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pinholes and itc coils

updated wed 2 dec 09

 

mel jacobson on tue 1 dec 09


yes, bisque fire much slower.
i fire all day. remember, low amps vs. high amps, it all washes
out.
if you fire slow, vs. fire fast, you probably use the same amount
of energy.
bisque slow. there is a ton of evidence, and i have observed it
over years and thousands of bisque firings. slow down.
no more pin holes.

itc coils.
blend the 213 like mad..maybe 15 minutes, with added water.
you want that stuff clearly mixed.

then i put them in a bag, with about a half cup of itc..shake
it around.

i do clean with bleach.
just resand the pig tails clean then attach.\
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