Soda Firing 5-14-26
This will be our 31st Kiln Firing. It’s a beautiful clam sunny day. Last night we had quite a few gusts around 7-8pm. There is more sculpture in this kiln than normal since Alison’s class participated.
Follow along with the firing as I update this page on the hour.
Cones in our cone packs 012, 010, 04, 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.
6:00pm - 65ºF, KILN START TIME - South pilots/ burner lit and candled overnight at 1/2 pound. Damper at 1”
_______7:00am (the next day) - Top Temp 1312ºF/ Bottom temp 1005ºF.
I lit the north burner and pilot. Damper at 2”. Hopefully everything will keep on track during my online meeting at 8am.8:00am - Top Temp 1410ºF/ Bottom temp 1204ºF. Damper at 3”. Air Low.
9:00am - Top Temp 1630ºF/ Bottom temp 1440ºF. Damper at 3”. Gas 1.5 south/0.5 north, Air Low.
10:00am - Top Temp 1692ºF/ Bottom temp 1616ºF. Damper at 3”. Gas 1.5 south/1 north, Air Low-Medium. Body reduction went well.
11:00am - Top Temp 1692ºF/ Bottom temp 1616ºF. Damper at 3”. Gas 1.5 south/1.5 north, Air Low-Medium.
12:00pm - Top Temp 1782ºF/ Bottom temp 1707ºF. Damper at 3”. Gas 2 both sides, Air Low-Medium.
1:00pm - Top Temp 1901ºF/ Bottom temp 1828ºF. Damper at 3.5”. Gas 2.5 both sides, Medium.
2:00pm - Top Temp 1966ºF/ Bottom temp 1903ºF. Damper at 3.5”. Gas 2.5 both sides, Medium.
3:00pm - Top Temp 2030ºF/ Bottom temp 1985ºF. Damper at 4”. Gas 2.5 both sides, Medium.
4:00pm - Top Temp 2097ºF/ Bottom temp 2074ºF. Damper at 5”. Gas 2.5 both sides, Medium.
🟠 Soda introduction will be around 5:00pm. Come help and have fun!
