Facilities
Ceramics Laboratory
108 Talbot Hall
The Department of Art’s ceramics laboratory is a progressive facility, housing both wheel throwing and handbuilding work stations.
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The ceramics laboratory is divided into several areas:
- the main teaching and working studio comprised of pottery wheels and tables for handbuilding,
- work space for graduating seniors,
- a glaze mixing room,
- an electric kiln room,
- a glazing area,
- a recently constructed 1520-square-foot kiln pad enclosure and
- a separate 1200-square-foot clay mixing and clay storage building.
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The ceramic laboratory includes:
- 32-cubic-foot, Cross draft sodium vapor kiln
- 32-cubic-foot, Alpine updraft gas reduction kiln
- 54-cubic-foot, Geil shuttle car natural downdraft gas reduction kiln with automatic damper and microprocessor
- 30-cubic-foot, Catenary Arch wood burning kiln
- Top-loading gas raku kiln
- Front-loading gas raku kiln
- Pit fire kiln
- 9 cubic-foot, Paragon computer controlled front loading electric kiln
- 23 inch diameter 7-cubic-foot, L&L computer controlled top-loading electric kilns
- 23 inch diameter 7-cubic-foot, Skutt manual controlled top-loading electric kilns
- 28 inch diameter 6.8-cubic-foot, L&L computer controlled top-loading electric kiln
- 14.8 cubic-foot, Olympic computer controlled top-loading oval electric kiln
- L&L computer controlled top-loading electric test kiln
- Norstar extruder
- 11 Brent electric pottery wheels
- 36 inch Brent Slab rollers
- Spray booth
- Bluebird pugmill
- Bluebird clay mixer
- 2 Soldner clay mixers
- Glaze and clay scales
- Ball mill machine
- Slip casting table
- Forklift
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