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When I was taking my first lessons from an artist a few years ago, she recommended a particular kind of burn ointment that glassworkers favored because it was good at preventing scarring. It was not something available off the shelf from Walgreen's or like that. I remember she said you could get it ...

AndyT wrote:You'll be surprised at how much energy the kiln doesn't use.

Possibly, possibly not, but it's been running nearly 'round the clock since I got it. I've been saving up stuff for firing for a long time.

Wow, that must be a very different kind of paper than what I've always seen and used: what I use just disintegrates in the course of a single firing - nothing left afterwards but a powdery residue. No way could it ever be reused.

Thank you, Rosanna. How often should I renew it?

Hi, it looks like your server time is off by an odd amount, like an hour and 20 minutes or so. I'm at GMT +2 and I'm posting this message at 1:16 pm local time.

So, I use shelf paper under my pieces. Do I need to renew the kiln wash on the shelf before every firing?

After being stuck in Customs for weeks, my Skutt Firebox 14 arrived, was hauled up 3 flights of stairs, and installed in my bathroom with the scariest-looking plug EVER.

My electric bill this month will be about a zillion shekels.

I'm ready to buy my first kiln, and my choices have come down to a Skutt Hotstart Pro versus a Paragon Fusion 6. I'll pay a little bit more for the Skutt but they have an Israeli distributor so I won't have to mess around with shipping, customs or delivery like I will if I go for the Paragon. Call i...