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Kiln Logs and Why I Use Them

7/22/2022

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This post is going to be all about keeping records of what's going on with your kiln firings. There are many reasons to keep track of your firings, but I'll share why I do it and continue to do it after having a home studio and firing my own oxidation kilns since 2013. The bottom of this post includes downloadable Word docs and PDFs of various kiln logs you can print for your own studio and adjust them if you'd like to suit your own needs. These were all made for firing in oxidation, but they can be adapted for gas or atmospheric firings as well.

I'm a very to-do list type of person so keeping great records of each kiln firing is just who I am. For me, it takes a lot of the guesswork out of my studio process if something were to go wrong. Kiln logs help me see when my firings are taking longer than expected, what settings help me achieve desired results/temperatures in the kiln, how many firings my elements/thermocouples/relays have under their belt when it gets time to change them, and how many firings I've had in the year if I need to deduct energy costs for tax purposes.

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    Ryan Durbin

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