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Kiln Shelf Thickness: 5/8 Inch vs 1 Inch Shelves

kiln shelf thickness

If you are buying kiln shelves, kiln shelf thickness is not a minor specification. It affects how much a shelf weighs, how much it can flex across a span, how it responds to repeated firing, how much vertical space it consumes, and how easy it is to handle. The two thicknesses you will commonly encounter in pottery […]

Pyrometric Cones: How to Use Witness Cones in a Pottery Kiln

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If you own a pottery kiln, pyrometric cones are one of the simplest tools you can use to find out what actually happened during a firing. Your kiln controller can tell you the temperature it measured. A thermocouple can tell the controller when to change the firing program. But neither one directly tells you the total heatwork […]