<p>I am trying to build an electric kiln for firing pottery, so I need a really high temperature. I intend to use kanthanal wire for the heating element. The problem I am facing is the refractory material. Pottery is just a hobby which I want to explore, so my budget is <em>incredibly</em> small. And refractory/fire bricks can be quite expensive in the quantity that I would need. Is there a way to make my own refractory cement that would be as resistant to heat as a fire brick. If so, should I shape the refractory into a brick and then mortar them together or should I make it one solid piece: is there anything gained from having individual bricks. </p>

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2019-04-03T06:37:36.687Z
Do you have a pottery workshop or highschool / university that offers pottery classes nearby? It would probably be easier to pay a small fee for them to fire your pottery than making your own killn.
Elmy
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2019-04-08T08:31:20.553Z
You could use ceramic fibre, the stuff invented to go on the bottom of the space shuttle.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpzS_L3ueeo
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Cheap Pottery Refractory Material
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# Cheap Pottery Refractory Material

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-03)

I am trying to build an electric kiln for firing pottery, so I need a really high temperature. I intend to use kanthanal wire for the heating element. The problem I am facing is the refractory material. Pottery is just a hobby which I want to explore, so my budget is *incredibly* small. And refractory/fire bricks can be quite expensive in the quantity that I would need. Is there a way to make my own refractory cement that would be as resistant to heat as a fire brick. If so, should I shape the refractory into a brick and then mortar them together or should I make it one solid piece: is there anything gained from having individual bricks.

**Tags:** ceramics, pottery, kiln

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Do you have a pottery workshop or highschool / university that offers pottery classes nearby? It would probably be easier to pay a small fee for them to fire your pottery than making your own killn.  
> **username_2**: You could use ceramic fibre, the stuff invented to go on the bottom of the space shuttle.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpzS_L3ueeo  

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