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2012-06-28, 11:20am
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What to put under a kiln for safety?
I feel like Steve Martin from The Jerk, except it's not new phone books but a new kiln that's here!
I've read on the forum here that floor tiles would be good to put under the kiln (I do not want to put it right on the melamine counter). Any particular type of floor tile? Are linoleum ones ok? Is there anything else I should be considering to put underneath instead?
Thanx!
Alli
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2012-06-28, 11:35am
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Mine is on the floor so I use cement blocks -- on the counter I would use fire bricks. JMTC!
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2012-06-28, 11:47am
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You want ceramic tiles not anything plastic based. Cement stepping stones work great too. used to get cracked tiles for a steal from flooring places. Fire brick is heat resistant but may break down under the weight of the kiln depending on the shape of the bottom.
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2012-06-28, 12:41pm
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Excellent! I'll be visiting my local tile store today; Thanx so much
*grin* and I love the movie "The Jerk". Although I have to say my special purpose seems to be a bit different than Steve Martin's LOL mine seems to be beads!
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2012-06-28, 2:51pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by allicat
Excellent! I'll be visiting my local tile store today; Thanx so much
*grin* and I love the movie "The Jerk". Although I have to say my special purpose seems to be a bit different than Steve Martin's LOL mine seems to be beads! |
I went down to a decorative rock yard.
For $36 I picked up a 2 foot by 2 foot by 2 inch thick slab of
black Indian limestone.
It won't move or break and it's fireproof. 
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2012-06-28, 3:01pm
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Thats a beast of a piece of rock Role...rock and role....hmmm
Anyway, got a nice slab of slate tile for under the kiln. Not free, but less than $15 and they threw in a small but nice piece of white marble as well (figure it will look nice under the beads once I get it together and try to sell em). Now it's time to read the instructions and go over all the kiln posts I bookmarked...
Thanx everyone!
Alli
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2012-06-29, 8:56am
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I would use a piece of Hardi board...only because I have some hanging around. My kiln sits on 2" square kiln brick.
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2012-06-29, 3:15pm
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What's hardi board?
*too lazy too google it*
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2012-06-29, 11:15pm
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Hardi Board is an unerlayment product that goes under tile. It is made of cement and fiber strands and comes in 1/2" and 1/4" thickness.
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2012-07-28, 7:28am
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My kiln sits on a wire rack unit, with 2 strips of 3/8" aluminum to support the feet.
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