[Jewelry making - Article 00722] - [Orchid] Question about kilns

[Robin M. Pittman]

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    Hi all! First let me say thank you everyone for all your insight and
    support without really realizing I even exist! I am a lurker, and
    rightly so as I have little knowledge of jewelry making as compared
    to all of you. What a bundle I have learned so far! 

    I want to buy a kiln for making jewelry and want to be able to use
    it for making glass beads as well as PMC and clay beads, maybe for
    casting (do I sound cheap? <G>). Is this something I can find? I
    have experience in working with kilns from college making pottery
    and sculpture (gas -high and raku- and electric kilns), but I am not
    so versed about the differences between a burnout kiln, a ceramic
    kiln, PMC, lampworking/glass bead making, burnout for lost wax (?)
    or an enameling kiln (which I have one but have no idea if it works
    -or how-, someone gave it to me -who has passed away- and it has
    never been used... but it is about 30 years old). 

    Since estate and tag sales are coming into season, I want to keep my
    eyes open Also, I am hoping to save up if I do not find a used one. 

    I have a small hop of becoming successful with all of these things,
    but would like to be able to experiment with everything, just in
    case I find a superior new addiction (I am SO addicted to wire
    jewelry making). 

    Any and all help or direction would be appreciated. Thanks in
    advance for all your help! 

Robin :o)


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