Comments on: Intelligent Kiln Project: Genesis http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/2008/glasswork/intelligent-kiln-project/intelligent-kiln-project-genesis/ My life, my sculpture...and other things Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:44:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cynthia http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/2008/glasswork/intelligent-kiln-project/intelligent-kiln-project-genesis/comment-page-1/#comment-419 cynthia Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:55:58 +0000 http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/?p=1063#comment-419 Well, the idea was to create a kind of lab-in-a-kiln that would let me test different ideas, such as moisture level in a casting mold, when the glass has completely filled the mold (or if all the glass is down in the mold and it needs more), etc. Primarily, though, I was interested in eventually having a kiln that could respond to conditions inside the mold by initiating the next firing segment, shutting down, or calling for help as needed. The ultimate goal, really, was to see if increasing kiln precision in casting, especially large castings, could reduce both the time it needed to be in the kiln and the overall failure rate. In any case, ran into all kinds of difficulties just getting the basic kiln together, finally decided I couldn't wait any longer (I've been without a working kiln since 7/08), and got a commercial kiln I can dink around with and add some of this stuff at a later time. Well, the idea was to create a kind of lab-in-a-kiln that would let me test different ideas, such as moisture level in a casting mold, when the glass has completely filled the mold (or if all the glass is down in the mold and it needs more), etc. Primarily, though, I was interested in eventually having a kiln that could respond to conditions inside the mold by initiating the next firing segment, shutting down, or calling for help as needed.

The ultimate goal, really, was to see if increasing kiln precision in casting, especially large castings, could reduce both the time it needed to be in the kiln and the overall failure rate.

In any case, ran into all kinds of difficulties just getting the basic kiln together, finally decided I couldn’t wait any longer (I’ve been without a working kiln since 7/08), and got a commercial kiln I can dink around with and add some of this stuff at a later time.

]]> By: Don Burt http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/2008/glasswork/intelligent-kiln-project/intelligent-kiln-project-genesis/comment-page-1/#comment-418 Don Burt Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:12:48 +0000 http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/?p=1063#comment-418 I'm having trouble understanding where you're going with this. What kiln events are you thinking of monitoring? How will you discover or measure them? I’m having trouble understanding where you’re going with this. What kiln events are you thinking of monitoring? How will you discover or measure them?

]]> By: cynthia http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/2008/glasswork/intelligent-kiln-project/intelligent-kiln-project-genesis/comment-page-1/#comment-416 cynthia Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:39:37 +0000 http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/?p=1063#comment-416 No argument there. But the difficulty of some of the work that's survived makes me think that somebody also patiently worked out a process that included anneal soaks and slow cooldowns. The information we have says that glass was more highly prized than gold in those days--stands to reason that there would have been a strong drive to improve processes, reduce failure rates and make increasingly difficult (and profitable) work. No argument there. But the difficulty of some of the work that’s survived makes me think that somebody also patiently worked out a process that included anneal soaks and slow cooldowns. The information we have says that glass was more highly prized than gold in those days–stands to reason that there would have been a strong drive to improve processes, reduce failure rates and make increasingly difficult (and profitable) work.

]]> By: chaniarts http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/2008/glasswork/intelligent-kiln-project/intelligent-kiln-project-genesis/comment-page-1/#comment-417 chaniarts Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:05:39 +0000 http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/?p=1063#comment-417 the reason that old glass has lasted until this time may not be because of special annealing, but, like most arts (music, paint, oral, written, etc), all the crappy stuff fell part and disappeared years ago, residing under an old roman aqueduct. the reason that old glass has lasted until this time may not be because of special annealing, but, like most arts (music, paint, oral, written, etc), all the crappy stuff fell part and disappeared years ago, residing under an old roman aqueduct.

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