kiln firing!!

Up at 4.30 this morning to light the kiln-it should be cooler and damper today. Hopefully this means the kiln will go better and the workshop wont be scarily hot when the kiln is cooling!!

Abergavenny Market yesterday- all I sold was SHEEP!!!! At least I'm getting something right!

mouse

The Mouse seems to have disappeared down a hole again- just when her writing was getting very interesting indeed.....Ho Hum.

kiln talk

Pictures for Soub. The burners go horizontally into the kiln and there is a deflector right at the back. I've added an extra one two thirds along each side, as it fires more evenly with them there.
the flue exit is horizontal from the bottom at the back, damper about a foot later just before it begins to curve upwards.
I have been using two smaller bottles, changed to one big (47kg) one part way through the last firing. Normally we'd use two per burner on the salt glaze kiln I share. My kiln seems to be doing fine on one (and I can't stretch to the cost of another yet!)

There is a thread on clayart forum started yesterday about firing propane fuelled gas kilns- could be useful!

early start

I woke at 5.15 today and felt ready to go....so I did!!

Bread in the bowl at 5,30, birthday cake in whilst waiting (The Carpenter is 21 tomorrow)

Greenhouse opened and the verge by the allotment fence weeded, back to put the bread in.

Bread out at 10, followed by the third load of washing to the line!!!

Next job make packed lunch and go gardening!

Glazing later when its cooler, looks like another hot one today.
What do they say about a British Summer? "Three hot days and a thunderstorm"? Rain is forecast for tomorrow!!

paperwork

I am trying to decide if I try and sell on folksy. Then I would need a paypal account. I've just had a look at their website.

I'm getting confused with all this online paperwork. It distracts from the most important thing, getting work made!! I know it is necessary, as is investigating all the grants and stuff that are available. I think I need a business mentor.

kiln

Not the best of pictures, but you can just about see the regulator on the other end of the pipe (not the pipe that is there now) and the burners.
This is for soub- hope it is a good enough pic

water

The water board reckons there is nothing wrong with our water supply.....

I use a water filter jug!! I don't like the look of this and using the jug makes it taste acceptable.

How many of us take water for granted?