Pakowhai Road Kiln Plans
POT BURNER – for easy starting.
Tap
OIL
AIR
SIZES NOT CRITICAL
SHALLOW TRAY
About 8” x 4” x 2”
ATOMISING BURNER
Tap
OIL
Harder to start but can be used on it’s own without pot burner.
Clamp
Air
2½” boiler tube about 4” long.
Brick chimney to 8’ then 7”- 8” diameter copper or iron.
CHIMNEY 16’ – 18’ HIGH
Damper to control air.
Glaze chamber
LOADING DOOR
Burner
BAG WALL
FIRE BRICK
Pot burner
Point this burner down to base of bag wall – fire brick cut on angle protects bag wall
CHIMNEY
Bisque Chamber
Loading Door
moveable damper for use when bisque chamber not in use
BASE
AIR
SHALLOW TRAY
About 8” x 4” x 2”
ATOMISING BURNER
Tap
OIL
Harder to start but can be used on it’s own without pot burner.
Clamp
Air
2½” boiler tube about 4” long.
Brick chimney to 8’ then 7”- 8” diameter copper or iron.
CHIMNEY 16’ – 18’ HIGH
Damper to control air.
Glaze chamber
LOADING DOOR
Burner
BAG
WALLFIRE BRICK
Pot burner
Point this burner down to base of bag wall – fire brick cut on angle protects bag wall
CHIMNEY
Bisque Chamber
Loading Door
moveable damper for use when bisque chamber not in use
BASE
Rough sketch Estelles kiln which fires to Δ II
Burners – air run from household vacuum cleaner.
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MartinBJ615_PakowhaiRoad_DieselKiln_04.pdf
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