LAR

Thank you so much, new friends in this (new to me) community. I appreciate so much your help and time, and expertise. In reading various posts yesterday, I learned that cones are basically glaze (glass), so I gently broke off the melted cone. I'm wiser than yesterday, thanks to my mistakes and all of your shared knowledge. Next step for me is glazing. If you don't mind, I'll check in with y'all as I learn. Again, thanks for explaining and advising me regarding what happened, and ways to improve my outcomes. This is a fun adventure for me. Here's my first haul. Beads, glazed beads firing rack, wall art slabs, (maybe to be used as stamps on canvas too), glazed pendant firing hangers, and sculptures by grandkids, etc. Fingers crossed. LAR in CA

Hi everyone, I used the kiln I was gifted for the first time yesterday, and had some good success and some challenges. The first challenge was that the cone setter dropped and turned off kiln about 6 hours in. I manually restarted careful not to trip setter, and added about an hour to the cycle. Then I called a local expert, and she had the good sense to advise that I turn the firing off. This morning, my results on white clay were a light golden color (which is to my first-timer liking). Nothing had broken, but . . . . . the cone had melted to the setter armature. I'd like to monitor my temperature next time, and also remove the melted cone. Thankfully, I was able to easily remove the stationary peg arms. Advise?