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microwave kilns - easy to make?

updated wed 1 oct 08

 

Robert Briggs on tue 30 sep 08


Hello All,
I was wondering if anyone knew what the susceptor on the inside of the
commercial microwave kilns was made out of.
The shell of these little things is just compressed fiber blanket/board
like the 'Paragon quickfire' I've seen some pretty
convincing demonstrations of these little kilns. Enough to prove to me
that they might work perfectly well for doing quick
^6 glaze test.

They have a black lining on the inside that absorbs the microwaves and
converts them into heat. Should, in theory, be easy to make
one. Thoughts??

Robert Briggs @
www.CorvusMoon.com