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Post by AlexHarpin on Jan 8, 2015 6:12:30 GMT -8
Hi Eric VW! Happy new year! Sorry for the late anwser. Since its winter I putted aside my masonry heater projects. I started making the roof structure of the future house, but I must admit that by very large cold it's not obvious for my hands... My thermo couple look like that, i dont know wich kind it is... It might be nylon jacketed. I bought it on ebay for very cheap! Because of the size of my kiln and the cold temperature outside, when I cooked it I have not been able to go higher than 1400 / 1500F. I think the important thing is not to go up in temperature too quickly. My cooking session took about 10 hours. I hope to have helped you a little!
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Post by ericvw on Jan 8, 2015 16:58:35 GMT -8
Happy New Year to you and yours Alex! I appreciate you response- helpful indeed I know about building houses in the cold, too... That's why I got an indoor job! Wish I could've monitored the temps on my kiln, but it was cold out, so I don't think I went too high too fast. Couldn't have gone too much above 11-1200 F, with that burner flaming to yellowish/orange periodically. But no cracks in my dense refractory slabs, so that's good. I've been slow to gettin started on stackin bricks for my bell, plus I still have to fab a door and such, just too much to do around here. Hate to see my wood pile go down soooo fast tho with the box stove! But, we gotta stay warm, and there's always more wood to cut. Til next time, Eric
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