Skutt KilnMaster Kilns Manufactured between 2000 and 2006 - Manual (Page 38)

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Kiln-Sitter. A Dawson trade name for
their device which uses pyrometric cones
to automatically and accurately shut off
the kiln.
Kiln wash.
A high heat-fusing powder to
which you add water and brush onto kiln
shelves and kiln floor. It allows removal of
accidental glaze drips.
Limit timer.
A device which operates by
time alone, back-stopping the KilnSitter in
case it is defeated.
Lusters.
Iridescent overglazes, applied
thinly.
Mature.
A completely fired piece of ware
or glaze.
Multitester.
A combination ohm/volt
meter.
Nesting.
Placing one piece of greenware
within another for bisque firing.
Ohm meter.
An instrument for measuring
resistance in elements.
One-fire.
The practice of applying glaze to
greenware and firing one time.
Overglaze.
Decorative liquids applied
over the glazed surface, such as china
paints, lusters, gold and other metallics.
Fired at lower temperatures.
Peephole.
An opening in the kiln wall
which allows visual inspection of the
chamber during firing.
Peephole plug.
A piece of refectory used
to plug the peephole.
Pinholes. Small holes in the glazed sur-
face of ware.
Porcelain.
A clay body which when fired
to approximately Cone 6 becomes vitre-
ous and translucent.
Posts.
Ceramic shapes that support kiln
shelves during firing. Three posts per shelf
are recommended.
Pouring.
The act of filling a mold with
slip.
Pyrometer.
A high temperature thermo-
couple device. Most useful in glass firing.
Pyrometric cone.
Slender, unfired clay
pyramids which soften and bend when
the kiln load has matured to the desired
degree. Two sizes are available. Junior
Cones are for use in the KilnSitter and
Self-Supporting Cones are for visual use
on shelves.
Refractory.
Any high temperature clay
material.
Sgraffito.
The decorative technique of
removing some areas of underglaze from
ware with a sgraffito tool, thus allowing
the color of the body to show through.
Shelf.
A slab on which ware is placed in
the kiln. Allows utilization of the full kiln
height separated by posts.
Slip.
Liquid clay slurry which is poured
into molds.
Soaking.
Holding a kiln at a given tem-
perature.
Stilts.
Various single-and multi-pointed
supports used to hold ware up off the
shelves during the glaze fire, thus prevent-
ing adhesion.
Stoneware. A high fired ceramic body
which is vitreous, not translucent, and
usually made of native clays.
Talc.
A white powder used in ceramic
clay bodies.
Terminal brick.
The kiln brick through
which the twisted element ends pass into
the switch box.
Terra cotta.
A natural, low firing red clay.
Thermocouple. A pair of wires which are
inserted into the firing chamber to serve as
the temperature-sensing element of the
pyrometer or controller.
Underglaze.
Liquid coloring which is
applied directly to bisque or greenware.
Venting.
The practice of propping up the
kiln lid (posting) to allow the escape of
vapors during initial stages of firing.
Vitreous.
Fully fused, waterproof ware
which need not be glazed to hold water.
For sanitation reasons food surfaces need
to be glazed.
Volt meter.
An instrument for measuring
voltage at the kiln.
Warpage.
The loss of ware shape during
firing, usually caused by overfiring or
improper placement in the kiln.
Ware.
Any shaped piece of pottery,
stoneware, earthenware or porcelain, in
any state of completion.