microwave kilns?
 

Hello all,

I've seen an ad for a kiln which goes in the microwave to fuse small
glass objects. has anyone tried one? Any issues, problems? Is it
practical?

I wish to fuse belt buckles and the medium one may fit my needs.....

thanks in advance,
Larry

microwave kilns?
 

On Apr 8, 5:54*pm, Larry wrote:
Hello all,

I've seen an ad for a kiln which goes in the microwave to fuse small
glass objects. *has anyone tried one? *Any issues, problems? *Is it
practical?

I wish to fuse belt buckles and the medium one may fit my needs.....

thanks in advance,
Larry

You need a dedicated microwave to do this. Also, wattage varies from
one Micro to the next. If you could afford even a small jewelry kiln
you'll be ahead of the game with much better results.

microwave kilns?
 

I have the medium sized Paragon Microwave kiln, and for small projects I
love it. The instructions that come with it are excellent, the biggest
issue is the power of the microwave, this will determine how long you
need to run at full power for fusing. Mine is 1200 watts, I run 2
minutes at 50% power to warm everything up, then 4 minutes at full power
to fuse. Let it cool for at least 45 minutes. I leave the micro kiln
in the microwave to cool, but have finally gotten some gloves so I can
take it out while it is hot. I put frit in the open spaces to make frit
balls.

Larry wrote:
Hello all,

I've seen an ad for a kiln which goes in the microwave to fuse small
glass objects. has anyone tried one? Any issues, problems? Is it
practical?

I wish to fuse belt buckles and the medium one may fit my needs.....

thanks in advance,
Larry