Crucibles

[Lia Howe]

Pete, don't get mad but I have to ask this question. A glassblower that I know has used A.P Green assay crucibles forever and has has great sucess with them. His says cheap and last reasonable well. I am looking for smaller pots that only hold 5 lbs. For a colour furnace. They have to fit 3 into an exsisting pot space so that I create a colour furnace. I know that A.P Green was sold but does anybody know where to get their product? Or have any other suggestions?Lia

[Steve Stadelman]

Anything A.P. Green is now consolidated under the R.H.I. Harbison Walker name.

Google Harbison Walker.

[Pete VanderLaan]

Those pots are cheap and they leach iron which is an issue for a fair number of colors and the quality of the melt is so-so. They are one shot deals in that they can't be re-fired. You get what you pay for in this instance. They also come from Denver Fire Clay.

[Lia Howe]

Okay then, does anyone know where to get a 5 lb pot for colour. Something that won't only be a one hit wonders.Lia

[Terry Craig]

now pete how about giving her an option on where to get a better 5 lb pot.

[Kenny Pieper]

Lia you can try Thermal Ceramics in Agusta Ga. 1800 338 9284. The 700 series is good for most stuff however if you are doing fluoriens you will need the 1300 series. good luck

[Pete VanderLaan]

I sell over 400 different crucibles. I can certainly supply you with an excellent pot in terms of quality but will never compete on the cost with a low grade assay scorifier. Give me some approximate dimensions and then Why don't you contact me privately to see what I have.

It will be a multiple pot order as an up front caution. Most likely ten pots to make it worth the time but it could be as low as three if I get lucky. I think that is true of the assay manufacturers as well.

Keep in mind that tiny pots yield crappy glass because the ratio of exposed wall to glass is so high. They are also hard to load and hard to gather from as well as impossible to clean. In general I try to supply pots that I know will work for glassmakers. That has cut the line down from the 400 or more available to about 25 that seem truely servicable.
I don't stock all of those since the way to keep this reasonable is to avoid a large inventory on hand. Currently my prices are slightly below those of the factory and my lead time is way lower plus you get free advice which is actually worth something.