Building a kiln controller

Feb 09, 2005 49 Replies

If I where to buy a kiln controller with the cal9500 functions I think the cheapest I can get is a bartlet and its $600 and some change and still does not store as many programs. For $350 I can get a control that holds one program or I can build the cal9500 plus I just love building things so I can say I did it.

A look at your website tells me that you're good at making beads. I'm good at building things, especially glass machines and controllers. I'm working at getting good at building things out of glass. If my glass is ever in such demand that I don't have time to build machines, I think I could live with building glass only. Maybe someday.

Jack

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My pleasure. Remember, the CAL9500P is only one type of controller. It's the one I happen to use so I'm very familiar with them. The ONLY thing that I wanted it to do that it won't is the advance one step in a program. Others out there may do that for you. I know the operation of mine well enough that it just takes me a few seconds to do what I wish could be done by pushing one button.

Jack

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I will I am pricing them now I have found a few places with the list price of $225 I'm hoping to find lower

I think the enjoyment of building it probably makes it worth it. I just wanted to throw those financial considerations out there, in case it was something that hadn't come up.

I'd like to build torches, but it's someth> If I where to buy a kiln controller with the cal9500 functions I think the

My kiln with Perfect fire has 3 small relays with each 2x 25 AMP poles , so I can swiths 6 x 25 AMP if needed. To see my kiln and controller click on the following link ( I hope it works )

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From the looks of your fused work, you're darn good at it. OTOH, from the looks of your kiln, you're *really* darn good at that... I wouldn't mind having your mechanical skills. (Like you said.... maybe someday.)

Aint that the truth. One day retirement will come and I will have. Lucky for me it gets slow at the shop I work at so I have time to futz around at work.

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