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Brent Hickenbotham
06-11-2008, 01:18 PM
Finally have it done and its cute.

Draws 21 amps 240v 1 phase
holds 75 pounds of glass
weighs maybe 1500#
32" footprint
63" tall
$8500

Any questions? you know who to call
Doug Sweet
06-11-2008, 01:38 PM
so do you have to get on your knees to gather out of that baby?
Charles Friedman
06-11-2008, 02:04 PM
Very nice, Steve and the crew.
It's about time.
Jack it up and put it on a cinder-block pad.
You should be able to sell a lot of those puppies.
CharlesF
David Patchen
06-11-2008, 08:40 PM
That's awesome. I'd like to put one in my closet at home :)
Allan Gott
06-12-2008, 07:25 AM
Absolutely the bomb boys. Well done.
Scott Novota
06-12-2008, 12:09 PM
How do you replace the pot?

Will it melt batch overnight?

Turn around time for getting one.


Scott.
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Franklin Sankar
06-12-2008, 01:33 PM
Brent you do not look like your usual self in the picture. Now I am wondering if someone stole your identity at GAS last year.
Good loking furnace. Is that the transformers to power it on the side?
Franklin
Steve Stadelman
06-12-2008, 03:29 PM
How do you replace the pot?

Will it melt batch overnight?

Turn around time for getting one.


Scott.
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Pot change is through the roof, the crown can be handled with two people (one if you are beefy, it could probably be done in four hours.

It will melt batch overnight.

Delivery 30 days from full upfront payment.
Doug Sheridan
06-13-2008, 11:29 AM
How big is the port opening? And, KW/24hrs? Or estimated costs to run this furnace?
Steve Stadelman
06-13-2008, 11:34 AM
10" gathering port, we estimated around 2000-2500kwh per month to run.
Brent Hickenbotham
06-13-2008, 12:42 PM
correction, 8" gathering port, toying with making it a ten.

And yes Franklin that is me, you might need to get new glasses. ;)
Doug Sheridan
06-13-2008, 03:21 PM
sorry to keep after you, but what is the width and depth of the crucible and are you able to gather to the bottom with the 8" opening? I have a little furnace with an 8" port and it is difficult to get to the bottom for a clean out.
Steve Stadelman
06-13-2008, 05:43 PM
Doug, we plan all of our gear so that you can look right to the bottom-center of the crucible so that cleaning the pot (14 inches in this case, 11" deep) is easy.
Doug Sheridan
06-13-2008, 08:51 PM
I don't know why I ask that, of course you do.