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Technical Forum => Studio/workspace/setup/equipment => Kilns => Topic started by: Donna@Rockin' Beads on January 29, 2011, 02:37:44 PM

Title: Batch annealing on As You Go schedule
Post by: Donna@Rockin' Beads on January 29, 2011, 02:37:44 PM
Apologies if this has been covered in one of the many extension annealing threads but I can't seem to find it  :(

I would like to Batch Anneal beads as part of my normal 'as you go' annealing schedule. Effextively I would like to place a whole load of unannealed beads into my kiln, ramp fairly slowly (700 is my normal speed), then let the program hold while I make beads and pop them straight into the kiln, with the batch beads. At the end of the session I would then move the program on as normal and at the end would have a whole load of annealed beads, some straight from the flame, others from cold.

I have done this already with one little bead and it seemed to work fine.

Does anyone see any reason why I shouldn't do this, as long as I ramp the cold, unannealed beads slowly?

Thanks 
Title: Re: Batch annealing on As You Go schedule
Post by: julieHB on January 29, 2011, 03:24:23 PM
I have done this many times, Donna! No problems - just make sure you don't touch a new very warm bead to any of the beads already in the kiln, in case they stick together.
Title: Re: Batch annealing on As You Go schedule
Post by: Donna@Rockin' Beads on January 29, 2011, 04:26:04 PM
Thanks Julie. That's great.
I couldn't see why I shouldn't but thought I should check before annealing anyone else's beads!!