Tanked Natural Gas... Anyone have a gas kiln?

[brimmy]

I was just gifted with a large natural gas kiln (probably too big to anneal in, but hey, a free kiln!!) and I have no idea how to go about getting it up and running. There is no gas line into the building where I am staying, but I know back home you can get tanks filled with Natural Gas like you would propane. Is there anything like that here in Oregon (near Portland)? Anything I should know about all of this?

[Dale M.]

Getting the kiln was a nice experience but I dont think it will be very practical to use for glass annealing.... Typically the temperature of a gas fired kiln is harder to control then a electric kiln. For annealing glass this may be a recipe for disaster. For Ceramics work it probably is a very viable kiln... As for tanked natural gas, I double you will find it, I have not heard of it even being available in any area I have been in... It has always been a piped in commodity as far as I know... Only tanked natural gas application I know of is some vehicle and busses in our area use it but its not available as a consumer fuel tanked like propane...

Probably with a little checking with manufacturer you will find it will probably be able to use it on propane with a little adjustment of burner....

Dale

[Norskiglass]

Make some ceramics! I agree with Dale.

~W~

[brimmy]

I would love to, but I would have to get the kiln from Oregon back home before I got too into all that. Anyone interested in a gas kiln?