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by Lynn Holman
Wed May 01, 2013 2:55 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Pattern Bar Work - Annealing Advice
Replies: 19
Views: 19346

Re: Pattern Bar Work - Annealing Advice

Thanks, Cynthia, for your detailed response and explanation. Yes, I probably could lose the slower ramp to 480. I just had the break happen once on a refire, which was most likely due to the annealing on the first fire. I have it in there more as "insurance" but can see the benefit having ...
by Lynn Holman
Wed May 01, 2013 11:35 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Pattern Bar Work - Annealing Advice
Replies: 19
Views: 19346

Re: Pattern Bar Work - Annealing Advice

Thanks, Laurie. The crack happened on the way down. Edges are sharp.
by Lynn Holman
Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:49 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Pattern Bar Work - Annealing Advice
Replies: 19
Views: 19346

Re: Pattern Bar Work - Annealing Advice

Thanks everyone for your responses. Carol, most of the schedule is from Graham Stone's book and here's the rationale for those that are: 125>480 This is to prevent thermal shock. I typically flip and fire and have had a pattern bar piece break and then fuse together but have not had this since I add...
by Lynn Holman
Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:49 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Pattern Bar Work - Annealing Advice
Replies: 19
Views: 19346

Pattern Bar Work - Annealing Advice

Hello. I've been working with pattern bars for a short while and am having problems incorporating them into larger work. So far, I've been able to adjust the schedule but now I'm at a point where I could use some advice. So, if you anything you can share would be appreciated. Annealing break. Spectr...
by Lynn Holman
Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:54 pm
Forum: Business Topics
Topic: Square/Squareup Credit Card processing
Replies: 21
Views: 32029

Re: Square/Squareup Credit Card processing

I use Intuit's GoPayment. It's very similar to Square but there's live help online or via phone, which was the deciding factor for me. GoPayment is also slightly cheaper at 2.7% vs 2.75%, although this is pretty nominal. They will also raise on the dollar limits for charges (e.g. $1000) if you set y...