Crucible Heater Coil Packed

Crucible Heater Coil Packed

Crucible Heater Coil Packed

With each post, our excitement grows!

Of course, if we are to melt glass, we are going to need some heat, a whole lotta’ heat indeed! So we are pleased to finally outfit our crucible a 220V 2KW heat coil and packed in a jacket of 3200F rated refractory.

Heater coil wrapped fairly uniformly
Heater coil wrapped fairly uniformly
The first patch of 3200F refractory.
The first patch of 3200F refractory.
All wrapped up nicely, ready for cart fitting.
All wrapped up nicely, ready for cart fitting.

 

As we were saying; cart fitting. Added some ceramic blanket wire insulation in the iffy spots (the tape will burn away).
As we were saying; cart fitting. We added some ceramic blanket wire insulation in the iffy spots (the tape will burn away but the protected space will remain).

Next up – fill this baby with some insulating refractory to keep our needed heat in.

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