Soda Firing 10-15-25
This will be our 25th Kiln Firing. Follow along with the firing as I update this page on the hour.
Cones in our cone packs 012, 010, 06, 1, // 4, 5, 6, 7
Kiln Log:
I will log at the top of the hour here what temperature, gas, damper, and notes pertaining to the firing.
4:30pm - 61ºF, KILN START TIME - South pilots/ burner lit.
10:00pm - 797ºF, South burner, damper left at 2” open, air on low. All peeps
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7:00am - 1158ºF, South burner bumped up to #1, damper left at 2” open, air on low.
Second, north burner lit at a candling level.8:00am - 1354ºF, North burner bumped up to 1#, Damper left at 2” air low
9:00am - 1468ºF, Both burners at 1.5#, Damper 2.5”, air low-medium
012 starting to bend on top/ much darker on the bottom10:00am - 1522ºF, Both burners at 2#, Damper 3”, air medium
012 down top11:00am - 1651ºF, Both burners at 2#, Damper 3”, air medium
012 starting to bend on bottom/ 010 bending on top12:00pm - 1702ºF, body reduction time
Both burners at 2.5#, Damper 2.5”, air medium
012 down top and bottom1:00pm - 1789ºF, Both burners at 2.5#, Damper 3”, air high
04 bending top. Out of body reduction and cruising : )3:00pm - 1964ºF, Both burners at 3#, Damper 3”, air high
4:00pm - 2027ºF, Both burners at 3#, Damper 3”, air high
cone 1 is down top, soft bottom
5:00pm - 2075, Both burners at 3#, Damper 3”, air high
6:00pm - 2124ºF, Both burners at 3#, Damper 3.5”, air high
🟠 Estimated soda time will start around 6:45-7:00pm Wednesday 10/15
