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OPERATING
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Revised 9/22/05
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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Glass Master Operating Manual WELCOME ............................................................................................................4 Be Safe ................................................................................ 5 BEFORE YOU START ..............................................................................................5 Set Up and Location ........................................................... 6 INSPECT THE KILN .............................
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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ADVANCED PROGRAMING .....................................................................................18 Ramp & Hold Programing (PRO Mode) .......................... 18 Checking the Program ...................................................... 20 VIEW SEGMENT ..........................................................................20 REVIEW ......................................................................................20 Edit Mode Features ........................
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4 WELCOME WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF GLASS FUSING! Congratulations on the purchase of your new HotStart PRO glass fusing kiln. Finally a kiln has been developed with the needs of the beginning fuser in mind. We hope you get years of enjoyment with this kiln and it serves as a springboard in developing your skills as a glass artist. THE COMPANIES Spectrum Glass, the largest manufacturer of art glass in the world has teamed up with Skutt Kilns, the largest manu- facture of hobby kilns in the wo
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S T A R T I N G 5 BEFORE YOU START Be Safe Tens of thousands of kilns are used safely in homes, schools, and professional studios throughout the world. With a good understanding of your kiln and a little common sense you can avoid mishaps. Please observe the following safety recommendations: ♦ The stainless steel jacket and some of the other fi xtures surrounding the kiln will get hot enough to burn your skin when the kiln is heated. Therefore it is important to be extremely careful when w
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6 BEFORE YOU START Set Up and Location INSPECT THE KILN Carefully remove the kiln and accessories from the Hot Start Kiln box. The box should include the following if purchased with an accessory kit. Hot Start Kiln 2 Stand Halves Operating Manual Lid Brace 8 oz. (.25kg) Kiln Wash* 4 Stand Feet 13” (33cm) Shelf* Fiber Shelf Paper (rolled)* 3 - 1” (2.5cm) Posts* Stand Hardware Pkg. Warranty Card Peep Plug *Included when HotStart is purchased with Accessory Kit. Remove the kiln and other comp
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S T A R T I N G 7 BEFORE YOU START LOCATING THE KILN 1. Locate your kiln near a 120V outlet. Position the kiln to the left of your electrical outlet so the cord will have a direct path to the outlet. Never use an extension cord. 2. Install it in a well ventilated, sheltered area such as a carport, garage, utility or hobby room. It should be convenient to where you are working, and out of the way of traffi c areas. 3. Allow at least 18” (46 cm) of space between your kiln and adjacent walls.
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8 UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROLLER 3 Programming Levels There are 3 different skill levels that you can set on your Hot Start Pro controller. Each level increases the pro- gramming options as well as the complexity of the controller. As your needs grow your controller can grow with you. ◊ Beginner ◊ Beginner Plus MGF ◊ Advanced BEGINNER LEVEL All HotStarts are shipped from the factory set in the Beginner Level. In the Beginner Level, Auto Mode and Edit Mode are the only programming modes you wi
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S T A R T I N G 9 UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROLLER Five Programming Modes The GlassMaster LT now has Five programming modes. Each controller is shipped from the factory in “AUTO” mode. When your skills improve you can access the advanced modes simply by pressing the Up Arrow key for 4 seconds. Press the Down Arrow key while in Idle state for 4 seconds to return to the Beginner Level. ADVANCED BEGINNER AUTO PRO LOAD OPTIONS EDIT AUTO MODE Auto Mode, more commonly referred to as GlassFire Mode, i
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10 UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROLLER Key Press Description The GlassMaster LT has a 7 segment LED display. This sometimes requires creative ways for representing let- ters. For example the number “5” is also used to represent the letter “S”. See page 11 for a complete list of all the display messages along with a description of their meaning. Your GlassMaster LT has 3 buttons that are used to access all of the features and settings available. Below is a description of the basic functions of t
