Hey all- I'm back for another questions since you're all so helpful.
I use a Quickfire kiln (ceramic test kiln) to fuse jewelry pieces. I'm wondering if anyone has tried using a rheostat to slow/hold temps on their Quikfires. I have a rheostat I use for my stained glass soldering iron. I was thinking about using it to control my heat in order to hold a temp at 960 for bead annealing. Currently, I just stand there, turning on and off as needed. That's okay for short firings, but if I forget to set my timer, it's all over but the crying.
The manufacturer of this kiln claims it can be used for bead annealing, porcelain painting, etc, but I believe to do that you need an expensive controller. If that's the case, I guess I just need to save for a bigger/better kiln. Just wondering.
Rheostat to control Quickfire Kiln?
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Re: Rheostat to control Quickfire Kiln?
Years ago I bought an infinate switch specifically made for this kiln. It was $60. I just did a google search and it is still available at the same price. It works like a charm.Denise S wrote: The manufacturer of this kiln claims it can be used for bead annealing, porcelain painting, etc, but I believe to do that you need an expensive controller. If that's the case, I guess I just need to save for a bigger/better kiln. Just wondering.
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I have described one way of dealing with this in
Large Rural Mailbox Annealer, or Annealer Temperature Management for Jacks
http://www2.cemr.wvu.edu/~venable/rmi/s ... ailbox.pdf
This is cheaper than an "infinite heat switch". By the way, true rheostats are seldom used as controllers now.
The temperature measurement discussion is in
http://www2.cemr.wvu.edu/~venable/rmi/s ... ermo-1.pdf
Large Rural Mailbox Annealer, or Annealer Temperature Management for Jacks
http://www2.cemr.wvu.edu/~venable/rmi/s ... ailbox.pdf
This is cheaper than an "infinite heat switch". By the way, true rheostats are seldom used as controllers now.
The temperature measurement discussion is in
http://www2.cemr.wvu.edu/~venable/rmi/s ... ermo-1.pdf
Wally Venable, Student of glass
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