MeganFord Posted August 28, 2023 Report Share Posted August 28, 2023 Hi All, I am new to firing and want to ensure I am doing everything correctly. These are schedules I have read elsewhere, are they too long, too short, or work fine for the intended cone? Any advice is helpful, I have a Skutt KM 1018. Thanks! Cone 04 100oc/hr to 500oc 150oc/hr to 1000oc 60oc/hr to 1064oc Cone 6 180oc/hr to 1000oc 90oc/hr to 1122oc 60oc/hr to 1222oc Cone 9 180oc/hr to 1000oc 100oc/hr to 1160oc 60oc/hr to 1260oc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganFord Posted September 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 I ask because I have been troubleshooting an old kiln I bought second hand, it was previously used for glass work so was never used above 800c but after wiring it in we had quite a few problems getting it to temp, we figured out it had its original elements being a nearly 15 year old kiln which was quite impressive but we had to change those out. We kept getting an error code so we put in new relays, one relay was faulty and messed with some wiring so replaced that relay and the wiring and is now finally working 100% after a test fire. So I just want to program the firings just to monitor the timing of everything to ensure it is getting to where it needs to be at certain times. So again advice would be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick White Posted September 7, 2023 Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 Your Skutt kiln has a nice electronic controller. For firing to a particular cone, use the pre-programmed cone fire profiles. The schedules that are in the cone fire programs are just fine as is. Use a slow speed for bisque to cone 04, and medium speed for the glaze firings to 6 or 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted September 7, 2023 Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 The pre-programmed firing schedules work great. The programs you listed should also work. For testing purposes, I'd just run a medium cone 6 and see if it fires off in approximately the amount of time the schedule says it should. No need to fire it up to cone 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganFord Posted September 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 Thank you, I was just paranoid about it not working because of all the troubleshooting I went through, but now it is working properly I will use the pre-programmed schedules. I only have to fire to cone 9 once, I know it isn't ideal but when I first started I bought high fire clay without knowing so I have a kiln load full that I need to do but have since been buying mid fire clay so only cone 6 from then onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf_concas Posted November 13, 2023 Report Share Posted November 13, 2023 Hi, can anyone share the pre programmed come 9 firing schedule for the skutt kiln? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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