Cavy Fire Studios Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Mine happened today. OMG. Sooooo...remember that thread a while back about me freaking out over my Fred Kiln's brain (switch block) frying? Well, I bought a new one, and my fella came over today to perform brain surgery on Fred. He was able to repair Fred beautifully (and BOY was that old switch block corroded!). So, we said a prayer to the kiln gods, put a cone in the sitter, and flipped his newly installed switch. Nothing happened. We checked Fred's cord was plugged properly into the extension, checked if the block was installed correctly, checked the wiring...nothing. I was in despair, thinking I was gonna have to buy a new bloody power cord. So, my fella asked me to fiddle with the long cord that the main cord was plugged into. OH MY GOD IT WASN'T PLUGGED INTO THE WALL. *colossal facepalm of concussive doom* The wall plug is pretty hidden behind stuff and I didn't see that it had come loose! Oh, for CRYING OUT LOUD. I am an idiot. :D Okay, now let's share our "OH DUH" moments, so I don't feel like such a rodent brain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold Howard Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 You're not alone. Surgeons write with a felt-tip marker on the limb to be operated on to make sure they work on the correct one. And I've heard of two other cases where a technician came out to work on a kiln, only to find that it was unplugged. Arnold Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 I have two kilns that I switch back and forth on the same outlet, for some reason I check everything else before I check the outlet to see why a kiln isn't working. Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 I was thinking I haven't had any derp moments recently until... I walked into my studio today to find both john britt books in a puddle next to an open window! Now both drying out, luckily they don't look too ruined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 joel, let them dry naturally. my derp, well, only one of them, came when i found my cookbook in the same state as your glaze book. since the oven was right there i......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Eberhardt Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 "Derp" moments happen to me on an hourly basis! Welcome to my world..... Most recently, I loaded and set the kiln up the night before (I like to start my firing early in the morning so I have all day to keep an eye on things) and all ready to go for first thing in the morning. Well, right there was probably my first mistake. I may be an early riser, but that doesn't always mean my mind is actually functioning at that time. So, I stumbled into the studio at 0-dark 30, made a note of the time I was turning the kiln on, turned around and set the 3-heat switches to low. Nothing! Bupkiss! No pretty red light to indicate that the kiln was on. So, I check the breaker. Nope, that was fine. Next I check the power cord. Nope, that's fine too. WTH?!?!? Then I start looking more closely at the controls. It was then that I noticed that the kiln sitter trip claw wasn't engaged. Gaaaah!!! I forgot to put a cone in the *$)(!#$## KILN!! Needless to say, I had to almost completely unload the kiln to be able to get to the sitter and pop a cone in. Yup, I am a danger to myself and others! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavy Fire Studios Posted October 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Lmao at least your derp didn't cost you $70 on a part you didn't need right that second, haha! I guess it woulda needed replacing eventually, but OMFG. I couldn't believe this whole kerfluffle was because the dumb extension cord came loose. ARGH... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldUberGoober Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 My wife and I signed up on on short notice for a salt firing workshop to be held last weekend, and since we work Cone 6 at the house, I brought home half a bag of cone 10 clay, which was about enough to make one piece each. As I always say, live dangerously - don't have a backup plan!. Being in a rush, I got too thin on the bottom and my piece cracked. Hers appeared to be nice and dry but blew out one side of the bottom during bisque. She'll have a one-sided piece, and I'll have a vase that won't hold water. We had a good time at the workshop anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrgpots Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 I had just finished throwing a nice vase. As I lifted the bat off the wheel, my phone went off. I have an emergency beep that means I "need to take this call STAT." So I set the bat on my throwing stool and answered my phone, calmed the medical storm, then sat down on my stool. The poor vase felt kind of "squishy." Jed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bciskepottery Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 I couldn't believe this whole kerfluffle was because the dumb extension cord came loose. You really don't have your kiln plugged into an extension cord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavy Fire Studios Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 It's a huge, thick cord that is connected to the wall outlet, not some puny thing. My uncle put together the whole system and is experienced in high voltage items. It's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Does the plug not have a locking lid/plug cover? The ones in the UK all get caught by the cover you have to lift up and held in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 I have three kilns and have never seen a locking lid/plug cover. Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakukuku Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 my hubby used to do computer tech support and sometimes a call came in at home. he had the most delicate ways of asking people stuff , like : "ok you have probably already checked the power supply chain to see if all elements are intact and in synch" .... read: dummy is it plugged in? yesterday someone complained about little bits of plaster coming off the wedging table and getting into her clay. i told her that would make the clay blow up. she thought i was joking. i finally convinced her to toss that clay. and once someone glaze a piece of greenware and put it in a raku firing. that was a mess. rakuku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakukuku Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 hey hubby just told me another good one - someone had plugged the power strip into itself instead of the wall!!!!! lol rakuku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavy Fire Studios Posted October 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 That...sounds like something I would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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