[Rockhounds] Microwave kilns

[J Bryan Kramer]

There are lab grade microwaves used for fusions and digestions. They are
darned expensive tho.

I suspect the microwave mentioned in the CZ article may be an industrial
unit tuned to a specific wavelength that will promote the heating of the
salts. Probably not 2.45 GHz tho.

BK

On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 8:01 PM, Kreigh Tomaszewski <Kreigh at tomaszewski.net>
wrote:

> Peter,
>
> The wikipedia article on microwave ovens has some good background info
> on the hazards of using microwaves.
>
>        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_oven
>
> Here is a microwave ceramics kiln good for 2000C
>
>        http://microwaveprocessing.com/kiln.html
>
> Kreigh
>
>
>
>
> Peter Sparks wrote:
> >
> > I've been interested in kilns and backyard foundry work for a while, and
> > recently a friend mentioned using a microwave to create cubic zirconia,
> > and even making diamond coatings with the microwave.  He was really
> > interested in knowing "someone that is working on nano deposition (or
> > whatever might work) of polymer coatings for surface free energy
> > (non-stick)?"
> >
> > Well, I'm not going to pursue his question with this group but has
> > anyone played with the microwave to make cubic zirconia rough, diamond
> > deposition, diamonds, metal casting, stained glass slumping, heat
> > treating, ...?  My interest is knowing pitfalls or suggestions for doing
> > this kind of work.
> >
> > I've included a few links, though I put in the diamond peanut
> > butter/briquet as a lark.  If you make any send me some and we'll break
> > the diamond monopoly overnight.
> >
> > Cubic zirconia
> > http://www.geologyrocks.co.uk/tutorials/cubic_zirconia
> >
> > Diamond deposition
> > http://www.ias.ac.in/pramana/v55/p933/fulltext.pdf
> >
> > Briquettes & peanut butter diamonds
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWhtkkOYoxo
> > http://www.rangeguide.net/diamonds.htm
> >
> > Peter Sparks
> > zebulon at isr.umich.edu
> >
>
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