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D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9082	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Fri, Dec 15, 2017 6:35 PM Just a note to friends who make molds and do ceramic art. When I made the mold for this Moai I also had a few things to fire that were glazed. My kiln has an arrow-vent that circulates the hot air from the top of the kiln and out the bottom. This helps keep the firing temperatures uniform throughout the kiln. Anyway it occurred to me that I could use this hot air to dry the thickest piece of my new mold. I set it under the vent. I always use a slow ramp of 13.5 hours minimum so I really got a good start on drying this one piece.

Just a note to friends who make molds and do ceramic art. When I made the mold for this Moai I also had a few things to fire that were glazed. My kiln has an arrow-vent that circulates the hot air from the top of the kiln and out the bottom. This helps keep the firing temperatures uniform throughout the kiln. Anyway it occurred to me that I could use this hot air to dry the thickest piece of my new mold. I set it under the vent. I always use a slow ramp of 13.5 hours minimum so I really got a good start on drying this one piece.

Post #782328 by danlovestikis on Fri, Dec 15, 2017 6:35 PM