Soda Firing 6-25-26

This will be our 32nd Kiln Firing. 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

More photos will be added after the firing.

Kiln Log:

I will log at the top of the hour here what temperature, gas, damper, and notes pertaining to the firing.

  • 7:00pm - KILN START TIME - South pilots/ burner lit, Damper 1”

  • 10:30pm - 387ºF top/ 122ºF bottom, South Burner candling

  • 1:05pm - 824ºF top/ 418ºF bottom, South Burner 0.5#, air low
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  • 7:30am - 1210ºF top/ 854ºF bottom, South Burner 1# gas, air low, Damper 1”

  • 9:00 am - 1370ºF top/ 986ºF bottom, South Burner 1.5# gas, air low, Damper 2”
    Lit North burner 0.5#

  • 11:00am - 1539ºF top/ 1352ºF bottom, South Burner 2# gas, North burner 2# air low-medium, Damper 2.5”, Cone 012 bending top

  • 2:00pm - 1752ºF top/ 1657ºF bottom, Both Burners 2.5# air medium, Damper 3.5”

  • 4:30pm - 1965ºF top/ 1911ºF bottom, Both Burners 2.5# air medium, Damper 4”

  • 5:30pm - 2039ºF top/ 1998ºF bottom, Both Burners 2.5# air medium, Damper 4”

  • 6:30pm - 2096ºF top/ 2065ºF bottom, Both Burners 2.5# air medium, Damper 4”
    Cone 4 bending top

  • 7:30pm - 2135ºF top/ 2108ºF bottom, Both Burners 2.5# air medium, Damper 4”
    Cone 5/6 bending top, Cone 4/5 bending bottom. Cone 6’s bending in peeps to varying degrees.

  • 8:00pm Soda Time! 🔥
    Avery and I sprayed and Jessica kept us company.
    3.5 pounds of soda in 1.75 gallons of water. 4 second sprays in ports at 2160º, then let it rise to 2170º and did another round. Most of the rounds were done at 2170º. After everything was sprayed in (around 8:45) I held the kiln at temp and reduced for 15 minutes. Then turned it off and opened up the damper. Closed everything up after 10 minutes.

  • 9:00pm - 2170ºF top/ 2154ºF bottom. Shut down kiln.

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