[Paul Ewing]

These are the three schedules that I programed into my wife's Bluebird based on posts here.


Soft Glass Annealing Schedule:

Ra 1(Ramp 1) = 1400 ( degrees per hour to ramp at ) your controller may say FULL

oF 1(Temperature 1) = 950 ( lower than annealing temp, referred to as the 'garaging' temp )

Hld1(Hold 1) = 4.00 ( 4 hours hold time ) the amount of time you have to work

Ra 2(Ramp 2) = 1400 ( it will only take a few minutes to go from 950 to 968 )

oF 2(Temperature 2) = 968 ( annealing temp )

Hld2(Hold 2) = 1.00 ( hold for 1 hour, the ANNEAL SOAK time ) Sufficient for a 1” bead

Ra 3 (Ramp 3) = 120 ( equates to 2 degrees per minute, the ANNEAL RAMP )

oF 3(Temperature 3) = 848 ( well below the 860 'strain point' to be safe )

Hld3(Hold 3) = .01 ( hold for 1 minute )

Ra 4 (Ramp 4) = 200 (controlled cool off, some people don’t use this step)

oF 4(Temperature 4)= 400(the temperature a which your kiln will shut off and cool on its own)

Hld4(Hold 4)= .01 (hold for 1 minute)

With Hld1 = 4.00, the kiln will hold at the 950 "garaging" temp for 4 hours. If you make beads for a longer time you can increase the number. Don’t shorten it though because you can “skip” out and go to the annealing step when you are finished working.



Mr. Smiley’s Basic Boro Annealing Schedule:

Ra 1(Ramp 1) = 9999 ( degrees per hour to ramp at ) your controller may say FULL

oF 1(Temperature 1) = 1085 ( Garage at annealing temp )

Hld1(Hold 1) = 8.00 ( 8 hours hold time ) the amount of time you have to work

Ra 2(Ramp 2) = 60 (Slow drop to Strain Point)

oF 2(Temperature 2) = 960 ( annealing temp )

Hld2(Hold 2) = 1.00 ( hold for 1 hour, the ANNEAL SOAK time ) Sufficient for a 1” bead


Boro Batch Annealing Schedule:

Ra 1(Ramp 1) = 350 ( degrees per hour to ramp up slow )

oF 1(Temperature 1) = 1085 (Annealing temp )

Hld1(Hold 1) = 1.00 ( 1 hour hold time )

Ra 2(Ramp 2) = 60 (Slow drop to Strain Point)

oF 2(Temperature 2) = 960 (Strain Point)

Hld2(Hold 2) = 1.00 ( hold for 1 hour, the ANNEAL SOAK time ) Sufficient for a 1” bead