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DO NOT open the kiln when the temperature is above 500°. This shortens the life of the firebrick and causes firebrick grit to fall in on the glass. | DO NOT open the kiln when the temperature is above 500°. This shortens the life of the firebrick and causes firebrick grit to fall in on the glass. | ||
==Reference== | |||
===Firing Schedules=== | |||
[https://www.bullseyeglass.com/idealized-firing-graph/ Overview of firing schedule]. | |||
[https://www.bullseyeglass.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/technotes_04.pdf Explanation of what happens at each stage of the firing schedule] | |||
[https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0306/4043/9428/files/OceansideCompatibleFiringSchedulesFahrenheit_ba137d5a-38bf-4142-9c2f-0c02e1fe75d7.pdf Reference for Oceanside/COE 96 glass firing schedules] | |||
[https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0784/2178/6951/files/Basic_Firing_Schedules_2023.pdf Bullseye firing schedule] | |||
'''Note that the primary reason for failed firings is too fast of a ramp time on larger pieces. Glass is a bit of an insulator until molten, so heating it too fast stress cracks it. It will shatter apart.''' | |||
===Misc=== | |||
[https://www.bullseyeglass.com/index-of-articles Bullseye Tech Notes] are pretty good.] | |||
[[Category: Small Metals]] | [[Category: Small Metals]] | ||
[[Category:Loaned Equipment]] | [[Category:Loaned Equipment]] | ||
