Getting GASsed, Day 1
June 19, 2008
Whew. Long, fun day at the Glass Art Society’s Portland 2008 conference, an impressive opening day.
Some great talks and demos, still meeting old friends and discovering new ones. Inspiration abounded, but I have to admit that the technical exhibits held the day for me.
I love having this many manufacturers in one room, ready to solve my problems. The great folks from Digitry patiently worked through my notions of a kiln controller that holds and releases steps in a firing cycle based on pyrometer, humidity and time readings. They also gave me some great tips on building the system to text-message me when something important happens in the kiln…and then lets me change cycles from the phone (or the nearest web browser). See, I’ve got this idea for a casting kiln that THINKS about what’s happening to the glass and mold inside, and responds appropriately…