welding cloth on walls

Lisa Feldman · Post by **Lisa Feldman** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 1:12 pm

I'm setting up a kiln in a small space. I can put the 18" between the kiln and walls, but am thinking of putting welding or silica cloth on the walls. Does anyone have any experience with this or other heat-proofing on their walls? (My basement walls are cement block with old wood panelling.)
Any other suggestions are welcome.

Brock · Post by **Brock** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 1:17 pm

You don't need it.

A kiln would have to be falling apart before the heat it generated would be any problem to walls 18" away.

Can't hurt though. Brock

Ron Coleman · Post by **Ron Coleman** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 1:29 pm

If you are really concerned about heat, you can put up cement tile board over the walls. Install the board on 1 inch spacers so air can circulate behind the board.

Try the kiln before you do anything, check the kiln surface temperature as it fires. My bet is it doesn't get very hot.

gthomson · Post by **gthomson** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 1:51 pm

Ron Coleman wrote:If you are really concerned about heat, you can put up cement tile board over the walls. Install the board on 1 inch spacers so air can circulate behind the board.

Try the kiln before you do anything, check the kiln surface temperature as it fires. My bet is it doesn't get very hot.

This is reassuring. I'm just setting up my kiln area now, and I have it on a tiled platform, with a minimum 15" space to fire resistant ceiling tiles (think Ceramaguard). The tiles are screwed to 1 5/8 steel studs as stand offs.

Sound reasonable?

Glenn

Ron Coleman · Post by **Ron Coleman** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 2:08 pm

rdguy wrote:
This is reassuring. I'm just setting up my kiln area now, and I have it on a tiled platform, with a minimum 15" space to fire resistant ceiling tiles (think Ceramaguard). The tiles are screwed to 1 5/8 steel studs as stand offs.

Sound reasonable?

Glenn

Sounds good to me. Even thin sheetmetal will work as a heat shield if it has an air space behind it.

Stuart Clayman · Post by **Stuart Clayman** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 2:20 pm

Ron,
Cute little guy there sipping coffee.... so, now we know about your job, you think about how to enginner your next project (glass one, not work one), and you sit there reading the paper, plans and this board.
I have been trying to talk Jim into coming to WGW... he won't. I guess you will jsut have to forward him a picture again when I go back and visit.
Now, about this subject... this has been discussed a few times.. including by me once or twice and the conclusion has always been the hardy backer or other tile backing board with the 1 inch space behind it. I have that in my utility room and it works fine.. the only thing that gets hot besides the kiln is me when I am peaking...

Stuart