Electric Kiln 101 with Freddy Fredrickson pt. 1
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Join Matt as he dives deep into kilns with Freddy Frederickson, the legendary founder of Fredrickson Kiln Company. For over 30 years, Freddy wasn't just building kilns at The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, he was perfecting the craft as their master kiln builder. In this first episode of our two-part interview, Freddy shares his remarkable journey. From the evolution of electric kiln technology to filling and firing an even kiln, listen in as he answers some of your burning questions about using your electric kiln.   Today’s episode is brought to you by: Bray Poxy archiebrayclay.com   This week’s episode features the following topics: Electric Kiln, Firing, Kiln, Kiln Troubleshooting, Kiln load, kiln firing
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