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S T A R T I N G 11 UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROLLER Display Messages The GlassMaster LT has a 7 segment LED display. This sometimes requires creative ways for representing letters. For example the number “5” is also used to represent the letter “S”. Below is a list of all the display messages along with a descrip- tion of their meaning. °F This represents degrees Fahrenheit. When it appears the controller is asking you to enter a Temperature or select a temperature scale. °c This represents
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12 UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROLLER Display Messages (continued) SSEG This message indicates Skip Segment. (See “Skip Segment” pg. 21) StOP This message represents STOP. It indicates that the program has been stopped. It will only briefl y show on the display. tME This message represents Add Time. (See “Add Time” pg. 21) tMP This message represents Add Temperature. (See “Add Temperature” pg. 22) S T A R T I N G
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B E G I N N E R 13 BASIC FIRING STEPS To make things easy to understand we have identifi ed 6 steps to fusing and slumping in your Hot Start Kiln. Here are a few tips which should help you get started. 1 - LOADING SHELVES The kiln accessory kit comes with a 13” (33 cm) shelf and three 1” (2.5 cm) support posts. Place the posts on the bot- tom of the kiln in a triangular pattern and then place the shelf on top of the posts. Make sure the gap between the shelf and the kiln wall is as uniform a
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14 BASIC FIRING STEPS 2 - AUTO MODE (GLASSFIRE) The GlassMaster LT controller is designed with the beginning fuser in mind. It is important to have a good general understanding of the principals of glass before programming your kiln. Therefore we recommend reading the General Firing Guidelines section of this manual before programming the kiln. STEP 1 - START IN IDLE STATE To start programming the kiln must be in an IdLE state. This can be verifi ed by the display alternating between the cur
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B E G I N N E R 15 BASIC FIRING STEPS STEP 4 - VERIFY SETTINGS The next two entries allow you to modify the ending temperature and hold time of the factory-set programs. For detailed instruction on how and when to adjust these settings see Glass 101. If the controller is not set in Modify Glass Fire Mode go directly to Step 5. (If the controller asks you to change the temperature and hold time it is currently set in Modify Glass Fire Mode) Press to verify the temperature. Press to ve
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16 BASIC FIRING STEPS 6 - MODIFYING GLASSFIRE PROGRAMS As mentioned earlier, after visual inspection of your glass you may decide you want to modify your process tempera- ture values to create more or less heatwork in your next fi ring. In GlassFire Mode you can only change the Process values. The Process Values include the peak temperature and hold time at peak temperature in the program. In order to make these changes you must fi rst toggle the Modify Glass Fire Mode Feature to the on pos
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B E G I N N E R 17 BASIC FIRING STEPS 6 - MODIFYING GLASSFIRE PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) CHANGING THE PROCESS HOLD TIME After you have entered the Process Temperature in a program and have pressed Enter, the kiln will fl ash the current Process Hold Time alternately with HLd. Press or once. The controller will quit fl ashing and only show the Process Hold Time in hours and minutes. Everything to the left of the decimal is hours and everything to the right is minutes. Single presses (pressing and l
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18 ADVANCED PROGRAMING RAMP & HOLD PROGRAMING (PRO MODE) With PRO Mode you can design and run Ramp and Hold programs that meet the specifi c needs of your glass. You can program up to 8 segments and store up to 5 programs. For more information regarding defi ning and designing Ramp and Hold Programs consult the Glass 101 section of this manual. STEP 1 - SET CONTROLLER TO ADVANCED LEVEL The Controller ships from the factory set at the beginning level. The Controller ships from the factory set
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A D V A N C E D 19 ADVANCED PROGRAMING STEP 5 - SELECT NUMBER OF SEGMENTS The display should be fl The display should be fl The display should be fl ashing “SEG” alternately with the current segment setting. ashing “SEG” alternately with the current segment setting. ashing “SEG” alternately with the current segment setting. Press or to select the number of segment you wish to use in your program. You may choose a value of up to 8 segments Press to enter the segment number. STEP 6 - EN
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20 ADVANCED PROGRAMING CHECKING THE PROGRAM VIEW SEGMENT The View Segment feature is used to view which segment of the program the kiln is currently running. This feature is particularly useful when used in conjunction with the Skip Segment function to determine that the correct segment is cur- rently running. It is also helpful if you are trying to determine if the kiln is in a heating segment or a cooling segment. While the kiln is fi ring Press . If the kiln is in a heating portion of the
