Hi everyone, I’m new here, but I’ve been watching most of you on YouTube for the past year or so. I got a wheel last summer and have throwing in a tiny corner in my basement with a set of shelves to my right and a narrow folding table to my left. It’s kind of a mess 😂. My very safety-conscious husband doesn’t like the idea of me making dust in the low-airflow basement, so I’m moving out to our 12’x16’ shed, which I will share with my new Skutt 1022 kiln and some lawn equipment and 3 bikes. I will effectively have 12’x12’ of floor space, minus the kiln. Any tips for set up from those of you with your own spaces? Anything you wish you would have known or thought of from the start?

Shane and I were chatting over our coffee this morning and talking about kilns. We have a Skutt 1027-3 programmable with touch screen and love it. We can generally fit 60 - 120 pieces inside depending on the size and we always load a variety. We slow fire to cone 6. Since we have the 3 inch brick, after we start a firing, it will not be cool enough to unload for a couple of days. So we were wondering what kilns you all are using, if you love your kiln, what cone you fire to and how long before you open yours? Thankfully you all are pottery people and won’t think we are crazy for discussing this over morning coffee. And maybe what we share will help someone who hasn’t yet decided on which kiln to get.