossed!