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The only thing I might be concerned about is the anneal on your piece. If the oven was still on and running it's program, then your piece is probably annealed correctly. If not, it may have been at slump temp when the power kicked off but just cooled with the kiln. If that is the case there might be...

Just curious. Has anyone ever purchased the serial interface kit for the Paragon GL24 kilns? There is a chip that they give you that is an RS232 serial interface driver that must be inserted into the controller board. I'm looking for the part number on this chip. I can reverse engineer it off the bo...

I really don't understand the problem but I don't know the shelves you are using nor the kilnwash. On a mullite shelf using BE kilnwash a simple window pane razor scraper cleans my shelf in about 30 seconds flat. On a fiberboard shelf I just use 200 grit sandpaper and get it clean in about the same ...

Marty, That was a very good explination. I agree with most of your points and while you may have not seen runaway kilns, I have more than a little concern with the 24" Paragon I have as it is the same model that Brock and Avery were using at Vitrium last fall and they had two of them go and mel...

Marty, I just made a post on the other thread but I'll repeat some of it here. I could not agree with you more that the safest procedure is to not leave your kiln when you fire. That being said, kilns today are built with microcontrollers for a reason, so you can attend to other things while your ki...

Tony, Actually I'm not talking about a door kill switch I'm talking about an overtemperature runaway kill circuit. Most larger kilns have a door switch (my Paragon has one). The $20 - $30 cost I'm talking about is you could put a VERY simple limit controller using something like a PIC microcontrolle...

I've been looking quite a bit into controller design as I'm now building a kiln. Every one that I have seen so far has such an arrangement as shown on the design. I'm not arguing that an interruptor of some type should not be present, just that all of the designs I've seen have the mains come right ...

That's good info on the FICA Brad. I didn't know that. And ditto, it is a lot of paperwork. And Ditto^2 gets LOTS of other opinions and perspectives and decide what your goals and objectives are.

Phil

David, I'm sure everyone has their own bend on Certified Financial Planners and investing so you will probably get lots of comments on this. Here is my 2 cents. I've used a CFP for my own personal finances for over 20 years. The first one I used for 8 years, he's now in Levenworth, WAY too long a st...

Sorry, it may not have looked like I was answering your question but you need to understand that all controllers work basically the same. Your controller may have a different computer for the front end but the "business" side of your controller are the relays that turn on and off the elect...

To Paul's comment, he is correct. People are under a false sense of security if you think that a relay will only stick on the way up vs the way down. The way the circuit works you have a small relay, SSR or mechanical, that triggers the coil in a larger relay, again SSR, mechanical or mercury. There...

Cindy, I think the noise is in your AC line. The circuits in a radio are VERY sensitive to noise. No need to get into the techy details but the 1's and 0's in a PC can be affected by noise but in general they are not bothered unless the level is quite high. This is why your PC is still working even ...

Very, Very nice work Cindy. Your tower came out fantastic. Can't wait to see them up close. You've worked so hard and your talent really shows.

Congratulations

Phil

Hi Cindy, Even though I can't stand the company as they laid me and my staff off, seing as I worked at Intersil, who makes most of the wireless networking chips, I know a thing or two about wireless networks. First a few things to try. 1) If it is not too difficult to accomplish, your access point s...

Looking over your schedule that looks a little high on your max temp. You will get a low luster firepolish at around 1250 and a very nice high firepolish at 1300. Going up to 1480 you are right around tack fuse/full fuse temp depending on how your kiln is calibrated. It will still work but you are w...

Ditto on much that has been said. I have a GL24 on a custom made stand that is on casters. It is a definite plus to be able to move it around. A few points however. This is HEAVY, like 400lbs or close to it if you believe the Paragaon documentation. You can move it but it takes a good umph to get it...

I did an analysis on this before so you might check the archives. Most household panels/wiring is either 14 gage for lights and 12 gage for the garage. 12 gage 110v is good for 20amps. If you don't wish to rewire, you are then limited to about a 2.2KW kiln. Depending on the insulation of the kiln th...

I have not used it but based on reputation and quality of what I've seen the MK100 I'm guessing is what I would get. I need to check the specifications. I'm looking to get a tile saw that will cut 20" or even bigger strips if I can. Most are limited to 16", maybe 18". Steve Immerman g...

As with all things there are no free lunches. I have a saw similar to what you describe as well as the HF 10" saw. First off, both work and will cut glass. It all depends on what you want the saw for, how often you will use it, and how well you maintain it. I got that 7" saw as it was a ba...

The method of putting a copyright, or any other data for that matter, into an image file is a process or science called steganography. If you are interested in more info on the theory behind it here is a link: http://www.jjtc.com/Steganography/ For those who don't want to read a volume of material I...