Loaded the kiln today and plan to fire tomorrow. It’s mostly stuff in saggars and that big piece I salvaged from the failed pit firing last year. There’s also a bunch of those coffee inclusion beads to for bisque firing since I’m trying not to do too much burn-out firing in electric kilns. Finally, there are some test pieces for the phosphate glaze formulas I’m working with. You can also watch me play brick Tetris for extra insulation at the end. . I’m shooting for Cone 1 (what I used to fire to when I saggar fired in gas kilns), which is around 2000F, but if I can get it to Cone 04, I’ll consider it a success. . I haven’t done any serious saggar firing since my first year in grad school. I’ve picked up a few new tricks and ideas since then. We’ll see how it goes. I’m also curious what kind of atmosphere I’ll get with this kiln. The primary air is tricky to control in this design, so I’ll be improvising as I go along. If I plan on 200 degrees per hour, that’s going to be a 10 hour firing. I think I’m going to assume 12 to 14 hours just to give myself some wiggle room. . I could have prepped more stuff for this firing, but it is a completely new kiln after all, so it’ll take a bit of conversation to get to know their personality. I figure it’d be better to just do the first firing to get to know it and then I would have some more information in making work for the next firing. . #ceramics #kilnloading https://www.instagram.com/p/CQPoQHECk_J/?utm_medium=tumblr