Cherry Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 Can someone tell me what these are? They came with my used kiln, a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 They are spacers for using when you stack 2 kiln posts on top of each other to stabilize them. They get sandwiched between the posts to make them less wobbly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherry Posted September 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 Thanks. That had occurred to me but when I tried it, they actually made the stacked posts more wobbly. Guess I'll toss them back in the box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 Huh, maybe they are for something else then? Are the top of your posts a bit nubbly with bits of wash? Seems logical that is what they are if they fit the posts but maybe not? Maybe someone else has another idea. About that box, the odd bits do pile up don't they? I've got some unused L shaped right angle posts that came with an old kiln that I've never used. Hard to toss them out since I might one day need them. (probably I'm just a packrat though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazenerd Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 Min: my supplier has a section for firing beads in his store. I saw something similar to these laying there. I do not do beads, nor have I seen these before. Just a random thought.?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 They are similar to the insulators that the kiln element pigtails go through where the elements go through the kiln wall, but not quite the same. I've never seen them triangular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 Curiouser and curiouser, I thought it was just a hollow one of these but for triangular posts. It looks like the nubbin bit is on both sides hence my assumption it was for joining posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 They look familiar... My first thought was insulator, but can't be certain. The post spacer makes sense as well. Were the post you used square, round or triangular? If it was one of the first two, then it probably would make the posts more wobbly. They might only work with triangle posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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