I actually would not want the kiln in the craft room. The whole point of the craft room is to keep it clean for fabric working. Kilns and clay are dirty and I would hate to have clay imbedded in the carpet in there.
If we could afford a nice kiln we could do glass working. I would support getting one like this but I would have to do some research to see if it's cost prohibitive. The kiln would help us in the winter and work against us in the summer. Our landlord has said that he will work on the building this summer so hopefully next summer it won't be so sweltering. I think this is a small sacrifice for opening up clayworking and glass working to our members though. Every kiln I've used (which in all honesty is three of them) hasn't needed anything more than what we have in the space. We have a fire extinguisher and other things for the welder. Great questions! Definitely things that need consideration! On Jun 24, 2013 12:24 PM, "Justin Herman" <[email protected]> wrote: > What sort of power do we have in the Craft room? Would introducing a > kiln create heat that we are not able to deal with? Would this be for > ceramics or glass? What other tools would be appropriate to have with > a kiln? What safety equipment should we have for it? > > Don't get me wrong. I think its a great goal but just asking some > devils advocate questions. > > Justin > > On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Torrie Fischer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Howdy, hakkers! > > > > So....we've got a kickass 3d printer that now smears blue poop around. > Huzzah! > > > > I'm proposing that our next major equipment purchase becomes a kiln: > > > > * Craigslist shows that they often get sold used and in nearly mint > condition > > for around $200-$400 > > * I've heard a handful of people asking if we have one > > * It is a relatively cheap investment to bring in more people, which > brings in > > more members, which brings in more money to buy very expensive things > such as > > a laser cutter or a new TIG welder. > > * The crafting room (which needs a better name) is woefully underused > > * Seriously, look, $150: > http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/art/3862705176.html > > > > I think the monetary goal should be $300. Once we get there, we can start > > looking around to see what is available. > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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