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Greg,
I have plenty of plaster and #200 mesh silica, but the info I read said to make a thicker bodied plaster with coarser, stronger material after applying a splash coat of about 1/8" thick.
So, should I nix the splash coat, reinforce my pour with chicken wire?

Rodney, Apply your lubricant onto the glass before you score the glass with a cutter, or use a self oiling cutter. If you are cutting laminated glass, score and run your cut out on one side, then flip the glass over and do the same, directly above your score lines on the first side. Make sure all sc...

I just finished a clay positive and I'm now preparing to pour my plaster mould for open face casting. I am going to use a splash coat of 1 part pottery plaster and 1 part 200 mesh silica. The info I have says to use "Gerry's Mold Mix" but doesn't give any recipe for this. I know that I hav...

elin wrote There are also venting chimneys on the roof of the bell, if you need to crash cool the glass surface. Elin, are the venting chimneys manually opperated, or are they tied into the programmer? One of the kilns I looked at was indeed a FuseStar. :?: Something's Funny Here! Too Many Quotes O...

Are you talking about using fiber board as your kiln shelf? Unifrax LD board makes a pretty good shelf. I think it comes in 104" x 60" sheets but may be a special order for most distributors. Yes Charlie, I've read much in the archives about this and I like the idea of stacking multiple i...

[quote] elin wrote There are also venting chimneys on the roof of the bell, if you need to crash cool the glass surface. Elin, are the venting chimneys manually opperated, or are they tied into the programmer? One of the kilns I looked at was indeed a FuseStar. [quote] Bert Weiss wrote Another impor...

Charlie, I was impressed with Duralite. I spoke with an engineer named John. He told me that there is a backup system incase of failure, they won't sell it without one. I'm trying to finalize the material list, so I can proceed with John at Duralite, but I'm not making any progress with a company ou...

Thanks for your take on bubbles Bert, which by the way, I'm going to stop playing with for a while anyway. I need to get back on track with the kiln project. I just got off the phone with Duralite, I've got some info to discuss and hopefully get some good input. Using an inside finished dimension on...

People either buy with a budget, or with their emotions. It's easier to work with people that buy with thier emotions. Sometimes you have to educate them if the price seems high at first. People on a budget can be harder to work with, set your boundries as to what you will do and for how much. Somet...

Bob, I did some checking for you on that last hinge I described. It is designed for 3/16". (I posted a link for you below.) The size of your glass also exceeds the reccomendations. You might be able to eliminate the set screws/insert plate and silicone or urethane the hinge onto the glass. Othe...

Your smaller piece is gong to weigh at least 50lbs. I wouldn't say this is a standard practice in the industry, unless you are talking about aquarium tops. You are not going to get a whole lot of swing as compared to a conventional hinge and this type of hinge is always going to want to be in the cl...

Bob B, I don't know the specifics of your project, all I know is the glass is already tempered and you want to hinge a small peice to a larger fixed piece right? I assume that this hinge is single acting and not double acting. (swing in both directions) Something you can do besides using a clamp typ...

Charlie, I come up with 839.68 lbs. (assuming what I read was true: 1/4" float glass weighs 3.28 lbs. per square foot) I also read that float glass weighs 150 lbs per cubic foot, which would mean 1/4" would weigh 3.125 lbs. per square foot. Figured that way I come up with 800 lbs. Either w...

Wow, 750HP for a cold blast of air! The only thing around here that has that kind of horsepower is my neighbor's dragster. I think the other neighbors would frown on that one, not for twelve minutes anyway. Hee-Hee! I haven't had any shrinkage problems with Glasslam, I'm using their newest version o...

Chip, You should be able to solve your problem with one quick trip to your local hardware or paint store. Take everthing in question with you. You could also get a plug in type coupler, that attatches and detatches with ease. That grey plastic thing is probably an inexpensive disposable water trap. ...

Jeff,

If you haven't commited yourself yet, I would strongly recomend stopping by Savoy Studios.

Dean

Kitty,
If you are going to be using this quite frequently, I'd recomend the 120 grit. The nice thing about SC is that you use it several times, although it gets a bit dustier in the blasting room each time.

Dean

I know what you mean Brian, that is an interesting solution you came up with, I might try that sometime. I once pulled the little fabric wick completly out of a cutter, it oiled the score too good if you know what I mean. I had to make sure it was always placed vertically with the cutter head pointi...

Thanks Charlie, Whew! I stayed up way too late last night going through the archives searching for more information. (I think I hit the sack @ 4:00AM, kinda tough getting myself and the kids up and off to school this morning) One thing I didn't bring up here is, I looked at a commercial bell type ki...

Jerry, I just came on board today and saw your question about the cast wall. I know it has been over six months sinse you posted your question, do you still need advice on this matter? I am a glazing contractor. If you still need help, let me know how thick the finished casting is at the perimeter e...