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Christine Homer Weaving

David Jenkins standing next to the car kiln built in 2001.  David drew up detailed plans for the steel work (door)  which he gave to a welder to fabricate

David and Diane use Advancer Shelves in their kiln.  The high cost of the shelves is more than made up for when a potter fires frequently, by saving space (more pots in the kiln) and the reduced mass (the thinner shelves consume less energy, thus reducing the cost of fuel).  The other obvious advantage comes with the ease of loading, these shelves are 1/4 the weight of a fireclay or clay bonded silicon carbide shelf.

Note the pipe clamps used to hold the door in place when firing.  Carts have a tendency to "walk" out of the kiln when being fired.  A natural phenomena when you take into account the expansion of bricks at high temperatures.

Wheels are V-grooved and run on inverted angle iron for tracks, this type of wheel is easily acquired at places like WW Grainger or even Home Depot.