Blksheep Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) I found this kiln on marketplace for $100, the owner says he doesn't know anything about it, except that it has been covered. Can anyone tell me what kind of kiln this is (I am a noob) and based on the pics if it may work? (I know that's asking a lot!) back story: my wife and I were gifted a literal ton of ceramic molds and we want to try pouring slip, we need a kiln, but no money. Thanks for any help! Edited December 28, 2022 by Blksheep add pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulk Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Interesting! Found an ad for KILN-GARD lectro cone AUTOMATIC KILN CUT-OFF In an online "Ceramics Monthly" magazine, October 1961, so that part may be like the modern controller, also like the Kiln Sitter of yesteryear, that is, a third party part that doesn't identify the kiln for us. ...but may help in terms of what decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Walk away. In addition to all the difficulties working on that type of kiln, the money needed to get it into working condition, and the difficulty of moving it, the insulation behind the bricks may or may not be something dangerous like asbestos. Being that old, my bet is that it's something bad. Callie Beller Diesel, Kelly in AK, Pres and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 not even 100 pennies! run away, fast. Russ and Pres 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Hard pass. It’s not even worth it for the brick. Pres and Roberta12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 You have wasted to much time already just looking at it Roberta12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 blacksheep, nobody has said exactly what is wrong with this kiln. the very first thing you would have to do is lift if off the ground. will need a forklift and a great deal of skill to lift it intact. it has been sitting so long it has probably gained lots of weight from the water in the ground. i had one of these given to me years ago. the "gift" was his way of getting out of his yard. it never worked. i think i buried it when i was building the house. look for a reasonably old kiln, not anything that looks like this. a hundred dollars could buy you a smaller kiln that works depending on where you are located. Roberta12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly in AK Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 I’m no stranger to taking junk electric kilns to salvage refractories. Also no stranger to being cash strapped. I’ve built several gas kilns from abandoned electrics.@neilestrickis spot on with a kiln from this era. The insulation behind the firebrick may well be panels of asbestos. Not fun when I’ve run into that. They should be paying you to haul it off. Roberta12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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