lonelybead
2010-03-11, 9:26pm
I am just a new member. this is my first post.
My Aim kiln 84bd just arrive me.
I haven't digital control and All I know how to annealing bead just from the forums, generous lampworkers who share their valueable knowledge + experience (Really appreciate).
I have read many Q&A and the kiln manual itself doesn't tell anything to operate it.
Could someone please guide me to operate its?
What I love to ask you is if I want to annealing bead (batch annealing)
I just switch the control level by level (1 - 8 ) ? start with "LO"
then cheack at pyrometer how temp it go and together with how it take time for?
till it reach 968 F...and THEN hold at that level for "soaking time"? for 30 mins
(or depending on how is diameter of the beads?)
in this state... Am I right the Temp will hold stable as long as I do not switch the level?
then after 30 mins past... I do slowly "ramp down" by switch it down till it read at pyrometer about 700F...so I turn the kiln off?
That is it should be? I know this is a longest question you have ever had ha ha...but Please help me.
(and I sorry for my poor english language)
Thank you so much
lonelybead
My Aim kiln 84bd just arrive me.
I haven't digital control and All I know how to annealing bead just from the forums, generous lampworkers who share their valueable knowledge + experience (Really appreciate).
I have read many Q&A and the kiln manual itself doesn't tell anything to operate it.
Could someone please guide me to operate its?
What I love to ask you is if I want to annealing bead (batch annealing)
I just switch the control level by level (1 - 8 ) ? start with "LO"
then cheack at pyrometer how temp it go and together with how it take time for?
till it reach 968 F...and THEN hold at that level for "soaking time"? for 30 mins
(or depending on how is diameter of the beads?)
in this state... Am I right the Temp will hold stable as long as I do not switch the level?
then after 30 mins past... I do slowly "ramp down" by switch it down till it read at pyrometer about 700F...so I turn the kiln off?
That is it should be? I know this is a longest question you have ever had ha ha...but Please help me.
(and I sorry for my poor english language)
Thank you so much
lonelybead