Hello all,
I've just done a days intro to enamelling which I really enjoyed and I'm now looking at buying the various bits I'll need to DIY.
Obviously the big cost is the kiln and controller and I have a couple of questions.
I cannot understand why the controllers are so expensive? It seems that they start at £100 for a mechanical controller (looks like a dial) and £200 for an electrical controller. Can someone explain why the high cost? and how can I get away with spending less?
All I can think of is that the controllers are more sophisticated than I need, with multiple temperatures and ramping etc - Is this really ever going to be useful with small enamel work (and possibly a little silver work)? I can see thermostatic controllers on ebay able to handle 5A for £20 which should be enough for the small hobby kilns which seem to be around 1KW power rating.
A specific question - the Uhlig U5 is described as not pre-drilled for a thermostat probe - is there a well known location to drill to install a probe? Given that there seem to be a fair number of these kilns around used?
Any other advice/warnings for the beginner welcome....
thanks
Mark
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