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Photos of my Journey series. T.

Put a hold in at 1100 on the way down. Tim

I use a bucket set up between my cabinet and the dust collector. It is amazing how much dust/grit that it recovers and prevents from going into the dust collector. I highly recommend it. Tim

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I've been successful with a thick mix of kiln wash, packed in, dried and smoothed, but often have to repeat each firing. I've also used a plaster/silica mix that worked reasonably well.

Dan would be issuing a lot of citations these days. Too bad there was not a violations for those asking how to program their kiln, then a week later saying that they are teaching a class.....or those that advertise a "Master Class" on one site while seeking basic fusing advise on another s...

Personally, when it's time for new wash, I mask up and get out the electric hand sander. I like the smoothest surface possible. I apply and let dry naturally. No need to fire to 500. If impatient, I dry with the heat gun. Tim

The top elements in the Pearl are within the fiber top. I have the GL44ADTSD which is similar to the Peal 44, just opens differently and has more depth. I have three Paragon kilns and I am very happy with each of them. In my opinion, the Pearl 44 is a very nice kiln with the additional benefit of be...

Pretty sure the Pearl 44 has top and side elements.....

Latest piece completed. Just needs a stand and out the door...

I read an article somewhere that indicated one of Pismo's employees was opening a new gallery, but I cannot find the article now....

The surface is smooth, so it is an optical illusion looking through clear to a black background. Tim

Latest in the Shades of Gray series.

Warren,
It is a 12 inch hole in the middle of a 20 by 20 kiln shelf. The blank before the drop was 19 by 19. Tim

I know that I have seen people talk of products specific to this, so maybe they will chime in. I myself have done some repairs using mold material such as Castalot. Mix it up, make sure the area that you are patching is good and wet so as to not suck the moisture out of the mold material, spread it ...

Warren,
Yes, it was a 12 inch drop out. The bowl is about 8 inches deep. Here is a photo of the build pre-fire; about 1800 pieces...

Latest in the Shades of Gray series.

In short, I probably could have gone lower for longer. This piece started as basically a large pattern bar stacked 2 inches high. The long hold allowed it to level out and rid itself of most of the bubbles, the final thickness being about an inch and a quarter. It was then cut on the tile saw to one...

The initial firing schedule prior to cutting with the tile saw was as follows: 150-350-90 100-1100-120 100-1250-60 300-1510-90 9999-1100-60 70-900-330 60-830-60 60-760-210 80-350-0 The second fusing schedule was as follows: 80-350-90 60-11-12- 100-1250-60 300-1490-60 9999-1100-60 70-900-330 50-830-6...