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    alittlesteph Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Jul 14, 2007, 09:55 PM
    Has anyone ever built a pottery drying cabinet?
    I am trying to make a drying cabinet for hollowed out clay sculptures so that I can fire them without waiting FOREVER for them to be bone dry from leather hard state and still not crack by drying too fast. I have a metal locker that I want to use and wire shelves. Does anyone know how hot it has to get? I have heard that you need moisture. Does just a pan with a wick like plaster give enough moisture or do I need something else? Any air circulation needed or warranted? Can you dry something in an electric kiln instead?
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    Jul 14, 2007, 11:24 PM
    You might find the information on the following sites to be helpful to you. I hope that you do.

    clayart - thread 'a home made drying cabinet'

    clayart - subject 'techniques - drying'

    clayart - subject 'kilns & firing - misc'

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