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Old 2010-11-11, 7:56am
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I garage and soak (1.5 hours) at 920 and this works for me, both to maintain reduction and to avoid overstriking my striking colors. The kiln will spike higher than that after the door is opened to put in a bead or move beads around, as it tries to regain steady state, so keep your reduced beads away from the heating element.

Encasing is another way to protect reduction, although the effect will be different. I rarely leave reduction exposed because it tends to tarnish over time. A silver cloth will restore some of the shine, but customers tend to flip when their shiny beads start getting dull.
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