Todd Jordan on wed 9 dec 09
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Thanks for any and all help, Happy Holidays,
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Arnold Howard on wed 9 dec 09
From: "Todd Jordan"
Being that I have no earthly idea about kilns, were do you
suggest I look for
insturctions of how to use the kiln?
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I will be happy to mail you a paper copy of The A & B Series
Instruction and Service Manual. We still sell parts for the
A-82B.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
Fuzzy Chef on wed 9 dec 09
On 12/9/09 7:09 AM, Todd Jordan wrote:
> First timer here, thanks for this forum.
>
> I am about (later today) to buy a used Paragon A-82B kiln (with some mold=
s)
> for $200. Was reduced to $400 and now willing to go to $200. I guess I'=
m
> trying to make sure that it is a good deal and i'm not making a wrong
> decision. I REALLY want a kiln, so many art project i want to do (cerami=
cs,
> pottery, glass fusing, glass beads) all require a kiln.
Well, obviously Paragon wins points on customer responsiveness. ;-)
However, make sure that the A-82B is the kiln you want; if it's the kiln
I'm thinking of it's quite narrow (17") which would make it very limited
use for glass fusing. Am I getting the right kiln, Arnold?
Also, when buying a used kiln it's critical to know of the age (number
of firings) and history of the elements. Replacing the elements will
cost you up to $300, so make sure they have some life left in them.
--Josh Berkus
marci and rex on wed 9 dec 09
At 09:09 AM 12/9/2009, Todd Jordan wrote:
>Being that I have no earthly idea about kilns, were do you suggest I look =
for
>insturctions of how to use the kiln? I requested a catalog from Paragon a=
nd
>asked about a manual.
Hey Todd,
Arnold Howard has some great stuff on the Paragon
website about kilns....
www.paragonweb.com
and some video as well:
Heres a link to one of the videos and you should be able to access
others from there
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=3DArnoldHoward#p/u/0/UsDdQaIO7FI
Marci
Arnold Howard on wed 9 dec 09
From: "Fuzzy Chef"
> However, make sure that the A-82B is the kiln you want; if
> it's the kiln
> I'm thinking of it's quite narrow (17") which would make
> it very limited
> use for glass fusing. Am I getting the right kiln,
> Arnold?
Yes, you are describing the correct kiln. It's not designed
to fuse glass, but I've seen it used for that. We had a two
day glass fusing seminar here at Paragon and used A-82Bs to
fire the glass. That was before we had glass fusing kilns.
So, it's possible, though not easy.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
Fuzzy Chef on wed 9 dec 09
On 12/9/09 11:16 AM, JAARTJ@aol.com wrote:
>
> anyway on knowing by looking at the elements?
>
> i'll ask the lady and i think it was her mothers. she said they had it
> for 6 months
Heh. "It belonged to an old lady from Pasadena who only fired it on
Sundays ..."
Obviously you can ask. You can also look at the coils and the condition
of the surrounding brick ... coils which are heavily oxidized and are
bending out of their tracks are clearly near end-of-life. Beyond that,
it's pretty hard to tell.
Does the kiln have a computer controller? You'd need one for glass
work, I'd think. Or at least a pyrometer.
(hmmmm ... can I afford to sell off my old pyrometer?)
--Josh Berkus
Snail Scott on wed 9 dec 09
On Dec 9, 2009, at 9:09 AM, Todd Jordan wrote:
> I am about (later today) to buy a used Paragon A-82B kiln (with some
> molds)
> for $200. Was reduced to $400 and now willing to go to $200. I guess
> I'm
> trying to make sure that it is a good deal and i'm not making a wrong
> decision...
For $200, it's just fine, regardless of condition.
There's nothing that can go wrong with a basic
electric kiln that you can't fix yourself for a fraction
of the cost of a new one. You really can't go wrong
at that price. It would be good to check if any bricks
or elements need replacing, though, and budget
for that. I'll discuss this more if requested.
> I REALLY want a kiln, so many art project i want to do (ceramics,
> pottery, glass fusing, glass beads) all require a kiln...
For glass work, it had better have a computer
controller, or you won't get any sleep at all.
p.s. Pottery Is just one variety of ceramics, not
a separate thing. Some people who do slip-cast
work are taught to use the term 'ceramics' to mean
slip-cast and nothing else, but ceramics includes
anything made of clay and fired, whether handformed,
wheelthrown, factory-pressed, slip-cast, or whatever.
Same genus, different species!
-Snail
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