Dear Drooper, Does anyone remember that great kids TV show in the 70's
" The Banana Splits"
it had a section called Dear Drooper.
Well my elements have started to droop, they have never done it before
and this kiln is 9 years old now.
The question I want to ask is
" does this mean my elements are about to give up on me " ?
he said that they may have lost their tensile strength.
Interesting theory !
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I think you can just get some pins and push them back in their grooves-- I once had a kiln guy tell me to turn the kiln on for a few minutes to warm them up, then DISCONNECT the power (so you don't electrocute yourself) and then when they are warm and flexible, use a tool to push them back into their grooves. Worked fine for me.
If the elements are super thickly coated with crust, then they are probably needing to be replaced to be efficient anyway....
Yes you can pin em back in Paul. You can heat em with a gas torch too till they're hot enough in that area to move very very gently. You can pin them back with some U shapes of old element wire to keep them there. I'm off playing kin doctor on saturday to a friend's kiln who has the same problem. It's a bit like varicos veins - ish.
Excellent news lady's thank you.
that's what I wanted to hear.
Top marks to you both.
Why thank you kind sir. Good luck with it.
I like the ladies' advice, Paul. I gently nudged one of my wires back into its groove the other day, but have yet to be forced to deal with severe droop. Let us know how it works for you. Nice wassail cups, too.
they all said it! just be careful with your packing till you get around to it, i had several pieces ruined last year by rogue elements they leave a nasty mark on ya work!!! good news is new elements super efficient firing...
I vaguely remember the Banana Splits. Cups look great. Good luck w. the element repair.
Great wassail cups..like the colours..
good luck with the repairs..always something to do :)
cheers. Trish
love the horse chestnut glaze... subtle warmth.
Wassail cups look fantastic. I absolutely LOVED the Banana Splits show when I was a kid. I had forgotten about Dear Droopy though. The one part that I remember was (if I am getting the name right) "Danger Island" where are the native has skeletons painted on their bodies and it creeped me out.
Good luck with your elements.
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