tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116910306520528915.post5700521798245386264..comments2024-02-27T02:34:17.909-05:00Comments on meesh's pottery: the last firing of 2011Michèle Hastingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116910306520528915.post-73619566113506850792011-12-16T08:02:39.006-05:002011-12-16T08:02:39.006-05:00Toes crossed for a wonderful weekend.Toes crossed for a wonderful weekend.smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116910306520528915.post-32670060106918357862011-12-16T07:57:54.354-05:002011-12-16T07:57:54.354-05:00good luck Meesh and Jeffy!good luck Meesh and Jeffy!Gary's third pottery bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517401528128108791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116910306520528915.post-11356651875763626412011-12-15T15:26:18.593-05:002011-12-15T15:26:18.593-05:00Thanks so much for that information, really helpfu...Thanks so much for that information, really helpful for me here. I may well follow up on some burners from Ward with the Baso valves and thermocouples. With that information I may be able to know more what to ask when I talk to my gas company here. Just hope that there are not too many bureaucratic hoops to go through though, as so few potters and gas kilns in my part of the world that many gas fitters just don't have any experience with them, and the regulations seem to be open to really silly interpretation in some areas. Again, big thank yous, and good luck with the firing too!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116910306520528915.post-51652364771308464382011-12-15T14:16:36.880-05:002011-12-15T14:16:36.880-05:00Linda - I have tripped over it a couple of times.....Linda - I have tripped over it a couple of times... we might be in trouble if we were both here, ha ha ha!Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116910306520528915.post-60071377655088680042011-12-15T14:15:52.844-05:002011-12-15T14:15:52.844-05:00Hi Peter -
These burners came from Ward. In my exp...Hi Peter -<br />These burners came from Ward. In my experience Ward Burner has good customer service. <br />Originally there was no failure shut off system for these burners. We were in NH and never left the kiln unattended...still not a good idea to not have shut offs. <br />We had a leak near our propane tank and when we called the gas company to check it out they saw our our burners with no failure system and shut it down. Until we installed thermocouples we couldn't fire.<br />Ward Burner advised on the least expensive method... Purchasing Baso Valves and thermocouples with no pilot and installed them ourselves. The gas company was happy and we could fire again. I also have better peace of mind!Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116910306520528915.post-8813231915171689682011-12-15T13:55:54.539-05:002011-12-15T13:55:54.539-05:00ooops, I meant to say "picking up the work fr...ooops, I meant to say "picking up the work from the kiln and putting it in a container to reduce"... "putting" vanished somewhere! P.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116910306520528915.post-57163938391816192972011-12-15T13:53:35.499-05:002011-12-15T13:53:35.499-05:00Hey, I love the snakes from the post before, what ...Hey, I love the snakes from the post before, what a great idea. I still have some doubts about the raku "entertainment" thing of picking up the work from the kiln and it in a container to reduce. I think it wiser for "difficult" items to simply build a kiln over them and seal it up at the end of the firing with lots of combustible material in it..., but I've only played with wood fired raku rather than gas fired..., and only played! <br /><br />Interested to see gas firings in action (as I need to get a gas kiln up and running here). Do any of you use burners made by Ward Burner Systems? I've come across them on the Net, and they look really good.<br /><br />Do most potters use all the elaborate looking flame failure systems that can cost way more than the burners themselves? Or would most people simply monitor the kiln carefully in the early part of the firing, and take sensible care?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116910306520528915.post-60662916449843896102011-12-15T11:50:21.373-05:002011-12-15T11:50:21.373-05:00Hope all goes well, I'd be tripping over that ...Hope all goes well, I'd be tripping over that door system and screw the whole thing up; wish I was closer.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.com