- There is less danger of cracking if you store shelves vertically in a shelf rack or even leaning against a wall rather than flat. If a piece of clay or other material is lodged between horizontally stacked shelves, weight pressing down can crack a shelf. However, as long as the stack is no higher than three or four shelves and the shelves are clean, you can store them flat.
- Store kiln furniture in a dry area. Moisture can cause shelves to crack or even to explode inside the kiln. A freshly kiln-washed shelf should be allowed to dry thoroughly, then fired slowly to allow any moisture in the shelf to evaporate.
- Store posts of the same length together. This will save you time when you load the kiln.
- Store shelves so that the sides with kiln wash face each other. This prevents flakes of kiln wash from transferring to the underside of other shelves.
- You may find it helpful to draw a shelf pattern on a table and plan the load for each shelf before you begin loading the kiln.
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