tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713403129935944548.post932288508546329054..comments2024-03-07T10:07:48.975-05:00Comments on Future Relics Pottery Blog: Why Pots Break in the KilnLori Buffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713403129935944548.post-78728566219044741592014-11-19T12:45:34.041-05:002014-11-19T12:45:34.041-05:00Thanks Cheri, it’s no big deal, if I cried over br...Thanks Cheri, it’s no big deal, if I cried over broken pots I’d be in tears every week. It’s all part of being a potter.Lori Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713403129935944548.post-28793383473310097852014-11-19T10:59:11.634-05:002014-11-19T10:59:11.634-05:00Yes, setting the temp at 200 is probably better th...Yes, setting the temp at 200 is probably better than 212 but I wonder how much good holding at only 10 minutes is doing. Most people I know candle for a few hours. Of course it’s working for you so keep doing what you’re doing.Lori Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713403129935944548.post-52797452041419646422014-11-19T10:55:56.122-05:002014-11-19T10:55:56.122-05:00I have yet to have a pot blow up but I've had ...I have yet to have a pot blow up but I've had lots of rim cracks and even one S crack on a slab bottom, I have read that there is also chemical moisture that fires out at 500 to 600 F I think, not sure if that would make a pot blow up. I set my kiln to hold at 200 for ten minutes since I once set it at 212 but It went slightly above, so I reasoned just below would keep the water from boiling.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.com