The inaugural firing of my small down-draft kiln is now history. Overall it went very well and I was pleased how even it fired from top to bottom, front to back. It required less wood than I had anticipated. Here are some images depicting various stages.
The interior of the kiln with shelves stacked and pieces set; a few went onto the top of the side bag walls.
The door being stacked. Lettering/numbering the brick aid in re-stacking the same the next firing.
Cone packs.
Propane tanks in place, along with the burners, to pre-heat the kiln over night.
Wood stacked for stoking.
Low burner flame overnight.
After pre-heating over night, with the interior temperature reaching 270 degrees, I began fires outside of the coal areas. Eventually I was able to start stoking wood into the fireboxes.
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