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Paragon MagicFuse
Microwave Kiln
Instruction &
Service Manual
You are about to enter the magical world
of accelerated high temperature glass
firing. To safely find your way around,
read this manual. Save for future
reference.
Introduction
Thank you for buying a Paragon MagicFuse kiln. You are about to
begin an adventure in creativity. Use the MagicFuse to make fused
glass jewelry of your own design. The MagicFuse uses advanced
technology to fuse glass at spectacular speeds—all inside a
common microwave oven.
Mastering this kiln requires practice and patience. Please begin by
reading the manual. The information here will save you much time
and 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.
Checking the glass visually.
To
expand
your
knowledge of glass, visit www.paragonweb.com and select "Prod-
ucts," then "Books & DVDs" from the drop menu. You will find a
wide selection of recommended books that you can purchase from
your favorite reseller.
Paragon makes a large selection of electric glass kilns for the hob-
byist and professional. To make larger or more intricate pieces or
to fire production loads of glass, please see our kilns at
www.paragonweb.com.
We wish you much success in glass fusing.
IM-240/10-08
©2008, by Paragon Industries, L.P.
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Summary of Contents for Paragon MagicFuse
- Page 1 Microwave Kiln Introduction Instruction & Thank you for buying a Paragon MagicFuse kiln. You are about to begin an adventure in creativity. Use the MagicFuse to make fused Service Manual glass jewelry of your own design. The MagicFuse uses advanced technology to fuse glass at spectacular speeds—all inside a...
- Page 2 Fire only glass in the MagicFuse. Do not fire marbles, pre- ■ Heat-resistant gloves cious stones, ceramics, combustible materials, or metal in- side the kiln. These materials can explode due to the very 1"...
- Page 3 Do not place a hot kiln ■ To fire your new MagicFuse kiln, you will need a microwave oven under an overhead cabi- with metal interior that is at least 8" tall inside. After firing the kiln, you net.
- Page 4 MagicFuse. However, you can usually succeed with a second fir- ing if you pre-heat the piece at 40 - 50% for 5 - 10 minutes.
- Page 5 Apply more glass separator to areas where the coating flakes off or Clean the rollers Note: cracks with use. Gently sandpaper the base and apply another coat. and area under the ro- tator tray for the Before applying a new coat of glass separator, remove Note: smoothest rotation.
- Page 6 Position the kiln base on top of the posts so the base is cen- Pre-heating time, if any, and pre-heat microwave power setting tered inside the microwave. Power setting during firing Place the kiln body on top of the base. Firing time Fire the Kiln Whether the kiln was still warm from the previous firing...
- Page 7 Load the piece onto the MagicFuse kiln base. (The base When opening the kiln af- ter it has cooled, lay the kiln must first be coated with glass top upside-down on a separator.)
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Page 8: Maintenance Instructions
Repairing Cracked or Flaked Black Coating To repair the silicon carbide coating, you will need the coating Sanding the base to remove minor gouges. (available from Paragon), sandpa- per, and a 1” paint brush. Lay the kiln top on its side.
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