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LOVE your color choices. I also agree the base could be a little larger, but I think it's great that you have a base attached. Is it attached through fusing or gluing?

It seems the suggestion I like best is from Brad Walker. However, what could I use to clean off the paper if I don't have a sand blaster? I have no idea why she fired directly on the paper, but I imagine that is part of her (instructor) mistake. She woke up in the middle of the night and realized sh...

Thank you for your advice. This is what I'll do.

but these clumps of fused frit powder are not connected to anything. If I soak and remove the paper, I'll have a pile of fused clumps. Guess I could arrange them myself on a piece of glass, though. Thank you for opening my eyes.

I used to be a very active glass hobbyist, until my husband's motorcycle accident almost 12 yrs ago. Life changes on a dime! I am just now coming back to glass after an 11.5 yr hiatus due to our life changes. So, much of this seems new to me, after such a long break. I am in need of a firing schedul...

I think the calendars were $18, so how about $16? Mail it to:
email me @ bkmcconnell@paonline.com, and I'll reply w/ my mailing address for you. I'll need yours as well, in order to mail the calendar. Thanks! Kay

I have an extra calendar if anyone wants one. Just let me know, and you can mail a money order to me, and I'll throw it in the mail.
Kay

Paulajane,
I looked at your tutorial, and you've done a great job! Thank you for sharing it here. Where did you get your respirator? Thanks in advance.
Kay

Cutter's Mate is worth its weight in gold. It decreases hand fatigue, and is SO MUCH easier on an arthritic hand. I have carpal tunnel, arthritis, and shoulder problems, and the CM has helped immensely. If your musculo-skeletal system is as annoying as mine is, put out the money for the CM. You won'...

I was at the Youghiogheny Art Glass retail store on Saturday (great place!) on my way to Pittsburgh for a play. I asked about their glass in the kiln, and was handed a hand-written paper that they're handing out w/ details. Here it is: HS or RG Glass - slumping @ 1100 to 1150 degrees. Stipple - bein...

Ok, maybe thta's it! This was a very shallow bisqueware mold, and I did fuse the glass myself previously. I don't know what kind of glass it is. However, I DID apply Borax to the top surface, and I THOUGHT I was extremely careful to get none on the back. I'd totally forgotten about that. I guess it ...

My highest temp was 1300. So, none of you think the problem was the fact that the kiln wash was applied a month before the firing?
Kay

I was attempting to slump two pieces of previously-fused glass onto an oval shaped ceramic mold. When I opened my kiln the next morning, I saw that the glass is completely stuck onto the mold. I'd applied 4 layers of kiln wash to the mold, but it sat for about a month before I used it for fusing. Wo...

Thank you so much, Phil. I printed out all your instructions to give to someone who is more electrically oriented than I! Thanks again!
Kay

I just received my new digital controller from Paragon. I thought it was advertised as only having to plug my kiln in to it, but I've received a booklet w/ all sorts of wiring diagrams in it. Do I need to hire an electrician again to hook this up to my kiln?
Confused in Hershey - Kay

I just returned from San Francisco - LOVE that place! I suggest driving an hour north and touring Napa Valley. It is a must! And eat a meal at the California Culinary Arts school in the old Christian Brothers monastery - their molten chocolate dessert is to die for! The boat tour of San Francisco ha...

Thanks to all of you for your insightful input! Kay

I'm still a newbie to kiln work. Last evening I was fusing two pieces together prior to slumping them. When I opened the kiln this morning, the piece was a gorgeous oval, beautiful rounded sides, but with devit all over the top. (sigh...). I've seen solutions that can be applied to glass that result...

I am interested in buying float glass, but don't know where to go to buy this. Any suggestions?
Thanks. Kay (aka rushsmom)

Please bear with me, as I'm a newbie to warm glass. Can't these enamels be painted on, in order to prevent the majority of the airborne particles from being breathed in and causing lung damage? Being a Registered Nurse who's worked in Oncology for almost a decade, I really am not interested in breat...