Friday, April 9, 2010

3 firing - slump





Manual Firing Schedule
Starting Temp 85
Lo
After 20 min, temp=400, up to L2
30 min, temp=540, up to L3
40 min, temp=685, up to L4
50 min, temp=838, up to L5
60 min, temp=990, turn to HI
1:12, temp=1350 and draped fully.
Flash cooled until temp read 1200 deg.
Put lid back on and turn kiln off.

I didn't keep an eye on the kiln after turning to HI. I was surprised that it got that hot in 12 minutes and that it was draped to where I wanted it to be.

This is a stainless steel tea cup mold. Even the circles seem to end up more square-like.

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