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- Sat Mar 15, 2003 2:49 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Eureka
- Replies: 41
- Views: 62209
- Sat Mar 15, 2003 2:35 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: has anyone ever used an agent?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 28037
You can end up with more orders than you can handle if you are not careful. You will sell lots but then become a manufacturer instead of an artist. I used to sell to over 300 shops etc. across N. America and was the hamster running on the wheel in his cage 24 hours a day trying to get ahead. I final...
- Fri Mar 14, 2003 11:25 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: natural gas kilns
- Replies: 17
- Views: 25207
I would be careful building my own gas kiln. You need backup systems in place in the event of power failures etc. I was once told that one of the products of combustion of natural gas was water vapour which if the conditions inside a kiln are right, can explode the kiln. Although electricity is &quo...
- Fri Mar 14, 2003 11:14 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: tile saw again
- Replies: 16
- Views: 24552
- Thu Mar 13, 2003 10:40 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Separators - a comprehensive thread
- Replies: 39
- Views: 55277
A note on Zirconium. It carries naturally occurring radioactive elements of the uranium and thorium series. Radiological hazard by inhalation of dust. Although low radiation level, consult MSDS!. If the above quote from Hugo is factual, I wouldn't have the stuff in my studio. There is no way that du...
- Tue Mar 11, 2003 2:01 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Firing schedule/problems
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12123
Lowering the mold would allow more air circulation around the top of the mold and into the center. You would not have to worry about the height of the mold if you had heating on the top of the kiln. Want a cheap Canadian made controller? I can put you in touch with someone who buys perfect fires 10 ...
- Mon Mar 10, 2003 7:34 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Firing schedule/problems
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12123
I think because of all the variables when working with bottles, the slower ramping you suggest is important. In the lampshade you made, there are some folds which indicate even thicker glass. Because your mold was higher in the kiln you were closer to the elements and there was less distance to even...