Does how tight a kiln is packed affect its final temperature? | For Flux Sake Episode 104 @ceramicmaterialsworkshop
Does how tight a kiln is packed affect its final temperature? | For Flux Sake Episode 104  @ceramicmaterialsworkshop
Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Have you noticed how a tight kiln pack can slightly change your cones? In this week’s episode the gang talk about why this happens, as well as answer a listener’s question about firing a balloon inside of a ceramic sculpture.

This episode is made in memory of Megan Whetstine, a beloved member of the For Flux Sake and Ceramic Materials Workshop family. Her sense of humor and creativity will be deeply missed.

Do you have questions or need advice on glazes?
➤ Drop us a line at ForFluxSakePodcast@gmail.com and you could be featured on an upcoming show.

🎙️Today's episode is brought to you by Cornell Studio Supply (cornellstudiosupply.com/) and Ceramic Materials Workshop (ceramicmaterialsworkshop.com/about-us/consulting.html) Consulting.

For Flux Sake is hosted by Matt and Rose Katz of the Ceramics Materials Workshop along with Kathy King of the Harvard Ceramics Program. Together they answer your burning questions about clay and glaze. In each episode they answer listener submitted questions in a comical, but also insightful way. This show will have you laughing and learning about glaze chemistry the chemistry behind ceramics in no time. New episodes typically drop every 2 weeks.

#Mentorship #kilnpacking #cones #balloon #carbon #podcast #ceramicpodcast
Does how tight a kiln is packed affect its final temperature? | For Flux Sake Episode 104History of Tenmoku Glazes! | Ceramic Materials WorkshopCone-ception | Usando un cono pirométrico para crear un esmalte cerámico| Ceramic Materials WorkshopPeeling silicone from bucket!Bucket of Glaze!! Pt. 1 | Ceramic Materials WorkshopLets talk Copper Reds! | Ceramic Materials WorkshopPhase Separation Explained! | Ceramic Materials WorkshopWhat’s the history behind Orton cones unusual numbering system? | For Flux Sake Episode 112Are there budget-friendly black and purple glazes? | For Flux Sake Episode 93How to find Clay Absorption | Ceramic Materials WorkshopThe Science of Phase Separation | Ceramic Materials WorkshopWhy are my plates cracking? | For Flux Sake 125
Ceramic Materials Workshop |

Does how tight a kiln is packed affect its final temperature? | For Flux Sake Episode 104

SHARE TO X SHARE TO REDDIT SHARE TO FACEBOOK WALLPAPER