Friday, September 21, 2007

Working on the Kiln

We've started working on the kiln and I took just a few photos of it. When it's done, hopefully the oil-drip burners will be able to run off used motor oil, hopefully eliminating the need for firewood. In this picture Jeremia and Hosea are working on the kiln.
Here is a detail of the metal plates where the oil willl be burned.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Kiln Plans.

Been drawing up some kiln plans for Neema Crafts. It's a small oil drip kiln for low-temperature firing purposes. It has to be able to melt down soft glass (bottle glass) in molds for making beads. To make the holes in the beads, the guys at Neema take the beads out while they're hot and soft, and punch holes in them with awls.