mel jacobson on sun 16 nov 03
i have found that a bit of water and a
long, long time in a blender makes the 213
far superior to apply. (10 minutes at least)
it gets some chunks when sitting around for a long
time.
that blender trick has made it far better. (in my opinion)
feriz says that a thin coat is better than thick.
clean coils, clorox will do fine.
i brush and shake them off.
if have not had to rinse them, but, it would not hurt.
clear water.
then dry them overnight.
i really like the shake and bake method.
seems to coat them just right.
i coil them back up...use twist ties...and place in
the thick yard bag.
add about a half cup of 213...and shake and roll.
take out the coils and shake them out over the bag.
hang to dry. dump the left over 213 back into the bottle.
i use plastic gloves for this entire process.
it is more about not letting grease from my hands
touch the coils.
same when i install them.
use gloves.
it is truly a simple process. it is about doing it once.
same for spraying. about 40lbs of pressure and
a sandblasting gun. nice even, not too thick coat.
thick is never good. i always have a second pair of hands
to hold the itc bucket and keep it well stirred. keep the
itc bucket high, and use gravity. it helps. itc 100 is really
thick stuff.
i like:
one thin coat on the entire kiln.
213 the coils. and install.
one more thin coat over everything.
esp the holes and crevices.
then i put on the 256a after i fire it to cone 012 or whatever
fire again...done. (it is not necessary to add the 256a, just
makes a nice white kiln.)
i get the propane bunsen burners from welch scientific.
or any other supply house.
about 15 bucks.
rubber hose to a bar-b-que 25lb gas tank..with regulator.
use hose clamps. simple device.
mel
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william schran on tue 18 nov 03
Mel wrote: >i really like the shake and bake method.
seems to coat them just right.
i coil them back up...use twist ties...and place in
the thick yard bag.
add about a half cup of 213...and shake and roll.<
Mel - What about the pigtails? Do you wipe them off when you hang the
elements to dry?
Bill
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