My toddler and I made a big (make that huge!) mountain and tunnel out of paper mache for his train set. We've got the first layers on, and they're taking days to dry. You can imagine how that is difficult for a toddler, whose idea of extreme-patience is having to wait until after nap time to play trains again.
It's large, so it's a big soggy mess, and I'd like to toss the mountain into the coffin-kiln over night and bake it at something like 150-175 deg. to speed up the drying between layers. Of course I'd vent the kiln. The glue is a simple paste of flour/water/small qty. of salt.
However, it's the salt in the mix that concerns me.
Can table salt, or for that matter, any organic burn-off in flour/water cause damage to my elements, or absorb into the brick, causing devit issues later for my glasswork?
Or am I just not getting enough sleep, and perhaps am growing more and more paranoid as I get older?
) This kiln is like family...