wayneinkeywest on sat 10 apr 04
Happy Easter all!
There is a very interesting article in the latest
"Ceramic Industry" about the burgeoning use
of microwaves in heating applications for ceramic
materials, including sintering of silicon carbide
(can you say "advancer-style") kiln shelves.
Becoming much more widespread in industry
because of the cost savings in energy.
Has anyone onlist any experience in using
microwaves as a low(er) cost way to bisque or
"fire"? Or even calcining materials?
I think it's time to take a trip to my local pre-owned
goods shop and see if I can find a microwave
to play with. I think I should try it with cones first.
Let's see...remove the door, defeat the interlock,
install it into the side of the kiln...I wonder what it
does to cordierite shelves ,kiln brick etc. I wonder
how much a microwave can stand for heat?
Most of the newer ones are all plastic inside...
that won't do. It will have to be a commercial oven
and I guess I'm going to have to bypass the timer too
and move the electronics to safety (away from the heat)
If you see a mushroom cloud appearing in the southern sky
coming roughly from my direction............RUN! :>)
Hey! I can cook a chicken on that roaster at the same time!
Wayne "What do you mean I'm glowing??!" Seidl
Arnold Howard on mon 12 apr 04
In around 1990 a microwave kiln was introduced to the glass craft market. It
was a small container with lid that fit inside a standard microwave oven. I
don't know the principle behind it, but it reached glass fusing temperatures
(1500°F) in only a few minutes.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P.
arnoldhoward@att.net
From: "wayneinkeywest"
> There is a very interesting article in the latest
> "Ceramic Industry" about the burgeoning use
> of microwaves in heating applications for ceramic
> materials, including sintering of silicon carbide
> (can you say "advancer-style") kiln shelves.
> Becoming much more widespread in industry
> because of the cost savings in energy.
>
> Has anyone onlist any experience in using
> microwaves as a low(er) cost way to bisque or
> "fire"?
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