Buying a Microwave Kiln - 10 Things You Need to Know!
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- čas přidán 11. 03. 2020
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Microwave Kilns - revolutionary and amazing! Find out all about them BEFORE you purchase one! Don't fall into the traps that others before you have fallen into!
You can fuse glass, enamels, clay and silver clay in a microwave kiln. We have plenty of videos on kraftfun.com that show you how!
Silver metal clay (Art Clay Silver or PMC) can be fired in a traditional kiln or a microwave kiln. It can also be torch fired or fired on a gas stove.
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I am a beginner started with the large kiln love it
Thanks for the info! Can't wait to buy one and get started!!!
Thank you for taking the time to educate beginners as I ❤am. I’m excited to add this new technique to my handcrafted gift collection!!
Had to look this up on your site!! Thank you for keeping it on your site!!
She mentioned a couple times about only needing the small one, but for me, there is literally nothing I would ever want to make that is 2” big, so this may not be an option, but the video was helpful because I now know this is not likely a good option, but I am glad to know it’s safe, so I can keep it in the back of my mind in case I decide to make pendants.
yeah i'm gonna use it to make miniature things for sure
A lovely, clear video. Thank you 🙏
Brilliant little video thank you for posting
One of the best video I’ve seen. Thank you
Incredible video
Thank you for giving such helpful advice. I have wanted to add enamel to my copper jewelry, again thank you !
Came to research for a birthday present, but now thinking of getting one for myself instead. 😀 Thank you for a really useful video
same thing man XD I tumbled about that and my mums birthday is in like 5 days :D
My birthday is just ahead in August. I’ll gift this little kiln to a nice older and deserving Lady ( myself !! ) for her birthday!!!🎉
Hi, thanks for your videos they are really helpful. I purchased a small kiln & everything was going great, but then during another firing (same type) black smoke bellowed out! The kiln is black & badly cracked! What happened? As I didn’t do anything different. Thanks
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Hi Debbie would I be able to hi fire porcelain without glazing in a microwave kin
Thank you
Need help I used mine for the first time for only 3 mins. and the glass did not melt but the shelf turn black and the paper brown is it my microwave or a bad kilns can i still used it ?
Game changer didn’t know anything about these whoop whoop
Thank you for a great video - I appreciate it very much. Could you please tell me if there's a way to stack separate pieces? Any tiny shelves for a microwave kiln? Is this a terrible idea? Thanks again.
Firing separate pieces simultaneously is not recommended. The typical microwave kiln firing method requires multiple stop-start inspection cycles and could result in stacked shelves being jogged or bumped each time the kiln is opened for inspection.
If multiple glass pieces are being fused, it is likely that a spill or unintended fusion of pieces could occur.
If multiple silver clay pieces are being sintered, then a cross-weld of the pieces is possible.
The normal approach to increasing the volume of production of pieces via microwave kilns is serial use (one after the other) of multiple microwave kilns.
Hi Debbie, what product do you use to repair the kiln? My grandson had fun with this, but I believe we slumped glass too hot and it damaged the surface.
Also, what can I use to get rid of the rough haze on the back of a glass piece after it is cooled. It seems my pieces are rough and white on the side that sits on the kin. Thanks
Are you using fibre paper
You need some kiln papers for sure. That's what keeps stuff from sticking/ charring ♡
thanks
The auto-captions turns kiln into a different word each time
Hi Debbie. I have a question for you. Can a small mold containing fusing glass be put into a Microwave Kiln?
Hi Cindy! Yes you can put small molds in a microwave kiln. They can be made of ceramic, stainless steel, fusing fibre or Silkemat.
@@debbieoetgen4049 hi, can I put a graphite mold in?
@@linfabres9486 Probably not, because the graphite would heat up just as the inside of the kiln, and perhaps get too hot?
I bought a small microwave kiln. Mine is not black on the inside. I want to fuse glass pc. I see in some pictures they have standoff kiln blocks under. No instructions to do this on the original kiln cure instructions. Is this nec?
I'm not sure where you purchased your microwave kiln. Ours come with the base and the black on the inside of the lid is a mixture of silicon carbide and sodium silicate.
Small clarification: 5cm = 2" not 2.5" Thanks for all this info!
How can I buy it
Wondering whether these microwave kilns work in ovens or other kilns also, or is it in the microwave only???
Microwave only
Hi Debbie, I am new to this and just wondering if fusing fibre is the same as kiln paper? Many thanks. Joan.
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Debbie, if they are all made to be equal then do you have some suggestions as to the most cost effective sites to get them? I have seen deals for $100 U.S.D for 3 kilns up to $350 for one. Thank you
Hi Stefan - I have heard that you can get good deals on Amazon and Ebay. Personally, I don't purchase them from there because I live in New Zealand.
Make your own. Don't pay ridiculous prices for them.
AliExpress, get them from their origin, for 20 bucks a small one and 35 for the larger sized ones
@@bashkillszombies did you do your own microwave kiln? Can you give us directions or recommend any youtube video to check? Thanks.
What are the differences between fused glass and enamelling?
Fused glass is as it sounds, enameling is putting a glass or ceramic coating on metal
can you bake bronze clay in this kiln?
Copper clay needs to be fired in an electric kiln, preferably in a stainless steel container under carbon.
yes you can
You can make ruby in one
Can I put a crucible in one of these and melt copper or aluminium?
Do NOT put metal objects in a microwave oven.
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can you use it to melt metal?
You could melt metal but it wouldn't be very practical. You would need to use a crucible to hold the metal and would only be able to do very small amounts at a time. It would also be very difficult to gauge the temperature or hold it at a certain temperature.
It's made of aluminum.
How hot can one of these get with a 1200watt microwave?
Hot enough to melt glass, bisque fire ceramic clay and fire silver clay. They can reach temps in excess of 1000 degC.
Can I use 700w microwave?
Yes, you can. 700w is very low power, but all microwave ovens are different. Where I would fire something at ,say, 3 minutes on high in my 1100w, you may need to fire yours at, say, 5 minutes on high to get to the same temperature.
i didn't care for microwaves till i saw this kiln 😂😊
This video doesn’t say what temperatures does it reach and at which microwave settings
Use the standard high heat setting on your microwave. There isn't a specific temperature that the kiln reaches, it varies throughout the process. Bring the kiln up to heat (check after 2 - 2.5 minutes) and then to avoid over heating, run for short periods of time pausing to briefly lift the lid to keep the temp down.
max temperature will be 1000 degrees celcius at 800 or higher watt after about 25 minutes
I’d never crack lol
No idea why you would assume everyone would mostly only use the small one. I, for one, never make objects that small. Helpful video though.
it doesnt work, I lost my money
You must be doing something wrong. 1000w microwave is best
Did you use fusible glass? Not all glass is fusible.