This is a kiln that I built with my students at IU Southeast in 2015/2016. It is a cross-draft, natural gas fired, soda kiln on the campus of IU Southeast and is built almost entirely from scrap bricks and materials.
Laying the floor out
Beginning the walls
Building the walls up
Building the base of the chimney
Soda Kiln – leveling the door opening
Soda kiln – Building the straight walls
Soda kiln – adding insulation to the walls
Soda kiln – welding the frame
Soda kiln – making the arch form
Soda kiln – assembling the arch form
Soda kiln – finished arch form, setting the skews
Soda kiln – laying out arch formation
Soda kiln – working on the arch
Soda kiln – working on the arch
Soda kiln – prepping the key for castable
Soda kiln – just after pouring the castable key
Soda kiln – working on chimney
Soda kiln – arch form ready to take out
Soda kiln – working on chimney
Soda kiln – working on chimney
Soda kiln – working on chimney
Soda kiln – new burners
Soda kiln – installing new burners
Soda kiln – cutting door bricks and posts
Soda kiln – arch form removed, washing inside
Soda kiln – arch form removed, washing inside
Soda kiln – arch form removed, washing inside
Soda kiln – arch form removed, washing inside
Soda kiln – arch form removed, washing inside
Soda kiln – arch form removed, washing inside
Soda kiln – first load
Soda kiln – first firing
Soda kiln – first firing
Soda kiln – first firing
Soda kiln – first firing, putting soda in
Soda kiln – first firing, putting soda in
Soda kiln – finished