Hi. First time posting. Hope someone can give me some insight into a question I've been struggling with.
My Ceramics class creates a large scale project using black clay, with no glazes. We first bisque the pieces at Cone 06, sand them, and then fire them again at Cone 5 (Cone 6 is stated on the box and produces a nicer black colour, but also lots of bloating).
The last time I fired at Cone 5, I used a slow bisque setting. I came back to find an error code on the kiln which basically stated that I'd overheated the control panel. Luckily everything still came out fine, but I want to avoid this happening again because I'm afraid of damaging the electronics.
I'm wondering if the length of the bisque fire caused this, and if a slow glaze fire setting would be preferable. Does it matter, considering these pieces have already been bisque fired once? Any other tips on how to avoid the panel overheating?
Firing question-- Black clay at Cone 5
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Hi. First time posting. Hope someone can give me some insight into a question I've been struggling with.
My Ceramics class creates a large scale project using black clay, with no glazes. We first bisque the pieces at Cone 06, sand them, and then fire them again at Cone 5 (Cone 6 is stated on the box and produces a nicer black colour, but also lots of bloating).
The last time I fired at Cone 5, I used a slow bisque setting. I came back to find an error code on the kiln which basically stated that I'd overheated the control panel. Luckily everything still came out fine, but I want to avoid this happening again because I'm afraid of damaging the electronics.
I'm wondering if the length of the bisque fire caused this, and if a slow glaze fire setting would be preferable. Does it matter, considering these pieces have already been bisque fired once? Any other tips on how to avoid the panel overheating?
Thanks!