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cutting mullite rods
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 10:10 pm
by KILN-TEC
Has anyone tried cutting 3/4" & 1" mullite rods with inexpensive wet tile cutters such as Harbor Freight, Lowes,etc.
Rich Edelman
http://www.kilntec.com
http://www.artnglasstudio.com
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 10:25 pm
by Ron Coleman
They cut like butter with a wet saw. They also cut easily with a hacksaw, although you may get a little chipping.
Ron
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 12:55 am
by DanB
Where is a good source for 1 inch mullite rods in the Seattle area?
Thanks, Dan
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 3:10 am
by gone
http://www.seattlepotterysupply.com/
They sell whole shelves as well as broken ones. I don't know about rods, I'm assuming you want to make dams? You can cut them out of kiln shelves. I think they do sell mullite rods, like you'd use for suspending elements too.
HTH,
Els
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 8:07 pm
by DanB
Thanks , I wil check them out. Actually I am just looking for some long ceramic rods to use in the glassblowing shop to wrap hot glass around. The ceramic material does not suck the heat out of the glass as quickly as metal ones do. I had not thought about mullite rods, caught my eye.