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cone stuck to sensing rod-dai

updated thu 17 oct 02

 

Tammy Young on wed 16 oct 02


Thank you. What is odd is that I had just coated the cone support and rod with
kiln wash 1 wk ago. Funny thing is - for the 3 wks that I used the kiln without
the kiln wash not one cone stuck. The minute I put kiln wash on - the cone
stuck!! hmmmmmmm?

> Once you get the particle off the rod, coat both rod and cone supports with
> kiln wash, and it shouldn't happen again. Sorry, but I have no idea how to
> get what's already on there, off. Maybe persistent chipping?
> Dai in Armstrong, BC
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tammy Young"
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> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 7:20 AM
> Subject: cone stuck to sensing rod
>
>
> > Has anyone ever had a problem with the sitter cone sticking to the sensing
> rod
> > and not coming off? I tried to break part of the cone off but there is
> still a
> > little chunk left on it that I can't seem to get off. I had to rotate the
> rod
> > so that I could still put cones on it.
> > Is there any easy way to get this chunk off without taking the thing apart
> and
> > scraping it? Any chemicals?
> > Thanks.
>
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