My studio in Austin lost power for a whole day last week

I was right in the middle of a big order for a local gallery, trying to finish a set of six matching tumblers. The furnace dropped from 2150 to about 1200 degrees before I could even blink. I had to scramble to save the pieces on the pipe, but the color in two of them just went totally muddy and weird. Has anyone else had to deal with a major power cut during a critical heat? What did you do with the glass still in the furnace?

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aaronrobinson5mo ago

Power cuts are just part of the gig, honestly.

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the_logan5mo ago

That's true for most people, but aaronrobinson, what about folks who need power for medical gear? A CPAP machine or oxygen concentrator going dead isn't just annoying, it's dangerous. Those outages need to be on a priority fix list.

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