Deborah Bouchette on sat 7 aug 99
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Hi, Howard,
The first firing we did, we programmed our own ramps and holds (Skutt's
controller) cuz we were paranoid about having ware that wasn't all the way =
dry.
It was easy, but my spice and I are both trained as computer scientists. =
I
would love a kiln that has 16 =22segments=22 specifically for crystalline =
glazes.
I recently programmed two of my school's kilns with custom firing programs
(Orton's controller) and found it much more difficult to program, but it
shouldn't have been=21 It's amazing what a different =22user interface=22 =
can do...
As I remember it, Orton's sales pitch indicates that fewer buttons on the
controller =3D easier to use, but that's not always so.
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now 15 years in Oregon
Deborah Bouchette
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http://www.aleatoric-art.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Arnold Howard =5BSMTP:ajhparagon=40yahoo.com=5D
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 8:33 AM
Subject: Need info on electronic controllers
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I was wondering what you thought of electronic controllers.
Do you find them frustrating in any way?
Were they frustrating when you first learned to use them?
Do you have any questions about them?
Some controllers can fire a kiln in up to 16 ramps (16 changes in
firing speed, with up to 16 soaks, in either heating or cooling). What
firing would be that complicated? Anything besides crystalline glaze?
I appreciate your input.
Thanks,
Arnold Howard
Paragon
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