Thank you both. Good info. Will definitely research this more this week, though it sounds like I may need to go with some other construct. Again, I appreciate the input.
I know this question is below the level of expertise on this site, but I have searched for hours (google and here), and not really found anything on the basics. If you could just give me the 1, 2, 3 of how to make an alumina ceramic in my oven (~1000 F), I would be most appreciative.
So far, I...