I’m going to get one, but I can’t decide what size, etc.
And I’m pretty sure I want to start electric and stick the thing on my patio to avoid venting.
Do they necessarily stink a lot? Bother neighbors?
Did you upgrade because you needed more space or features?
Or the opposite, buy too big and regret the cost per batch requiring you fill it before firing.
Not me, but my mother. I grew up in the room next to the kiln room.
And I’m pretty sure I want to start electric
That will give you more consistent firing as I understand it.
and stick the thing on my patio to avoid venting.
Talk to someone more knowledgeable than I about whether a small electric kiln needs to be in a more stable environment than outdoors.
Do they necessarily stink a lot?
When I was a child, it was like sleeping in hell–plenty of stink and throat irritation.
Bother neighbors?
Not if it’s inside and the dwellings aren’t attached.
Did you upgrade because you needed more space or features?
She started with one and ended with two. The issues were space and wanting to fire at two different cones simultaneously.
I’ve always attributed my frequent bouts of child/adolescent bronchitis and strep, and my adult asthma (shared by no one in the family), to my parents’ multi-pack smoking. However, I’m sure sleeping in the room next to the kiln exacerbated this. My room was always nice and dry, however.