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PSA: My furnace hit 2,500 pours before the crucible gave out.
I was just logging the batch from yesterday and the number jumped out at me, way past what I expected from that supplier. It ran smooth right up until the end, no weird signs. Has anyone else seen a big jump in crucible life with a certain brand lately?
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charlie_allen1d ago
What kind of bargain bin crucibles am I buying? I'm lucky to get 800 pours before mine starts looking like a science fair volcano project... and that's on a good day. Maybe I'm just cursed, or maybe I need to stop buying the ones that come in the suspiciously plain brown boxes.
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morgan.mary1d ago
Tell me about it. My last one cracked after maybe 600 pours, just a jagged line right up the side. Started weeping metal like a sad little fountain. Those plain brown boxes are a dead giveaway for junk.
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