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by bathsheba
Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:42 pm
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Sticky cabochons: shelf paper vs kiln wash again
Replies: 24
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Re: Sticky cabochons: shelf paper vs kiln wash again

Point taken. I'll try it when I can get some thin iridescent glass. Have to get together the next order...one thing is that . One other question I had is, do you think could COE make a difference to how much it sticks? I have glow frit in 90, 96 and 104 (from Sundance and glowglass.com, but I think ...
by bathsheba
Wed Jan 08, 2014 4:15 pm
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Sticky cabochons: shelf paper vs kiln wash again
Replies: 24
Views: 29370

Re: Sticky cabochons: shelf paper vs kiln wash again

Thanks guys! @valerie I agree that it could be overfiring, I'll try a bit shorter and see if it helps. The glass is glow frit, which I don't know if that counts as "opal", but certainly it isn't clear. You make a good point that I could use a thin base layer of something else...I don't min...
by bathsheba
Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:02 am
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Sticky cabochons: shelf paper vs kiln wash again
Replies: 24
Views: 29370

Re: Sticky cabochons: shelf paper vs kiln wash again

Try using a piece of shelf paper a little larger than the pieces you are firing but put a "weight" like a kiln post or scrap glass on each corner to hold it down. That way it won't roll up on your pieces. Thanks for the reply! I've been using a bigger piece of paper, carefully flattened, ...
by bathsheba
Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:22 am
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Sticky cabochons: shelf paper vs kiln wash again
Replies: 24
Views: 29370

Sticky cabochons: shelf paper vs kiln wash again

Hi, I have to confess I have one of those microwave kilns, the Magicfuse. I'm sorry. It was an experiment and I could not spend a lot up front. What I want is to make cabochons by fusing little piles of frit. (I need them in precise sizes which molds don't come in, and so far it seems like the best ...