tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post8121992879494579380..comments2024-03-22T17:41:17.625+13:00Comments on Peter's Pottery: Firing the wood fired kiln 05, cones and chart.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-22776767494969508552009-06-01T18:45:25.745+12:002009-06-01T18:45:25.745+12:00Hi Linda, I do wish there was the equivalent of in...Hi Linda, I do wish there was the equivalent of inserting a stick of broom into the center of a cake when firing the kiln. I suppose that test rings that you can pull out of the kiln mid firing come close, and I keep trying to remember to make some. The temperatures given on cone charts are rather confusing. The ones I gave with my post were off the chart from the Orton Cone site, and I then converted them from Centigrade to Fahrenheit, for those that use it. It is possible that I crunched numbers wrongly! <br />The Good news is..... A Great Result!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-5716949233183429962009-06-01T14:06:38.570+12:002009-06-01T14:06:38.570+12:00Hi Peter, I am just now re-reading your post now t...Hi Peter, I am just now re-reading your post now that my firing is complete and I see that your firing was much slower so the cones may have bent at an earlier temperature than if it was faster. It is indeed like baking a cake, I learned that inserting a stick of broom into the center of the cake would let me know if the cake was done.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-2479847769703102012009-06-01T13:05:48.642+12:002009-06-01T13:05:48.642+12:00Hi Peter, Love the little bird looking longing at ...Hi Peter, Love the little bird looking longing at the cones. I am doing my first bisque firing here at my home with a used kiln and I am going through the same descriptions and processes you have described so completely here. I had read the Orton cones were invented by Mr. Orton, I will have to read further. No matter, I now see experience in the field is worth so much more than that read in a book or research. My cone chart says Cone 10 is 2350 F - I am wondering about these conflicting temperatures. I guess the bottom line is what the results are from the kiln when it is unloaded, I hope you have great results.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.com