Oooh, new kiln arrived, do I need fibre paper?

Krysia@No98 · May 25, 2012, 12:06:14 PM

When I got my kiln and I was doing the first batch annealing run I did it with all my utter fuglies that way if something went wrong it wouldn't be a disaster then I did the not so fuglies.

I've only had beads that I have put in too hot straight from the flame stick to each other.

Lee - Kilncare · May 25, 2012, 12:13:27 PM

GOOO-AAARRRNNNNN Kimster. Go for it matey.

Kimster · May 25, 2012, 01:04:38 PM

Quote from: Lee - Kilncare on May 25, 2012, 12:13:27 PM
GOOO-AAARRRNNNNN Kimster. Go for it matey.

All back on mandrels now!!!

Kiln on, heating up the room nicely

Jellybean · May 25, 2012, 02:20:19 PM

wow Kim I'm impressed you're doing it in this heat!!! I had to stop yesterday because I was melting!!
I want to see the results - so exciting!!

Kimster · May 25, 2012, 07:55:52 PM

Oooh so exciting! Kiln has finished its cycle (finally!) Felt like I was starting to get annealed myself in the heat...

The temp went down to 250... have just had a peek & all 89 beads still look intact... am I allowed to get them out yet, or do I wait till everythings gone back to room temp in the kiln - feels quite hot in there still, mind you so does my house

Jellybean · May 25, 2012, 08:02:06 PM

wait wait wait!!! it's the agonising wait now.....
I usually wait until it's room temp by going to bed (early if necessary!!!) but I have got things out at 45C
Patience now....

Donna@Rockin' Beads · May 25, 2012, 08:48:50 PM

I've opened the door at around 100 and taken out when they aren't burny hot to touch - probably about 60. I don't even peek until they get down to 100 though!!!

Kimster · May 25, 2012, 09:11:26 PM

Dammit!! I opened the door about 5 times after they got down to 250, cos the program said 'end'..

How will I know if they're OK? If they don't crack? They're now on about 70....

Jellybean · May 25, 2012, 09:14:11 PM

time for a glass of wine then....

Krysia@No98 · May 25, 2012, 09:54:06 PM

clean them with a dremel, if they survive that, they'll survive anything. But if some break, then they break and always will no matter how long you've been at making beads.

I tend to open my door at 100 too. I would say that 250 probably isn't fatal, but doing to putting them in a metal bowl until they have been at room temperature.

toodlesandbinks · May 27, 2012, 08:07:56 PM

ohhh I'm very impressed that you have got as far as firing with it .... I've yet to work out how to do the initial firing - but then again I'm a techno-retard.

Any tips would be gratefully received.

Krysia@No98 · May 27, 2012, 08:49:11 PM

the best advice I can give you it to ring the supplier and get them to talk you through the programming. I didn't manage it and I would not consider myself technically challenged. The supplier won't mind the call.

Kimster · May 29, 2012, 05:50:11 PM

Quote from: toodlesandbinks on May 27, 2012, 08:07:56 PM
ohhh I'm very impressed that you have got as far as firing with it .... I've yet to work out how to do the initial firing - but then again I'm a techno-retard.

It was all programmed for me by Lee at Kilncare...all I had to do was bung them in, switch on & press prog 1 or 2. And I still had 101 questions about it!! I ended up with 88 beads intact, only 1 cracked...but haven't yet dared clean them with a Dremel (only by hand...) Is yr kiln from Kilncare?

toodlesandbinks · May 29, 2012, 07:59:18 PM

I realised that it was programmed in and it didn't need an initial firing after I spoke to Lee.

Glad you had such good results, I am just working on getting something to anneal with mine.

Lee - Kilncare · May 31, 2012, 12:05:31 PM

Keep up the good work gals