Unlike a pyrometer that tells you only the atmospheric temperature in your kiln, one pyrometric cone in your kiln sitter will shut off the power when the exact heat absorption temperature of the ware is reached.
Note — Orton Small Pyrometric Cones are now "paired" to minimize s...
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| Cone 10 | 2426°F | 1330°C |
| Cone 6 | 2291°F | 1255°C |
| Cone 5 | 2230°F | 1221°C |
| Cone 4 | 2208°F | 1208°C |
| Cone 04 | 2008°F | 1098°C |
| Cone 05 | 1944°F | 1062°C |
| Cone 06 | 1873°F | 1023°C |
| Cone 018 | 1391°F | 755°C |