I need some advice, what does everybody use in their kilns? I'm pretty sure I'm getting the Paragon sc2 with bead door but now I'm confused over the lining. :-\ Read that kiln paper can smell and smoke a bit, I'm in a small space, it has ventilation, (kitchen hood extractor fan) would that be enough? Or do I get some kiln wash and a haik brush?
If you could let me know what you all do that would really help me :)
Thank you
Ingrid, is it just for annealing beads? Or fusing? The kiln paper gives a lovely smooth back on fusing, but it needs replaced after every firing so it gets pricey. If it's just to protect your kiln, I'd use kiln wash. In fact, I watered down some bead release and used that!
I bought an SC2 a few weekes ago, along with a shelf kit which I thought was compulsory at the time. However, I also saw a great photo of an improvised wire shelf in a kiln which you rest your mandrels on (in kiln help somewhere, under a Paragon Bluebird thread I think. The base of the folded wire stand (hard to explain, will look for the link) held a piece of fire blanket to catch any molten glass which is all you need to protect the kiln from, I think. If you are just annealing beads, as far as I'm aware, you don't need anything other than a way to keep the beads off the base. The kiln shelf does this but you are resting the beads on something hard and I am not sure that I know when the bead has gone solid enough to put in without changing shape form resting on a solid surface. I think now the shelf kit was an unneccesary purchase and the wire mandrel rest was genious and very easy to make.
I hope I haven't missed somehthing vital and am mistreating my precious kiln!!!! ;)
Quote from: Mary on October 29, 2007, 10:40:27 AM
Ingrid, is it just for annealing beads? Or fusing? The kiln paper gives a lovely smooth back on fusing, but it needs replaced after every firing so it gets pricey. If it's just to protect your kiln, I'd use kiln wash. In fact, I watered down some bead release and used that!
Good tip ;D
Thank you for the great advice ;D ;D ;D It's just for bead annealing, although there isn't a rush .
I know what to add to my wish list now ;)
Rob?