Daniel88888888 Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 this bust is a few inches too tall for the height of my kiln, but it would fit laying down. Assuming I lay it on its back, then his chest part which supports as well the front of the neck and face will be in the air, is there any danger of cracking/breaking? that is of course assuming that I put it in the kiln when its bone dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 Photo isn't showing on my computer. As to whether or not it will survive, generally if it can lay down without cracking due to stress then it will probably survive the bisque firing, too. However you should lay it on a dry slab of the same clay body. The slab will move/expand/contract with the bust and prevent it from catching on the shelf. What do you plan to do for the glaze firing, if anything? It's not going to be any shorter when it comes out of the bisque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel88888888 Posted December 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 Hi Neil thanks for your input, hopefully you can see the photos now, I added 2 structural supports (posts) to help support the upper clay slab (chest) which kind of hangs in the air. if you can see the photos, do you still think I should lay it on a slab? is there any fear that they will fuse together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorcery Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Fantastic work, though for some reason I feel I've seen that 8 times before! Lol! Go slow! Sorce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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