There are regulations for kilns in commercial locations. They include things like distance from walls and how close patrons can be. I don't think there is a legal requirement for venting. But it needs to be figured out. It also affects insurance sometimes. The best way to buy a kiln is to find out EXACTLY what kind of power you have a find a kiln that matches it. There are some phase issues in addition to current and voltage.
--Jeff On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Torrie Fischer <[email protected]> wrote: > On Monday, June 24, 2013 12:32:30 PM Alexander Golightley wrote: > > 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. > > Yup. I was envisioning that we can keep it in the machine shop, where there > actually is that much power. > > > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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