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by PDXBarbara
Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:49 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Cold Kiln
Replies: 28
Views: 26546

My kilns are in the garage. We get overnight temps in the teens and even on several nights a season will get below zero but the garage retains a little warmth. I have started up the kilns when they read in the twenties and all has been well. They tend to cool to room temp at near the same rate too....
by PDXBarbara
Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:48 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Cold Kiln
Replies: 28
Views: 26546

Tony Smith wrote:Because of the way the controller is designed, I don't believe it will register negative numbers, and the controller will give an error message (and not run).

Tony
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by PDXBarbara
Wed Jan 07, 2004 7:10 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Cold Kiln
Replies: 28
Views: 26546

CarolB wrote:Hi Barbara,

I wrote Skutt with that same question a few weeks ago. I was informed that the only concern is the controller and that I was advised not to run the kiln below 32 degrees.

Carol
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by PDXBarbara
Wed Jan 07, 2004 5:20 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Cold Kiln
Replies: 28
Views: 26546

Bev Brandt wrote:
He said (in many words) not to worry about low temperatures in regards to your controller.
Thanks, Bev & hubby... I interpret your hubbie's remarks to match Jim Simmons' above....
NoMoreFearinPDXgirl
by PDXBarbara
Wed Jan 07, 2004 5:18 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Cold Kiln
Replies: 28
Views: 26546

Re: Cold Kiln

This one's for all you wise ovenheds out there in WG-land... It's cold here in Portland. Right now it's hovering around freezing, and yesterday & overnight it was colder. When I said goodnight to my Skutt coffin Monday at about 3 pm, the controller was blinking 33 degrees. Does this cold affect...
by PDXBarbara
Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:17 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Cold Kiln
Replies: 28
Views: 26546

Cold Kiln

This one's for all you wise ovenheds out there in WG-land... It's cold here in Portland. Right now it's hovering around freezing, and yesterday & overnight it was colder. When I said goodnight to my Skutt coffin Monday at about 3 pm, the controller was blinking 33 degrees. Does this cold affect ...
by PDXBarbara
Wed Jan 07, 2004 1:50 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Warm Glass calendar!!!
Replies: 98
Views: 91748

Photoshopping

Hey Chip....Should we just send you the pics...without messing around in photoshop? (like borders or something...?) I figured you'd want to design that sort of thing yourself, no?

Thanks,
BB
by PDXBarbara
Wed Jan 07, 2004 1:23 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Warm Glass calendar!!!
Replies: 98
Views: 91748

Triple xxx or even 1x is not my cup of tea, either - LOL! I have a whole protest installation piece that deals with the negative affects of xxx!!! Tasteful, but whacky and fun is what I encourage. .......and folks, there's no doubt news of and copies of our calendar will travel outside of our WG co...
by PDXBarbara
Wed Jan 07, 2004 12:44 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Warm Glass calendar!!!
Replies: 98
Views: 91748

Jackie Beckman wrote: But I must admit, I'm secretly hoping it's only going to be amongst our WGBB buddies too.

Jackie
I'm with you, Jackie.... feels like a Family Thang...

BB
by PDXBarbara
Wed Jan 07, 2004 12:01 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Warm Glass calendar!!!
Replies: 98
Views: 91748

If we want to make a heap for the scholarship fund - as in selling a bunch of these "one of a kind" calendars, then everyone should think about doing something wild and whacky with their photo. Plus, I'd really hate to piss off some poor fisherman who's bought a copy of this calendar base...
by PDXBarbara
Tue Jan 06, 2004 10:27 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: large circle cutter
Replies: 18
Views: 20746

Yes the Inland circle cutter will hold a big Sharpie pen. And how about this giz. http://shop.store.yahoo.com/toolsplus/das-compass--trammels-etc-.html Ron This thingie is what I use... not necessarily the same maker... But i attach it to a ruler. The ruler I used was too fat for it, so I taped it ...
by PDXBarbara
Tue Jan 06, 2004 7:50 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Irid pitting - revisited
Replies: 72
Views: 67017

Barbara, You see if this was any other product like ....say software....especially from a certain company in Redmond you would call this a feature. In fact they would change their EULA (End User License Agreement) to reflect this and then want to charge you more for it!!! :twisted: Phil EULA... lik...
by PDXBarbara
Tue Jan 06, 2004 6:23 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Irid pitting - revisited
Replies: 72
Views: 67017

. . . and to be fair to Bullseye, or any other manufacturer, they put a product out there in good faith. Then hundreds of us do hundreds of different things to that product. It's hardly surprising that some of those things produca a less than desirable effect. Brock Don't misunderstand, Brock, even...
by PDXBarbara
Tue Jan 06, 2004 6:15 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Irid pitting - revisited
Replies: 72
Views: 67017

Anyone think there's a chance that the players could bounce this particular ball together? BB That's a tough one. The fact that BE made specific changes to fix the problem with their primer implies they have some specific ideas around cause. That puts them a step closer solving the problem and addi...
by PDXBarbara
Tue Jan 06, 2004 5:57 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: large circle cutter
Replies: 18
Views: 20746

Don Burt wrote: I find myself taping the Sharpie to a stick to draw a lousy circle.
Hi db... I do that as well, only I tape it to a ruler.
BB
by PDXBarbara
Tue Jan 06, 2004 5:53 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Irid pitting - revisited
Replies: 72
Views: 67017

<snip>But B.E. is just one of the courts in which this ball bounces. This thread alone indicates that pitting might occur with other manufacturers as well, plus home-made irid.<snip> I've changed the name of this thread to reflect the fact that this isn't limited to one manufacturer and to minimize...
by PDXBarbara
Tue Jan 06, 2004 2:20 pm
Forum: Photos and Stuff
Topic: What did I do? Fusing gone bad!
Replies: 10
Views: 11949

Ron Coleman wrote:That's the best example of incompatible glass I've seen in a while. Brad should use that picture in his next book.
Ron
Ron... you're so right... the piece pictured is worth much more than its weight in prose. (yow, get a-hold of yourself, Barb...)

xxoo
Barbara
by PDXBarbara
Tue Jan 06, 2004 1:51 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Irid pitting - revisited
Replies: 72
Views: 67017

Avery, Couldn't agree more but I think the "ball" so to speak is really in Bullseye's hands not ours. Phil Hi Phil... But B.E. is just one of the courts in which this ball bounces. This thread alone indicates that pitting might occur with other manufacturers as well, plus home-made irid. ...
by PDXBarbara
Tue Jan 06, 2004 1:40 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Warm Glass calendar!!!
Replies: 98
Views: 91748

If I'm reading you right, we are looking at $1050 for 125, or about $8.40 in cost. So if we sold them for $15, then @$7 could go to the scholarship fund!! COOLIO! Hi Chip... I'm sure it's been mentioned, but the thread is too long now to read thru... Perhaps a sign-up list is in order so we'll know...
by PDXBarbara
Tue Jan 06, 2004 12:46 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: large circle cutter
Replies: 18
Views: 20746

Bert Weiss wrote:Dick

I have the Toyo and I love it.
Moreover, the Toyo is sexy. (Hey, I mean design-wise, wiseguys...)

PDXBB