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Old 2010-01-16, 3:49pm
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I just had a runaway kiln!

Just changed the relay switch, put in the annealing cycle and left it to go upstairs like I normally do.

I just happened to go downstairs to see if the beads were cooled off enough and the kiln temp was over 1600! I turned it off and started crying (of course), after a good day of torching (10 sets of beads). Called Mike at GlassHive and ordered a new kiln (not what I have now). On the phone with a customer and we are talking and I go down to check to see how the kiln is doing, kiln is now over 1800! Remember I turned off the kiln!!!!! I unplugged it and almost had a heart attack. What if it had started a fire????

Beads are a puddle along with the mandrels!!!!!!
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