This is the best video I’ve ever seen on kilns! You freakin blew my mind with info in the first 5 minutes! I’m suppose to get a used kiln Friday. So grateful to have this video to refer back to! Thank you
Thanks for this tutorial! I was just thinking to myself as I tried this with wax, that I bet j could use my cricut. One issue that I did run into was cracking at the hand built seems that I have. Any recommendations as to how to manage that?
I found it wasn't as sticky as the transfer papers which made releasing the vinyl easier. It even allows me to put vinyl on green ware for water etching.
Hey there, thank you for such an informative video-it’s a bit difficult finding such detailed videos on this kiln. Looking at buying a similar model (DK 716-1) off a friend of a friend, but doing my due diligence first. What cone does this happen to fire to? 6, 8? Couldn’t quite catch it in the video. About how long are your bisque fires? I’ve been reading about 10 hours is expected for the Dover White (^5) clay I’m using. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge!
Sorry for the delayed response. This particular kiln is rated for cone 6 and it will reach it but struggles. It is much better for low fire. A cone 05 bisque firing on this kiln runs about 6-8 hours depending on how tightly I packed the kiln. It can also knock it out in 4 hours for when I'm doing an underglaze firing. What will determine the time a kiln takes to reach a temperature is size, power supply, age of the elements, thickness of the bricks and how tightly packed is the kiln.
Thanks for the demonstration! Have you ever tried screen printing? It's quite simple and you could reuse the screens almost indefinitely. Also, it's much faster to apply the paint. How did you paint on the cracks? They look very cool!
I've used screen printing for some of my decoration, it just doesn't give me the ability to get the anaglyph technique as well as I would like it. The cracks in the piece are actual cracks. I formed the cup shape by press molding bits of clay in to a plaster mold. The cracks you see are where two pieces are smooshed together.
That was a really great demo. Thanks for sharing. Its something I've wanted to try. This was a good way to get an overall understanding.-New Subscriber!
Yes I can. I use a cheap permanent vinyl to create the stencil on my Cricut maker. The material I use for transferring the vinyl is contact paper. I almost exclusively use Amaco velvet underglazes as I find they have been the most stable at cone 10 for my work.
Nothing like taking the time to make a tool to increase productivity or efficiency. I sometimes find it hard to take the time to make tools that will ultimately help my in the long run but when you do make a tool that is really worth the time it is a game changer! Ink is looking killer, by the way.
Keep on promoting the "wild" clay! Just about all I use now is river clay, sifted fine and water only added. I slip cast with it and have great results. I fire the slip from 04 and to 10 to glaze.(lots of shrinkage @ 10), but it turns a nice chocolaty color. Going to try terra sig this week. Thanks for the video.
