June hasn’t been about creating beautiful, fused glass artwork—sometimes it’s about keeping the studio running! With classes, production work, and upcoming projects keeping me busy, June was also a bit of a repair month around the studio. The first repair on the list involved my trusty XT saw. Anyone who […]
Last year, I shared a post highlighting some of the essential tools I use when creating my fused glass artwork. Just to name a few: scorers, breakers, Groziers, nippers, drills, saws, grinders—and of course, one of my kilns. With so many tools playing a role in the creative process, it’s […]
I like to do posts anytime I change the kiln’s relay. First because it helps me track how often I do change them. Second reason is because it shows you that it’s not all fun and games. I have 5 kilns, but I use my baby kiln the most, so […]
I’ve been tracking how often my kilns require their relays change. For my big evenheat kiln it’s been a bit over a year and of course it’s that time again. It was kind of interesting this time, I fired a schedule I’ve used numerous times, but it had an error. […]
It’s that time again, changing of the relays. My big evenheat kiln started to heat a bit uneven, normally that means the relay is going bad. My big kiln takes 3 relays. A good friend of mine told me it’s best to change them all out at the same time. […]
I use my little kiln on a daily basis so it’s not a big surprise when the relay goes out. I can tell on this particular kiln (Paragon SC3) because normally it clicks pretty fast but when the relay is going bad it clicks much slower and doesn’t get up […]
