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Old 2022-11-03, 8:23am
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interesting idea!

as this hole projekt seems to be very $$$ intense, i thinking about takibg one step back and start with a simpler solitition: 2gas Burner one a 5L oxycon and vermiculite in a pot for annealing.
limits me to pearls and smaller works (pipes, one hitters, no christmas tree balls…).
maybe with a bethlehem bravo?
Yeah, and whatever you are thinking you will spend, it will be more! Vermiculite in a pot does not anneal. It only slows cooling to prevent immediate thermal shock. You still need to find a way to anneal your work, especially pipes or one hitters. You can batch anneal if you find someone with a kiln. You may have more than a normal breakage rate, but definitely when you are starting that is cheaper than a kiln.
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