Hi Guys I have very kindly just had this email from Lee at Kilncare he has sent me this so I am sharing it with you for those who are trying to do your fusing in the Bead Cube.
Let's hope this works. ;D :D ::) Errrr.right..ok...Duh! what? ummm.....oh hang it.... ;D :D ::)
FUSE
Segment Rate Hr/hr Temperature Hold time (hr: min)
1. Initial Heat 150oC /hr to 538oC 0:10
2. Rapid Heat AFAP* or 9999oC /hr to 785oC 0:20
Process Soak
3. Rapid Cool AFAP* or 9999oC /hr to 538oC 0:45
Anneal Soak
4. Anneal Cool 182oC /hr to 427oC 0:15
5. Cool to room temp AFAP* or 9999oC /hr to 25oC 0:00
With the kiln being programmed to rise as fast as possible in segment 2, it may mean that the controller shows an error reading of F5 which means it overshot the target temperature of 785c. If this happens then add a figure into segment 2, say 400 degrees an hour. This should help prevent error 5.
Thanks for sharing this Vonnie, not got into fusing yet but would like to try, although would need plenty of time to understand the schedule!!
Sarah
Vonnie
This programme looks a bit hotter for Bullseye than I would use - did he specify what type of glass this is for?
Interesting Hazel - I used to take Bullseye to 795 in the Hotstart - Bullseye say around 804, however new boy, Kiln Bill seems to happily fuse at 775 (possibly even get lowever)