Amanda Hummes

Thanks for the advice Neil. But I'm 100% sure that the pieces were completely dry. They were produced 1 month ago. Yes, I will definitely preheat for the next firings. But if this problem persists, do you suggest contacting a technician? thank you again. Amanda

Hello @neilestrick! Oh big explosions! The pieces literally exploded completely. My first thought was: - probably the temperature range up too fast? but on the second firing it happened again and I think maybe it's a cooling problem? Today I will do a glaze firing test with the pieces that have survived the last 2x bisque firings. Thank you, Amanda

Thank you so much Pres! I'm so excited to be here sharing knowledge and thoughts about the ceramic process! thanks for the tip =)

Thank you so much for your answer Kelly! I will definitely try to use a pre-heat program. By the way, I don't have a vent, so I keep my first peephole open. With a pre-heat program, should I continue like this? Or do you suggest anything else? Also thought it might be a coolingdown issue but let's see the next chapter Lol. thank you again!

Hello guys! I finally got my first kiln. It's a Skutt electric kiln. I have already did 2x bisque firings and unfortunately it was not a success. I programmed my bisque firing using CONE 04 - NO PRE-HEAT - NO HOLD, and for the second time I lost large pieces that I put in the same place inside the kiln. Any tips or suggestions for my third firing? What should I do to not lose some pieces again? Thank you, Amanda! =)