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thanks liz,,,the plan is to make molds with a plug or sorts, to make a vase, so we shall see,,,,,i do appreciate the help,rodney

do you have a site, where i can see your work

i just got access to a 13" deep kiln, the person said i would have to have a shelf on little stilts,,,,,im wondering if i made my mold, with little legs, if could avoid the shelf entirely,,,,,the lid has coils, how much space should i leave at the top,,,,,and if i make the molds, since the kiln...

hi there ellen,,,,,thanks for that info on the daum casting technique,,,,,did the guy mention what sort of mold material they use there, and how best to remove the mold from the glass,,,,thanks,,,,oh i saw your lizard, GREAT, keep up the great work,,,,rodney

The clarity of the glass is a function of temp and particle size.
Increase in either gives a more clear result.

-lauri

thanks for the info,,,,could you suggest a firing schedule, including, the anneal for the small particles that were mentioned, as the size used by daum,,,,,,,,,,,thanks, rodney

does the firing schedule have anything to do with the clarity of these pieces,,,i was under the impression that frit that small would be more opaque, thanks,,rodney

i totally agree with you not telling anybody about how you do something that took your time and imagination,,,,,but if you would have, im sure the words and looks you would have got would have been something like, "oh yeah, i could have figured that out",,,,,,,,but why should they spend th...

i have a pair of cheap polarized lens sunglasses, can i just pop out the lens and use them

thanks
rodney

i dont know what you are trying to do, but you could dip it in latex paint or elmers glue,,,,dip and dry, and dip again

rodney

i dont know what you are trying to do, but you could dip it in latex paint or elmers glue,,,,dip and dry, and dip again

rodney

on the elmers,,,,when getting rid of the carbon, is there a point where you can hold the temp, before the frit fuses, where all the carbon will be burned off,,,,is it necessary to open the lid in order to solve this problem

thanks

rodney

i was using e6000, and when i finished a huge batch, the guy who was selling it for me, says,,,,the stuff stinks,,,i figured the smell would go away,,,,it doesnt, or not in a timely manner,,,,,and i had loads of failures with it as well,,,,,the stuff to get, which smells worse, so make sure you have...

can you see the tiny spots on the glass after it dries, IN THE FINAL PRODUCT,,,,arent these spots caused by hard water,,,would using distilled water help,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,would putting the glass in a clean plastic bucket, hosing it down, repeteing this a couple of times, then dumping it all in wi...

if you are going to use the pics for posting to the web,,,im pretty sure that 75 dpi is the best you can get there, so i dont think you would need to get a super high res camera,,,,i use a sony mavica, that uses floppy disks for saving the pics, i like it very much,,,1000s of pics, and no problems,,...

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you can find loads of places on the web,,,,GOOGLE is the best place to shart, just put in your seach words,,,,WHOLESALE ART SUPPLIES,,,this will get you going

rodney

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARC WRITES: In our pate de verre molds, I use twice the silica than plaster. I run it up to 300°F and hold for 3 hrs. Then I go up to 1100°F at 100°/hr and hold for another 3 hrs. Some of my molds are 2 lbs and some...

i just did an experiment, where i had various sizes of frit, mixed with elmers and water 50/50,,,,i fired it to 1500 and it didnt blob, there is still a texture on the top, is this normal

thanks
rodney

are you using frit, how do you keep the d-earth in place, without changing its shape

thanks

rodney

ON THE UNEVEN FIBER SHELF what you can do here is take the fiber shelf, all the time wearing a proper dust mask, etc,,,,,and get the belt sander, with a fine grit paper and smooth it out, once this is done, soak it with the RIGIDIZER, once it dries, go back, with a fine grit paper and sand it again...

ON GETTING RID OF THE SWIRLS

perhaps there is a palm sander that only goes back and forth and not as a swirl, if not, you could use a belt sander with the water paper, you would have to spritz the glass with water, and avoid getting water in the motor, but this could work

rodney

Another possibility is to use Acrylic Gel Medium, if you have some of that around. Mix it with some water to an elmer's glue-like consistency or even add more water. It does stink more than Klyr-Fire though. And make sure to vent your kiln to about 1000. hey there, im doing a test now on gel medium...