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tens into the surface. This particular piece should receive only
a light-to-medium fuse.

Allow the kiln to cool for at least 45 minutes.

When the glass is cool enough to touch, remove the fiber paper

with a tooth pick and thread a cord or chain into the channel.

Glass Troubleshooter

Points on the edges of the glass

The glass was fired too hot.

Grind

the edges of the glass with a sheet of
fine sandpaper or emery cloth. Lay the
sandpaper on a flat surface and rub the
glass over the sandpaper.

Cracks

The piece was too large or had too

many layers. Or you fired a piece a sec-
ond time.

Next time, fire smaller

pieces, pre-heat the glass, or fire at a
lower heat setting on your microwave
oven.

The glass was removed too soon

from the kiln.

Allow the glass to cool at

least 45 minutes before lifting the kiln
top and removing the piece.

The glass pieces that fused together

are incompatible.

This means they expanded and contracted during

firing at different rates. Buy glass that is rated fusing compatible from
an art glass supplier.

Maintenance Instructions

Repairing Cracked or Flaked Black Coating

To repair the silicon carbide coating, you will need the coating

(available from Paragon), sandpa-
per, and a 1” paint brush.

Lay the kiln top on its side.

Sand the black coating on the
inner surface with a piece of
sandpaper. Rotate the kiln top
as you sand. You do not need
to remove all the coating.

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Removing pointed corners from the
glass.

Sand until the interior is
white to gray in color.

Apply a new coat with a 1"

paint brush.

Apply a second coating after

24 hours.

Allow the kiln to dry com-

pletely before firing.

Removing Embedded
Glass from the Kiln

Hot glass can break during

firing and fly against the kiln
top and base. After the kiln
cools, remove the embedded
glass. If necessary, dig the glass
out of the ceramic fiber using a
pocketknife. Repairing small
low spots in the fiber is usually
not necessary.

Repairing Gouges in the Ceramic Fiber Base

Turn the base up-

side-down on a sheet of
sandpaper and rub in a cir-
cular motion. Remove as lit-
tle material as possible from
the base. Then recoat the
base with glass separator.

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Use a pocket knife to remove embedded glass
from the base.

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Sanding the base to remove minor gouges.

Summary of Contents for MagicFuse

Page 1: ...nd is based on our own testing Follow the manual and learn to control the heat to achieve precise fusing results The two most common firing errors are breaking and over firing the glass The manual will show you how to avoid those errors by pre heating the glass and checking it visually To expand your knowledge of glass visit www paragonweb com and select Prod ucts then Books DVDs from the drop men...

Page 2: ...ossi ble for hot glass to break apart and fly out of the kiln during firing and cooling Stay at arm s length from the kiln when you lift the top to check hot glass Fire only glass in the MagicFuse Do not fire marbles pre cious stones ceramics combustible materials or metal in side the kiln These materials can explode due to the very rapid heating rate Fire only fusing compatible glass which is ava...

Page 3: ...pearinsidethekilnafteryouhavefireditseveral times Donotbeconcernedwiththese Theyarenormalanddonotaf fect the firing results The kiln will make plinking noises as it cools This is also normal and nothing to be concerned about The Microwave Oven To fire your new MagicFuse kiln you will need a microwave oven withmetalinteriorthatisatleast8 tallinside Afterfiringthekiln you can still cook food in the ...

Page 4: ...ass supplier The glass that you fuse together must be rated to the same coefficient of expansion COE A piece made from glasses of different COE rat ings will likely break as it cools Your supplier can give you the COE rating of your glass usually 90 or 96 7 See your microwave man ual for instructions on re ducing the power to 50 Note Glass of different COE ratings must be stored sepa rately in cle...

Page 5: ...e bot tom of the microwave near the rotator parts 9 Shelf paper under the glass Removing the rotator tray and rollers Note Clean the rollers and area under the ro tator tray for the smoothest rotation Note Alwaysposition3 1 2 posts under the kiln inside the micro wave oven The posts prevent the kiln from overheating the bot tom of the microwave The Firing Time Allmicrowaveovensfiredifferently Thef...

Page 6: ...ol Load the Microwave Place 3 ceramic posts in the microwave Center the glass you are firing on the kiln base 11 Position the kiln base on top of the posts so the base is cen tered inside the microwave Place the kiln body on top of the base Fire the Kiln Close the microwave door gently to avoid jarring the glass in side the kiln Until you know how long to fire the kiln start out under firing the g...

Page 7: ... lay the kiln top upside down on a heatproof surface Placing the top with the open face down against the heat proof surface may cause heat to build up 13 Place 3 ceramic posts between the kiln and a heat proof surface Place the warm top upside down after removing the glass from the base Sample Pendant Project After firing the pendant is done You do not need to glue a jewelry finding to the back be...

Page 8: ...To repair the silicon carbide coating you will need the coating available from Paragon sandpa per and a 1 paint brush Lay the kiln top on its side Sand the black coating on the inner surface with a piece of sandpaper Rotate the kiln top as you sand You do not need to remove all the coating 15 Removing pointed corners from the glass Sand until the interior is white to gray in color Apply a new coat...

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