as you go program

[flowerjasper]

i know there are probably posts for this already,
i batch anneal but have got a fab tut for birds that i know will need me to put the finished beads in a ready hot kiln,
i have a sc2 can anyone point me to a good program?
ta sandy

[Carol]

Try this one Sandy.....
http://www.frit-happens.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=861.0

[Shirley]

I use the bit at the bottom of the first post where it sets the first ramp at 700 instead of full. Works fine for me.

Which tut have you got, Sandy? Is it the new Mary Lockwood one?

[turnedlight]

I ramp up at about 700 (going at full on my sc2 always leads to a fail message!) Then garage at 520, then hold for half an hour to an hour after the last bead, and skip segment and ramp down.
(Ammended to correct temperature!)

[Pat from Canvey]

Then garage at 220,

Did you mean 520 C ? I ramp up at full and don't get a fail message. Garage at 520, soak for an hour after the last bead was put in then skip segment and ramp down. With bigger beads such as flowers that don't fit through the bead door, I open the door quickly, deposit the flower and shut quickly too. I do use my kiln gloves when doing this and find that the kiln loses very little heat. It's back to 520 after a few seconds.

[flowerjasper]

I use the bit at the bottom of the first post where it sets the first ramp at 700 instead of full. Works fine for me.

Which tut have you got, Sandy? Is it the new Mary Lockwood one?

might be!!  you will have to wait and see... i could have the strange misshapped mushroom/fish/alien tut 

[turnedlight]

Yes I did mean 520 lol!

[flowerjasper]

have programmed my kiln, so thanks   ,
will hope fully have a go at the tut tomorrow
sandy

[Trudi]

Ohh can't wait!

[turnedlight]

I forgot to say I hold it at 371 for a little while as well, before it turns off..

[flowerjasper]

ran the program today, all went well untill i wanted to skip what was left of the hold and ramp down when i had finished,
the program says press the up button twice, i assumed this was the red arrow   am i being blonde??
in the end i let them soak for hour and half them  stopped the program.allowing the kiln to cool.
there were no beads of national importance in the kiln , which button should i press twice?
sandy .

[Carol]

I remember being confused by this as well Sandy, pressing the "up" button twice didn't work for me either. I skip the rest of the hold section by pressing the up button ONCE, then START, then START again & it will go to the anneal part of the schedule. I don't remember how I found out about this as it was a long time ago, but it should work for you hopefully 

[dinah46]

I remember being confused by this as well Sandy, pressing the "up" button twice didn't work for me either. I skip the rest of the hold section by pressing the up button ONCE, then START, then START again & it will go to the anneal part of the schedule. I don't remember how I found out about this as it was a long time ago, but it should work for you hopefully 

Thanks for that Carol, and there was me thinking it was something wrong with my kiln as I had the same problem of not being able to skip to next segment, I ended up reprogramming on the fly

[Shirley]

That's exactly it, Carol. I think where it's confusing is if you don't hit the start button quickly enough it carries on from where it got to rather than skipping. The other thing that is useful is how to add time on.

[Trudi]

I remember being confused by this as well Sandy, pressing the "up" button twice didn't work for me either. I skip the rest of the hold section by pressing the up button ONCE, then START, then START again & it will go to the anneal part of the schedule. I don't remember how I found out about this as it was a long time ago, but it should work for you hopefully 

Yep it's up and then start - start it's in my manual. I have it open at that page as I have to check every time!! LOL by now I should remember!