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Hi Becca, I like what you have done using the edge of the pot melt. I had thought of trying some that way but haven't had time to try it yet. Here is a picture of some of my pot melt pendants. http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/74dodge@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=/PotMeltPendants&.dnm=PMPendants.jpg...

Well, I gave it another go and tried a couple of new things. This time I put talc on a properly prepared and dried shelf. I laid two strips of single strength ( 3/32" ) on the shelf and ran a straight edge across them to level the talc and make it an even thickness. Then I placed a 14" cir...

The Rampmaster 2 holds six programs, I figure I use way more than six firing schedules. You can store a whole lot more in a computer. I checked into the program and it costs $375.00 !!!! I guess programing everytime I fire isn't all that bad.

Randy

I went down slow from 1675° to 1050° because I didn't know how fast my kiln cooled off and it really wouldn't hurt anything going slow. I held at 1050° for an hour and a half because I wanted to make sure the temperature had equalized. And I started annealing at 1050° cause I was just being safe...

I love making pot melts, but every once and a while one would break on me or I would get some crazing in the surface. If I tried to re-fuse it , it would usually crack in half before I got to 500°. I used to fire in an old ceramic kiln with a manual controller. (A knob that went from 1 thru 10) I h...

Thanks for the tip Tony. I called Rob and he was very helpful. He narrowed it down to a circuit board and they are sending one out to me today. Should be here Monday.

Randy

I got my new kiln last Saturday, a big ol evenheat GTS 2541-13 with dual viewing windows and the hand held Rampmaster 2 controller. :D I got it set up and did the suggested firing, 500° per hour to 1500°, then off. Monday I did my first firing and everything went OK, except for the four hours it t...

Does anyone out there use the Kiln Interface Software System ?
Do you like it ?
Is it easy to use?
Are there other interface systems that work with the Rampmaster II?

Randy

Check the belt, mine wore out rather quickly.

Randy

Yes, they're called bails. They are shaped like a leaf with a loop on top. I got mine from Stained Glass Warehouse. Althought I just tried their site and couldn't access it. Ed Hoy's recently started selling them too but they're not listed in their main catalog. The numbers are #48430 for small and ...

What do you mean? Your pot melts are great too !!

Randy

Shorten your drop height. This one was done with a 1" hole and a two inch drop.

Randy

Great pieces Charlie. Here are some pictures of the rim I put around my latest pot melt.
http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/74dodg ... lt&.view=t

Randy

I made an interesting pot melt yesterday and after I grind it round, I want to add a one and a half inch rim to it. Can I just cut two rims, stack them on top of each other, put them around the center piece and fuse together? OR do I have to cut a large circle to put underneath the center piece and ...

Try a search using the words " The skinny on pot melts "
Is this what you're looking for?

Randy

I called the gallery today cause I knew the head honcho was going to be there. He was just getting ready to leave but had time to talk for a couple of minutes. He asked what he could do for me today and I said "well.......my work has been there for a while and it hasn't been selling to well. I ...

This past spring I got accepted into a gallery. The first weekend my work was there they sold two pieces and a few weeks later sold another small piece. Since then they haven't sold a thing. It's a small CO-OP gallery. I didn't have to join, they let me in on consignment. They aren't in the best loc...

I went to my yahoo account and checked the box that lets everyone view the picture. So maybe the link will work now.

Brad, how expensive would it be for you to host pictures?

Randy

A friend came to me this weekend with a request. He has a fairly valuable insulator but it has a couple of large cracks in it which reduces the value significantly. The picture below isn't the exact piece but shows the type of damage I'm talking about. http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/74dodge@sbcglo...

The water flow wasn't correct on my saw either. The tubes were too far away from the blade. http://users.wi.net/~magnum/Saw/5.JPG Remove the screw that holds the " Y " shape piece. Slide the two tubes forward until they are almost touching. Then drill a new hole and re-install a new screw ...