If you can get a good picture of the electrical rating plate on the side of the control box, we can learn more about it. I can't determine which Cress model it might be because the pictures are too small. Would this be good for a beginner who has never had a kiln before? The designation "Model K" relates to the kiln sitter, not the kiln. Manufacturer of Kilns & Heat Treating Furnaces I can find nothing about this model on the Cress website.
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If you are using a large kiln, remove the bottom peephole plug as well.By Lynda4 hours ago in Equipment Use and Repair. Allow your kiln to ventilate by removing the top peephole plug from your kiln. Set your limit timer knob to 15 to 30 minutes after the kiln firing time.Īs a safety shut-off device, the limit timer knob will keep your kiln from over-firing if the Kiln Sitter fails to turn off on its own. Proper placement will support the weight by keeping the trigger claw engaged without you holding it. The center of the cone or bar should be parallel with the end of the Kiln Sitter's tube. Simultaneously, flatten your firing cone or bar on the cone support.Īlign the inside edge of the cone's number circle with the outside edge of the cone support. The release claw is in the middle of the guide plate. Lift it up against the rectangular guide plate on the front plate. Locate the weight extension on the front plate of the LT-3K. Ensure that you can also see the LT-3K's cone support above the kiln.
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The normal shut-off function should be fully visible. Wait until the kiln wash dries completely. Apply a thin coat of kiln wash to the cone support and sensing rod. Locate the metal cone support affixed to the firing gauge at the end of the tube on the model LT-3K. The LT-3K model also has a back-up electric lock that activates and turns a kiln off in the event that the heated cones fail. Once adequate time and temperature settings are tested and proven, the heat- and corrosion- resistant Kiln Sitter LT-3K can be used continually for error-free ceramic making.Īlthough not fool-proof, the Kiln Sitter is designed to use heated cones or bars that will turn off a kiln before it over-fires. Sarah McLeod began writing professionally for the federal government In In she was trained by Georgetown University's Oncology Chief to abstract medical records and has since contributed to Phase I through Phase IV research around the country.