Annealing Pattern Bars
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 11:14 am
Hi Everyone: I am thinking about a project involving a form of pattern bars. The piece will be roughly 4 1/2" long- 1 1/2" high" - 1 1/4" wide.
According to the complicated Bullseye schedule, the whole process from start to finish is 23 1/2 hours.(firing and annealing) Since this would be my first project of this type- I would like to stay with the kiln in case something goes awry. The question I have is this- what would happen if I just turned the kiln off at 600F after having gone through the firing and annealing stage and let it cool overnight and check it in the morning? Is it really neccesary to cool from 600F to 75F according to the schedule since it's already gone through the most critical part?
Thanks
Steve
According to the complicated Bullseye schedule, the whole process from start to finish is 23 1/2 hours.(firing and annealing) Since this would be my first project of this type- I would like to stay with the kiln in case something goes awry. The question I have is this- what would happen if I just turned the kiln off at 600F after having gone through the firing and annealing stage and let it cool overnight and check it in the morning? Is it really neccesary to cool from 600F to 75F according to the schedule since it's already gone through the most critical part?
Thanks
Steve