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Raw Materialism
[ Scientific trialing + artistic sojourns ]
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Building the Gas Kiln | Put A Lid On It
If you are just coming to this series of the gas #powerkiln and want to read through the build from the beginning, you can do that here. I’m happy to answer what I can. Anything extremely technical I will do
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Building the Gas Kiln | Smoke Like A Chimney
By cementing the top edge it provides protection to the soft brick and keeps everything solidly in place from the walls inward. There's a chance these bricks may move around when I do relocate it but I'll probably need to
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Building the Gas Kiln | Cementing Ideas
By cementing the top edge it provides protection to the soft brick and keeps everything solidly in place from the walls inward. There's a chance these bricks may move around when I do relocate it but I'll probably need to
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Building the Gas Kiln | Bricklayers Union
I have bricklayers and masons in my bloodline – from both sides of the aisle. In cutting and laying the firebrick, mixing and compressing the ceramic cement I felt that connection with my Dad. He shared little snippets of working
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Building the Gas Kiln | My Security Blanket
Security indeed. I've put all my hopes into this fiber blanket though I have seen it in action from my time in Raku and having my mom alongside me. Somehow we were put on "tank" duty with the propane tank
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Building the Gas Kiln | Above Board
When I look back at how quickly my little house-on-fire was assembled, as I'm in some testing phases, I'm impressed in touching the outside walls of the kiln there's not even a hint that a fire is roaring inside save