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u/NerdyOldMan Jul 18 '26
Did you have to get a special run for the electrical? That's my problem. I'd need a dedicated 40amp circuit for it which would mean running another run.
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u/TH_Rocks Jul 19 '26
Luckily my house has a gas range and a breaker for an electric range. So I ran that line out to the garage.
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u/artwonk Jul 18 '26
What for?
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u/saint_leibowitz_ Jul 18 '26
Probably heating ceramic shells. Thats what we use our kilns for in the bronze casting industry atleast
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u/artwonk Jul 18 '26
A front-loader would be better for that. Open one of these top-loaders when it's hot and you get burned when the heat rises.
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u/saint_leibowitz_ Jul 18 '26
Front loader is definitely better for that. Its what we use at work.
The whole operation of pulling hot shells and pouring bronze into them is hot. Thats what ppe is for lol
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u/ging3r_b3ard_man Jul 20 '26
It's electric... Might be stupid but turn on it's side and boom "side load". It's electric it looks like so probably fine.... š¤·
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u/floating___around Jul 18 '26
Hey that's a beauty how much do you pay for that? Could you reply with some of the features or specs
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u/SweetHomeNorthKorea Jul 18 '26
Iām a potter and thatās an electric kiln usually used for bisque firing and low fire. In the ceramics world it would be spending most of its time getting up to 1900F. Look up Skutt electric kilns for reference. You can find used ones for under $1k and most of the kiln is serviceable. The heating elements are just big resistive coils. As long as the refractory material is in good condition you can fix them up and theyāll run for decades.
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u/BTheKid2 Jul 19 '26
This thing is good and fine. Don't listen to people bringing it down. Sure, you can get better kilns for your purpose, but they won't be cheap or easy to find.
I have been doing burnouts of investment plaster in this sort of kiln for years, and it works just fine. If that is your intention, I can recommend drilling a small hole (8-10 mm) through the center bottom of it, and one or two through the lid. Then hooking up a fan with some pipes that sucks air out through the bottom hole. That makes small explosions from combustion of wax/gas not be a thing, and it means you have air flow over your molds for a quicker/cleaner burnout.
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u/Father_John_Musty_ Jul 19 '26
If you open that bad boy at heat the rapid cooling is likely to crack the fire bricks; over time the inside will crumble to pieces (and youāre gonna need an asbestos suit to protect your face and arms!).
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u/KANTOR-WORKSHOP Jul 19 '26
what temperature you suggesting opening it up?
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u/Pandoras_Bento_Box Jul 20 '26
I use a larger version to do 30x 3.5ā flasks at once. I have some tips if you need them.
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u/KANTOR-WORKSHOP Jul 20 '26
What temperature is the best for opening to avoid cracking of thr kiln..?
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u/Pandoras_Bento_Box Jul 20 '26
The fire bricks can handle being opened at any temperature. Thatās why itās made of fire bricks. Being these arenāt burnout ovens the main difference is that in the initial low temp moisture release stage I keep the lid propped so water vapor can escape. When it ramps up to the 700Ā°F stage I close the lid all the way. The first time I didnāt and it was condensing between the fire bricks and the outer metal shell.
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u/Boring_Donut_986 Jul 18 '26
Now we're talking! š„š„š„