tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359553251422009584.post8799751278504261927..comments2023-02-23T09:56:01.348-05:00Comments on Potter's Journal: Woodstove rakuBill Amsterlawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178159249005104295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359553251422009584.post-32378147634021142832014-01-24T15:20:29.854-05:002014-01-24T15:20:29.854-05:00I HAVE BEEN ASKIN AROUND SO I MAY HAVE ALREADY LEF...I HAVE BEEN ASKIN AROUND SO I MAY HAVE ALREADY LEFT A MESSAGE BUT LIKE THE SQUIRRELS WITH THEIR NUTS.....I FORGET WHERE I LEFT THEM.......HAVE YOU ANY KNOWLEDGE TO GUIDE ME IF I WERE GOING TO EXPERIMENT WITH A ONE STEP PIT FIRE AND WANT TO EMBED THINGS IN THE CLAY AT THE WET CLAY STAGE BEFORE DRYING TO GREEN WARE(OR MAYBE IT WOULD BE BETTER AT THE LEATHER HARD STAGE) ........THINGS LIKE GLASS SHARDS...... FINISHED AND FIRED GLAZED PIECES OF BROKEN POTS .......SHARDS OF COLOURED GLASS.....SMALL METAL OR COPPER PIECESFEATHERS....COLOURED LEAVES.....NOT JUST PRESSED AND REMOVED BUT LEFT FOR FIRING<br /><br />ALSO WAYS TO ATTRACT OR DIRECT THE FLAME....EXCELLERANTS THAT COULD BE PAINTED ON IN GIVEN SHAPES sandibeachishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09665296947309933938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359553251422009584.post-8876398360344009282012-06-02T22:18:28.575-04:002012-06-02T22:18:28.575-04:00I bought one of these heat exchangers from Chimney...I bought one of these heat exchangers from ChimneyHeaters.com and it is Stainless Steel. The rest of the pipes in my house are Copper and some plastic. I get a tremendous amount of heat from this thing and I am worried that it will melt the copper or plastic tubing.The heat coming out of the Chimney Heater is about 190f does anyone know if this is to hot for the copper or Plastic pipes in my House?Kelly G Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920382735572224479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359553251422009584.post-70943161336792134532012-01-26T02:46:58.004-05:002012-01-26T02:46:58.004-05:00Thanks for the raku in the woodstove post, I have ...Thanks for the raku in the woodstove post, I have been wondering about it... I hope to try some soon just for the heck of it. I'm no artist, but I am always curious and have done raku in the past and since, like you said, the stove is going, why not use it?? Happy New Year to you. I now live in N.CA., but am from Northwestern MA where I first did raku...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17329573036360184201noreply@blogger.com