:ceramics: Kilns, Kilns KILNS! :ceramics:

[Laurel (Laurel Dundee)]

Hi everyone! It’s so exciting to finally have all the Kilns here, and with a few finishing touches from the all star @jamesfreeman they will be ready soon! Yay!!!

I thought I would introduce their names to you:

1. Mid-size Kiln Skutt: Helios(Greek God of the Sun)
   

   

2. Large Capacity ConeArt: Athena(Goddess associated with Pottery and Craft)
   

   

3. Large Capacity ConeArt: Vulcan(Roman God of Volcanoes)
   

   

I am currently looking for anyone interested in becoming a Kiln Operator, which is a paid 1099 position. For more information, and the application to apply, please click below. If you know of anyone who is qualified and interested please pass this along to them!

[Kiln Operator Application]

I am itching to get these baddies fired up and start putting the really cool stuff I’ve seen made in the kilns. We are so close to lift off!

[beirdo (Eric Ulteig)]

First kilowatt - The first kiln is being loaded with pyrometric cones to check temperature calibration.

[jamesfreeman]

It was at 1100 degrees at midnight!

[Laurel (Laurel Dundee)]

It successfully fired, turned itself off, and is currently cooling, sitting at around 900 degrees!

[Laurel (Laurel Dundee)]

First Calibration firing of Athena was a huge success!!

Thank you so much to @JasonSoll and @SethWhite for helping get everything ready!!!

We successfully reached temp, if not a little hotter, and will do our first bisque fire in it next Wednesday!

[beirdo (Eric Ulteig)]

You had said but I forgot. This was to check temperatures for a bisque fire temperature of around 1800F or 1000C using cones 05 and 06 or there abouts?
Inquiring minds

[Laurel (Laurel Dundee)]

Yes for Bisque it’s around cone 05-04(~1850-1900), the calibration we did on Athena was to Cone 6(~2200)