If there is one thing you do not want inside a pottery kiln, it is liquid water trapped inside a piece of clay. That is where kiln candling can help. Kiln candling is the practice of gently heating pottery at a low temperature for an extended period before the main firing continues. The goal is to give […]
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If your kiln controller says it is running but the elements are not heating, or the kiln suddenly stops heating when the lid moves, the problem may be much simpler than a failed controller. It could be the kiln lid safety switch. A kiln lid safety switch is designed to interrupt power to the heating elements […]
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The kiln finished firing hours ago. The controller says the temperature is dropping. You are curious about what happened inside. Should you open it? Usually, no. A proper kiln cooldown is part of the firing process, not wasted time after the firing is finished. Opening a pottery kiln while it is still very hot can expose the […]