Cone Path

Safe kiln firing schedules

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Compose multi-segment kiln programs with live ramp charts, heating-rate-adjusted cone math, clay-body windows, and load cues—then export a controller card and PDF sheet. ConePath Kiln Kit is a hands-on ceramic kiln firing-schedule and pyrometric-cone studio for studio potters, community-clay instructors, and home kiln owners. Lock multi-segment ramp/hold programs, heating-rate-adjusted cone endpoints, clay-body safe windows, and load-density guidance before you commit a bisque or glaze load. Open a seeded program, edit ramps and holds on an expressive segment timeline, cross-check Orton cone equivalents and clay/glaze maturity, preview the temperature curve, then export a controller-ready segment card and PDF sheet. It is a schedule composer and reference utility—not a firing diary—so you validate the plan before the elements heat up. KEY FEATURES Seeded Program Bay Launch straight into five fully populated schedules: Cone 06 candled bisque, Cone 6 mid-fire oxidation glaze, Cone 10 stoneware sketch, an educational glass-slump curve, and a low-fire luster hold. No empty home state—every program opens ready to refine. Multi-Segment Composer Add, reorder, and delete segments. Set °F or °C per hour, target temperature, and hold minutes. Inline warnings flag unrealistic jumps and missing candle segments on wet work so unsafe schedules are caught early. Orton Cone Reference Browse heating-rate-adjusted endpoint tips and cone-bend stage illustrations (start, half, tip-touch). One-tap “snap peak to cone” writes the correct segment target from the board. Clay & Glaze Fit Matcher Choose maturity band and glaze notes from a seeded catalog. The app badges the current program as underfire, in-window, or overfire risk with plain-language guidance. Load & Chamber Helper Pick kiln size presets, shelf count, and dense vs open packing cues with freeboard reminders. Prep guidance is tied to this program only—not an inventory system. Interactive Ramp Chart See the full schedule polyline with peak marker, cool-down tail, and a scrubber readout of temperature at any time. Controller Export Get a numbered segment list formatted for common manual kiln controllers, plus ShareLink and a PDF cut-sheet of the full program, cone target, and load notes—working on the review build. Atmosphere & Safety Primers Short educational cards cover oxidation vs reduction cues, candling wet greenware, skip-bisque cautions, and element and thermocouple care. Settings Choose °F/°C default, reset sample data, and open Privacy Policy and Terms of Use in-app. Turn clay intent and cone targets into a validated, shareable kiln program with live ramp charts, cone math, and load guidance—so potters lock safe schedules before the fire starts.

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    Seller
    Menno Zand
    Size
    6.7 MB
    Category
    Education
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    © 2026 Menno Zand
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