I spent yesterday firing the 16 cu/ft gas kiln - took 14 hours instead of the 10 or so I'd expected. It's been a couple of years since I'd fired that kiln and don't have the details worked out...lots of variables, gas pressure, blowers, damper. I stalled it out at about hour 8 and couldn't get the top and bottom temperatures to even out. I will open the kiln tomorrow and see how everything turned out. About half of the kiln load is my work and the other is several members' work. I promise pictures before I unload.
I made use of the time by cleaning up after glazing and by cutting glass and putting together some jewlery bits; earrings and pendants. Instead of fully fusing the glass as I usually do, I "tack fused" the pieces and am pleased with how they came out. I must admit that I stole that idea from a pair of earrings a friend was wearing that she got in Santa Fe.
Today I was in to crack the kiln (which means taking out the peeps in the door and opening the damper) to allow it to begin to cool off. And I did a bit of jewlery work with Precious Metal Clay. Mostly, I looked through the bins and boxes of 'stuff' I have and located some of the findings I need to finish those earrings and pendants.
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