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fw: re: here's how to repair a broken element

updated tue 26 feb 02

 

Tena Payne on mon 25 feb 02


I have repented the borax fix.

Sounded like a good idea at the time.... on a
deadline... no time to take apart the entire kiln and
rewire (besides... the elements in transit)
I've scraped the borax off the brick and am starting
all over.

Thanx to all who have voiced concern...



>
> What a terribly, completely misguided thing to do to
> a kiln. I hate to
> think of what is going to happen with a little time.
> Borax is about the
> worst possible thing to use in this case.
> But good luck anyway -
> - Vince
>
> Vince Pitelka
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>
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