I bought a tube type kiln last year. It is powered by 220 vac and can reach 1200 C. It's a small rectangular box about 12" x 12" x 18". The tube is about 3" dia. x 18" long. This is written on the furnace plate:
220 Volts
1 Phases
3.4 KW
Unfortunately when it arrived from Canada, via FedEx in a very well packaged box, the central tube was cracked in a complete ring inside about 4" inside the kiln and the ends were damaged as well.
As seen here:
and a close up:
The end pieces that hold the tube in place at each end were also fractured.
As seen in the front of the unit here :
and in the rear also:
and lastly a closeup of the rear:
Does anyone know how to repair this type of damage?
Is is safe to operate as is?
What material do I use to fix it or where can I get replacement parts?
Can I use the internal parts to fabricate a new kiln/furnace ?
I would really like to get it up and running one way or another.
Thanks in advance,
Steve
220 Volts
1 Phases
3.4 KW
Unfortunately when it arrived from Canada, via FedEx in a very well packaged box, the central tube was cracked in a complete ring inside about 4" inside the kiln and the ends were damaged as well.
As seen here:
and a close up:
The end pieces that hold the tube in place at each end were also fractured.
As seen in the front of the unit here :
and in the rear also:
and lastly a closeup of the rear:
Does anyone know how to repair this type of damage?
Is is safe to operate as is?
What material do I use to fix it or where can I get replacement parts?
Can I use the internal parts to fabricate a new kiln/furnace ?
I would really like to get it up and running one way or another.
Thanks in advance,
Steve
