When making fine art such as bowls, vases or sculptures, a kiln is a necessity to ensure that your work will dry the proper way without cracking or breaking during the process. The Skutt company makes a line of electric kilns that you can use in your art studio. These kilns produce a high heat that you can implement in your artistic work. In order to use the kiln, you must familiarize yourself with the controls.
Instructions
1. Prepare your ceramic or clay work to go into the Skutt kiln before you begin operating it. When your work is ready to be inserted into the kiln, connect the power cord from the device to an open and working AC outlet. When you do this, you will see "PF" appear in the display window to indicate the device is on.
2. Press the "Enter" button to clear the "PF" message. Now press any button on the control pad, and the internal temperature of the kiln will begin to flash on the display. Press the "Enter" button again and then the "Cone Fire" button to set up the kiln for basic cone-shaped items.
3. Enter the "Cone Number" for the type of material you are using by using the number pad. This number is determined by how thick the material is and how high the temperature needs to be. Press "Enter" when finished. Press the "Slow," "Medium" or "Fast" buttons to choose a firing speed for the kiln. Press "Enter" once again.
4. Use the number pad to enter in a hold time. This is the amount of time you want your work to be in the kiln. Enter in the hours digit first, followed by the minutes. If you want to monitor the kiln yourself, enter zero. Press the "Enter" button when finished.
5. Insert your work into the front of the kiln when the internal temperature begins to flash again. Once your work is in place, press the "Start" button and the kiln will fire to the appropriate temperature for the amount of time you specified.
