SSB012
Cone 012 · Bends 843°C (1549°F) at 15°C/hr (slow) · Bends 861°C (1582°F) at 60°C/hr (medium) · Bends 882°C (1620°F) at 150°C/hr (fast) · 63.5 mm (2½ in) tall, ceramic · Built-in base — no cone plaque, clay pat, or wire holder needed · Mounting height and 8° angle preset at the factory · Endpoint is a 90° bend, tip level with the base · Contains crystalline silica — do not grind or breathe the dust
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Bends at 861°C (1582°F) at 60°C/hr, with slow and fast rates published as well. The base is moulded in, so it needs no plaque or holder. For overglaze decoration, lusters, enamels and decals, and for glasswork.
Cone 012 in Orton's self-supporting (SSB) series. It bends at 843°C (1549°F) at 15°C/hr, 861°C (1582°F) at 60°C/hr, and 882°C (1620°F) at 150°C/hr, each measured over the firing's last 100°C. The patented base is moulded in, so it stands on the kiln shelf straight from the box, with no plaque or wire holder and no mounting angle to set. Those figures are not a tolerance: a cone measures heat-work, time and temperature combined, so the firing rate decides which number applies. Needing no mounting, it is the usual choice for witness cones and test firings, read at a 90° bend with the tip level with the base.
