SIMON LEACH - Kiln packing with Jeremy !!

www.simonleachpottery.com My dear brother in his usual animated style ...

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[chaileig]

Simon, is it better to pack a loose kiln or rather a tight one? Thanks and many prayers to you and your family.

[sleachpots]

Hi ...well you could look at it from this angle what do you want quality or quantity.Tight pacsk get more in ,whereas a looser pack will most likely give better results .I guess a compromise ,balance of the two . SL

[longbeforedawn]

Lowerdown, Yaaaayyyyy!!!

I don't have a kiln yet - will be building one this spring - do we worry about what I'm going to call flame lick - as the heat flows up the sides of the kiln; with the bowl Jeremy paced right up against the kiln wall - in what looked like the direct path of the flame/heat above the burner. Or is that fine? Do we worry about such things? Pots in the direct blast of heat from the burner?

[sleachpots]

I wouldnt worry too much , in a bisq you dont want that ,but with a glze you should be ok ,perhaps handles protruding out etc into the flow i would tuck in or not have the decorated side of a pot hanging out there too directly ...SL

[ClayDust]

Hey Simon could you share more with the kiln construction? Interested in the lid.  Hugs for your Mum

[sleachpots]

The kiln is an angle iron box frame , the lid is a a frame of rigid wire mesh ,to the underside of which is held the fibre blanket .The blanket is held to the frame by means of refractory 'sleeved buttons'which are in turn held to the frame with a special chromium wire, & there it is .Pause the clip to get a better view of this . SL

[claymoma]

Again with the three posts. . . why not use four?? wouldn't it be more stable? I understand about the shelves warping and all but using three posts eludes me!!

Rain sounds absolutely great, we haven't had rain in about 5 months - for me It tends to be soothing and keeps my mind off other things!!

Warm regards to both you and Jermey from Debbie in Florida

[claymoma]

Hi Simon, Love your videos with Jeremy, he's just so entertaining!!!!

Warm regards from Debbie in florida

[throwmud]

I found it under the group name 'the leach pottery'.

[clearvision5]

Couldn't find it?

[tita27566]

Simon:

My best for you and your family. Thanks for these videos, for Jeremy... I like him a lot.

Everything is going to be better, you'll see.

Regards,

E.-

[sleachpots]

no I did not ...please tell me more !! SL