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Heres my Diary. at me. Learn from my mistakes. Give me advice.
I have a Dekema basic from Jensen; XT Zr is my main product. Done in their oven, with their parameters, and my coloring formulas, I think my product is as nice as Ive seen full contour. I have a new Mihmvogt Speed Im trying to program. Simply entering the parameters from the XT tech sheet didn't cut it. Everything appeared opaque, gross, unsellable. I played and got it where I thought t was looking decent, but I found a crown in A-2 that had been previously sintered in the Dekema. Next to a crown I just finished, my heart sank. The Dekema sintered crown was translucent, warm, looked beautiful. Youd honestly think it were a high trans product. I was sintering in the Mihm on a quartz speed tray, uncovered. I just received an alumina bowl and lid, so Im starting over. Rather than milling crowns, I took many pieces from used discs, roughly finished to similar size and shape. I did a quick coloring, and now will sinter a couple at a time, one by the edge of the bowl, one in the center. Ill repeat the sinter process, only changing the high temp.
The schedule will be 6 degrees/minute to 1000. 1 hour hold.
3 degrees/ minute to high temp (varies) and a 2 hour hold.
For those of you that are being successful, I must be a laugh. I know there are others though that are struggling too. Its a good oven and a good Zr. Im the weak link.
I will succeed.
I have a Dekema basic from Jensen; XT Zr is my main product. Done in their oven, with their parameters, and my coloring formulas, I think my product is as nice as Ive seen full contour. I have a new Mihmvogt Speed Im trying to program. Simply entering the parameters from the XT tech sheet didn't cut it. Everything appeared opaque, gross, unsellable. I played and got it where I thought t was looking decent, but I found a crown in A-2 that had been previously sintered in the Dekema. Next to a crown I just finished, my heart sank. The Dekema sintered crown was translucent, warm, looked beautiful. Youd honestly think it were a high trans product. I was sintering in the Mihm on a quartz speed tray, uncovered. I just received an alumina bowl and lid, so Im starting over. Rather than milling crowns, I took many pieces from used discs, roughly finished to similar size and shape. I did a quick coloring, and now will sinter a couple at a time, one by the edge of the bowl, one in the center. Ill repeat the sinter process, only changing the high temp.
The schedule will be 6 degrees/minute to 1000. 1 hour hold.
3 degrees/ minute to high temp (varies) and a 2 hour hold.
For those of you that are being successful, I must be a laugh. I know there are others though that are struggling too. Its a good oven and a good Zr. Im the weak link.
I will succeed.