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by Mark Wilson
Wed Dec 31, 2003 2:06 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Does anyone out there have the Evenheat GTS22?
Replies: 5
Views: 6328

i am at work, but i believe that is the kiln i have. mine is 22x22x13 inch inside dimentions, has a top heating element, front loading door, and a rampmaster ii controller. it is a wonderful kiln. i mainly use it for annealing stuff i make in my offhand studio, but i have used it for warm glass stuf...
by Mark Wilson
Wed Aug 13, 2003 11:01 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: outdoor glassblowing studio
Replies: 8
Views: 8920

i can make anything that will fit through the 6 inch door. this includes cups, bowls, goblets, fish, starfish, mushrooms, christmas ornaments, floats,...... i cannot make large things like platters, or big bowls. i have a larger indoor studio where my glory hole opens to 12 inches. 12 inches would b...
by Mark Wilson
Wed Aug 13, 2003 7:03 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: outdoor glassblowing studio
Replies: 8
Views: 8920

here is my new outdoor glassblowing studio. the glory hole was made inside a 10 gallon steel garbage can. everything to make the glory hole can be purchased at a good hardware store except for the frax used for insulation. the entire studio fits on top of a 3x6 foot table covered with cement wallboa...
by Mark Wilson
Mon Aug 11, 2003 11:35 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: outdoor glassblowing studio
Replies: 8
Views: 8920

i designed it my self. you can get most of the stuff for it at your locak hardware store, except for the frax.
by Mark Wilson
Mon Aug 11, 2003 10:27 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: outdoor glassblowing studio
Replies: 8
Views: 8920

outdoor glassblowing studio

my wife is always trying to get me to spend more time with her outside in her gardens. so i decided that i would build me a glassblowing studio, outside in her garden. then she can pull weeds, and i can make glass art. sounds good to me!!! so i spent the last week, and about $200 for misc parts to m...
by Mark Wilson
Wed Jun 04, 2003 6:47 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: the truth
Replies: 5
Views: 5745

the truth

when i buy glass, i know about system 90 and system 96 products like spectrum, uroborous, and bullseye. but there is a lot of types of glass by lots of companies, that is not garrenteed to work. but that does not mean that you can't fuse it, or use it in hot glass, it just means that they don't test...
by Mark Wilson
Mon Jun 02, 2003 7:59 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: 120v versus 240v kiln
Replies: 7
Views: 8503

the efficiency of a 110v and a 220v kiln are exactally the same, no difference. what you might be refering to is the fact that you need less current with the 220v kiln. for example, if i wanted an 1100 watt kiln, it would take 10 amps at 110v or 5 amps at 220v. electrical power in watts is the produ...
by Mark Wilson
Thu May 15, 2003 7:21 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: element droop
Replies: 5
Views: 5729

element droop

i have a front load evenheat gts22 kiln with elements in the ceiling. i noticed that a few metal pins have fallen out, and that the elements are drooping a little bit. i gently pressed the elements up, back into the groove, and attempted to reinsert some of the metal pins. i pushed the pins into new...
by Mark Wilson
Fri Apr 04, 2003 11:15 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Gryphon wire saw
Replies: 3
Views: 4998

i have one of these wire saws, and for the most part, it was a waste of money. i hardly ever use it. there are certain shapes that cannot be cut by hand, and require much too much grinding, and then is when it gets used. i wash the sawed glass off after the saw does its thing, and have not noticed a...