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Offline iowabow

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home kiln 110
« on: February 26, 2012, 05:20:06 pm »
Nice find, good price from a friend. 

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Re: home kiln 110
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2012, 08:03:06 pm »
Now you're cookin'
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Re: home kiln 110
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2012, 10:11:42 pm »
Looks like about the same size as the one I just got. I can smell rock burning now.
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Re: home kiln 110
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2012, 11:18:41 pm »
Jesse left us one like that at Twin oaks. VERY Cool!
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Re: home kiln 110
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2012, 11:23:48 pm »
Gettin serious now! Great find. Can't wait to see the points from it.
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Re: home kiln 110
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2012, 08:46:22 pm »
First firing went well and smelled like burn rock go figure.  Looks like the stone got a little color.  I will take a picture in a few minutes of the pile when I get it out.   
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: home kiln 110
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2012, 08:51:50 pm »
Is this really a normal plug 110v unit? Not 220v?
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Re: home kiln 110
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2012, 09:05:23 pm »
Yes Bevan it is a 110 unit prefect for anyone doing heat work on flint.  It worked great and cooked the rock great.  I will have some for you to hit when you get here.  I pick up nice small piece form the creek and never know what color will come from it.   I got two that are going to be yellow and should make nice points. 
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Re: home kiln 110
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2012, 09:22:14 pm »
I've been using a turkey roaster since the move. There nothing wrong with it. It works great, but looks like I have to make 2 batches to your one. I have 4 batches laid out on the table ready to knap. Nice find.
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Re: home kiln 110
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2012, 10:17:21 pm »
Here is a yellow rock that I picked up from the creek. I need to make a wire basket. So I can fill it to the top.  Tower can that turkey cooker reach 600 degrees?

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Offline Tower

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Re: home kiln 110
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2012, 10:20:51 pm »
No around 500 deg. Works great for the local material in New Braunfels.
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Re: home kiln 110
« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2012, 10:32:31 pm »
500 is pretty hot.  I like all the different colors from the material in the creek.  I don't get a range from the quarry.  I think that the flint is taking up iron and other minerals maybe.  I am finding white yellow brown orange pink and grey and yesterday a red one.  All of the quarried stone is mostly pink.  I like the color of Will H stone on his latest point. 
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: home kiln 110
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2012, 11:05:22 pm »
Man I am really jealous. That kiln I gave my sister-in-law is 220. and I think I could sit in it. Just to big for what I need/want!

Does quartzite heat treat? That is about the only local knappable we have around here. (I live about 50 miles from 'Spanish Diggings, WY'

When I come in march, you mind cooking some of the flint I got in a trade?
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Re: home kiln 110
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2012, 11:23:23 pm »
Sure do you know what temp it goes up to.  We could use the heat to warm the shop.
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Re: home kiln 110
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2012, 11:36:03 pm »
Quote from: iowabow on February 27, 2012, 11:23:23 pm
Sure do you know what temp it goes up to.  We could use the heat to warm the shop.

 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:I know it is rock. That is the extent of my knowledge. :P :P
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