+1I would be down for contributing for kiln time
+1I would be down for contributing for kiln time
Keep at it- you'll be there in no timeAccording to the above article (from Appomattox Virginia Heritage) In 1860, Jonh Hinds and Co. averaged 3 employess, producing 750,000 pipes per year. That means than each person made 800 pipes a day assuming they worked 6 days a week. Seems like a lot. If they worked 12 hour days that would be 66 pipes per hour.
It took me 2 hours to make 12 pipes.
Cutting the clay into strips and laying it in is a smart idea. That would speed things up a lot. Probably not 1100%, but a little anyway.Keep at it- you'll be there in no time
Test fire #4. Using a cookie tin and a computer fan I made up a low flow air mover. Black pipe connected to the pail filled with charcoal and sawdust. Seems to be working well. I only put in 4 pipes is case things went south.
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#33 ,#9
#10, #13
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Pamplin Pipe Numbers
#33 ,#9
#10, #13
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This is a single mold press. At the peak, it was reported in 1935 they made a pipes a month. Althought this number may have been inflated because the facility was placed in a public auction in 1938. I would imagine a multiple press would be needed for those numbers. The kiln could fire 200,000 pipes at one time.You think one person made the 66 an hour using only one mold at a time? Or maybe they pressed several at a time?