The bad news is that my electric kiln lost an element – The good news is that I have a new way to stack plates for bisqueing!!!

Kiln elements, firing plates
Don’t know where I saw this – but it works great! Just cut the old element into small segments.

Firing plates

Place them on the plate in a equidistant fashion, stack on the next plate and repeat!

Firing plates
Stacked Plates Ready to Be Fired.

No cracks, warps, and it saves kiln shelf space! Absolutely brilliant!