Arnold Howard on tue 6 oct 09
While I was in Berkeley, California last August, I
videotaped John Toki, co-author of "Hands in Clay," fire
raku in a microwave oven. He used Paragon's MagicFuse, which
is a small chamber that fits inside a microwave oven. I have
just loaded the video to Paragon's website:
http://www.paragonweb.com/VideoInfo.cfm?VID=3D41
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
Glistering Phaeton on tue 6 oct 09
Dear Arnold,
That looks like fun, on a very small scale! I'd like to note though that
the vent on the microwave used in the video in no way helps to clear the ai=
r
of anything harmful. It's the type that is mostly a grease/odor trap that
then pushes the air back into the kitchen. The "filtered" air would still
contain all the bad stuff burning off the clay and glaze.
Of course, I'm not sure that - given the amount of clay/glaze involved - it
would be much of an issue.
-Adam
Los Angeles
"Down, down, I come; like glistering Phaeton, wanting the manage of unruly
jades."
-William Shakespeare, King Richard II
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Arnold Howard
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 11:23 AM
To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Firing raku in a microwave oven
While I was in Berkeley, California last August, I videotaped John Toki,
co-author of "Hands in Clay," fire raku in a microwave oven. He used
Paragon's MagicFuse, which is a small chamber that fits inside a microwave
oven. I have just loaded the video to Paragon's website:
http://www.paragonweb.com/VideoInfo.cfm?VID=3D41
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA ahoward@paragonweb.com /
www.paragonweb.com
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