Kilns anyone?

Hi ..... I am interested in getting a fused glass kiln of my own. Does
anyone have suggestions as to which one is better ..... Paragon, Evenheat,
Cress ??? I really would like one with a digital timer so I don't have to
sit and watch it every minute ....... Any suggestions would be helpful
.... The kiln will be used mostly for making jewelry so I don't need anything
monstrous!

Thanks
Marlene

"Marlene DeLugish" wrote in message
news:NGVzb.30833$9O5.413@fed1read06...
Hi ..... I am interested in getting a fused glass kiln of my own. Does
anyone have suggestions as to which one is better ..... Paragon, Evenheat,
Cress ??? I really would like one with a digital timer so I don't have
to
sit and watch it every minute ....... Any suggestions would be helpful
... The kiln will be used mostly for making jewelry so I don't need
anything
monstrous!

I have a Paragon Caldera. 8x8x8 cavity, digital controller. Easy to
program, very dependable, reproducible results. According to the engineers
at work (local electric utility) given the current draw from the kiln and
how long it takes to fire, firing a shelf costs me about $0.25 in
electricity (another advantage of a small, energy efficient kiln). I can
add the accessory layer with a door for annealing beads if I want. My only
quibble is that now I need to buy a house so that I have room for a larger
kiln. I can make candy dishes (3.25" or 5.25" mold) in the Caldera, but I
wanna make plates and bowls! :-) There's a kiln with a 14" diameter cavity
available that runs on regular house current (110). However, if I situate
that kiln in the kitchen where the table for my baby 8" kiln is presently
located, I won't be able to open the oven or refrigerator doors. Hmmmm.
food or glass????

:-)

check out http://warmglass.com for lots of discussions on this topic.
there's also reference links to various kiln manufacturers and sellers on
that site.


"Marlene DeLugish" wrote in message
news:NGVzb.30833$9O5.413@fed1read06...
Hi ..... I am interested in getting a fused glass kiln of my own. Does
anyone have suggestions as to which one is better ..... Paragon, Evenheat,
Cress ??? I really would like one with a digital timer so I don't have
to
sit and watch it every minute ....... Any suggestions would be helpful
... The kiln will be used mostly for making jewelry so I don't need
anything
monstrous!

Thanks
Marlene

I'm thinking glass and take-out?
~Kimberlee who dreams of owning a kiln one glorious day!

suzilem wrote:

"Marlene DeLugish" wrote in message
news:NGVzb.30833$9O5.413@fed1read06...
Hi ..... I am interested in getting a fused glass kiln of my own. Does
anyone have suggestions as to which one is better ..... Paragon, Evenheat,
Cress ??? I really would like one with a digital timer so I don't have
to
sit and watch it every minute ....... Any suggestions would be helpful
... The kiln will be used mostly for making jewelry so I don't need
anything
monstrous!

I have a Paragon Caldera. 8x8x8 cavity, digital controller. Easy to
program, very dependable, reproducible results. According to the engineers
at work (local electric utility) given the current draw from the kiln and
how long it takes to fire, firing a shelf costs me about $0.25 in
electricity (another advantage of a small, energy efficient kiln). I can
add the accessory layer with a door for annealing beads if I want. My only
quibble is that now I need to buy a house so that I have room for a larger
kiln. I can make candy dishes (3.25" or 5.25" mold) in the Caldera, but I
wanna make plates and bowls! :-) There's a kiln with a 14" diameter cavity
available that runs on regular house current (110). However, if I situate
that kiln in the kitchen where the table for my baby 8" kiln is presently
located, I won't be able to open the oven or refrigerator doors. Hmmmm.
food or glass????

:-)

Glass.
--
Jack


http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/xmissionbobo/

"Kimberlee" wrote in message
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I'm thinking glass and take-out?
~Kimberlee who dreams of owning a kiln one glorious day!



That's probably what I'll end up doing. Speaking of which, it's time to
order pizza. :-)

Right now, I'm firing the blank for a 3.25" square dish with a bluebonnet
center (using a whole lot of little tiny prefired dots to make the blossom).
I can't wait to see how it turns out. :-)

Got a digital camera and a free website somewhere?
~Kimberlee


"suzilem" wrote in message
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:
: "Kimberlee" wrote in message
: news:1070643612.717611@prawn...
: I'm thinking glass and take-out?
: ~Kimberlee who dreams of owning a kiln one glorious day!
:
:
:
: That's probably what I'll end up doing. Speaking of which, it's time to
: order pizza. :-)
:
: Right now, I'm firing the blank for a 3.25" square dish with a bluebonnet
: center (using a whole lot of little tiny prefired dots to make the
blossom).
: I can't wait to see how it turns out. :-)
:
:
:

"Kimberlee" wrote in message
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Got a digital camera and a free website somewhere?
~Kimberlee


"suzilem" wrote in message
...
:
: "Kimberlee" wrote in message
: news:1070643612.717611@prawn...
: I'm thinking glass and take-out?
: ~Kimberlee who dreams of owning a kiln one glorious day!
:
:
:
: That's probably what I'll end up doing. Speaking of which, it's time to
: order pizza. :-)
:
: Right now, I'm firing the blank for a 3.25" square dish with a
bluebonnet
: center (using a whole lot of little tiny prefired dots to make the
blossom).
: I can't wait to see how it turns out. :-)
:
:
:




http://www.austinlastingimages.com/bluebonnetdish2.jpg

that's the 5.25" version of the 3.25" referenced above (the 3.25" ended up
being a sacrifice on the kilnshelf of the Elder Ghods)

On Sun, 7 Dec 2003 20:31:42 -0600, "suzilem"
wrote:

http://www.austinlastingimages.com/bluebonnetdish2.jpg

that's the 5.25" version of the 3.25" referenced above (the 3.25" ended up
being a sacrifice on the kilnshelf of the Elder Ghods)





Hey, we have something in common. Glass skills better than photo
skills. I mean that in a nice way. I can't see the corner colors.
Looks like maybe a green irid? Bluebonnet. State flower of Texas?
Jack


http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/xmissionbobo/

"nJb" wrote in message
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On Sun, 7 Dec 2003 20:31:42 -0600, "suzilem"
wrote:

http://www.austinlastingimages.com/bluebonnetdish2.jpg

that's the 5.25" version of the 3.25" referenced above (the 3.25" ended
up
being a sacrifice on the kilnshelf of the Elder Ghods)





Hey, we have something in common. Glass skills better than photo
skills. I mean that in a nice way. I can't see the corner colors.
Looks like maybe a green irid? Bluebonnet. State flower of Texas?
Jack


Edges are green iridescent, corners are adventurine green. Bluebonnet is
lime green opal (stem), adventurine (leaves), medium blue opal, dark cobalt
opal, white opal (bloom) (all Bullseye 90COE). Yup, it's a bluebonnet. And
I agree, the quality of the photo leaves quite a bit to be desired. :-)
btw, it's not the final picture -- as soon as I can get a better one it will
be replaced. My light diffuser that I use with my camera only handles
objects up to about a 4" diameter (I need to get a hole saw to cut the lens
hole in the top of my translucent cake carrier to make another diffuser).
Check out some of the jewelry shots on my website (
www.austinlastingimages.com ) and I hope you'll agree that the usual quality
of the shots is better when I can use the diffuser. Check out the rest of
my macro work on the photo page too as long as you're there. :-).