In this video I'm going to show you how to program
the Skutt KMT touchscreen controller.
Hi Marie here back with another informative kiln video for you.
Whether you're new to using kilns or not this touch screen controller makes
running the kiln a breeze. With advanced programming for when you
become a pro and guided program for the beginner
I'm going to go through the guided start for the beginners.
Let's begin.
Begin here. Program.
Guided start.
What are you firing? Select ceramics and press
next, if you want to perform a simple bisque or glaze firing.
Next. Bisque glaze or preheat only choose bisque and press next if you have
clay that is dry but not yet fired. Next.
Do you want to preheat? Choose none and press next if you're confident
that your wares are completely dry and there are no pieces larger than 12
inches and thicker than a quarter of an inch. Next.
Choose your cone value recommended by the clay manufacturer for bisque
and press next. I do cone 04. Choose a speed. Choose slow for most
bisque fires and press next. This will take
approximately 12 hours. Let's see what medium has to
say. Choose medium if you don't have time for
a slow firing and press next. This will take approximately seven and a
half hours. We strongly recommend using the slow
speed for bisque firing whenever possible.
Okay we'll go to slow then. Next. Pess next to review your program and
start the firing. Wow, that was easy.
Now you can review everything here and if you want to change anything
it's as simple as pressing the arrow. Let's say we want to add a preheat time.
I'm not sure that my wears are dry enough so I'm going to throw in a
two hour preheat time. Two hours and hit save.
Now the preheat is going to climb 60 degrees
every hour until it reaches 180 degrees. That means that once it gets to 180
degrees then it will preheat for two hours. So
keep that in mind. We're all set. Now hit start.
The great part is you can hit stop anytime, and go back.
Look at your program. Go to program then go to cone fire
and let's say you don't want to preheat you change your mind.
Just hit the arrow zero zero zero and save.
Now you can start over again.
It's that easy. Now we're going to do a glaze firing.
Begin here. Program. Guided start. Ceramics.
Glaze. Choose glaze and press next. If your bisque firing has been
completed and you want to glaze fire
choose the cone value recommended by the glaze manufacturer and press next.
Be sure not to mix up the cone 6 with cone 06.
I love the prompts they have here for the beginners. It's
wonderful. We're going to do other. Next.
Move my toggle to cone 5 and hit next. Choose slow if your glaze
firing large pieces and press next. This will take approximately 12
hours. Let's see what medium has to say. Choose
medium for most glaze firings and press next. This will take
approximately seven and a half hours to fire.
Press next and review your program and start the firing.
No preheat. Cone 5. Speed medium. There's no hold or no delay.
Let's say you want to do a hold and actually, a three to five minute hold is
good to equalize the temperature in the kiln,
or to allow the glaze to flow more on your pieces.
Hit the arrow and hit five minutes and save.
Now you have a five-minute hold. Oh no I want a three-minute hold instead. Hit
three and save. It's that easy. Then you can start your firing.
Let's say you're familiar with the kiln and you no longer need
the guidance start. Begin here. Program. Cone Fire.
And I'm going to do a bisque fire so I want
Cone 04. Move the toggle up to 04.
Save.
I want slow speed. Save.
Hold time. No, I don't need a whole time for bisque.
Save. I want to do a preheat though let's do a
2 hour preheat.
Save. Now you're all set for your bisque fire.
And just press start.
I love how the controller guides you through the programming until you learn
more about the firing process. Another great plus is the built-in wi-fi
which allows you to monitor the status and temperature from your smartphone,
upgrade the firmware, and give the Skutt technicians
access to your controller to help you with any troubleshooting.
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