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Okay, I'm totally confused now.... are we talking about casting here? Or fusing and slumping?? Thanks for clarifying.

I don't grind plates at all... have found no need to since getting the fusing schedule tweaked to eliminate any spiking. On extremely small pieces, I touch the corners a wee bit. The simpler, the better is my motto.

I fuse at cone 015 or 016 depending on size of the piece up to sixteen inches and four layers. I slump at cone 018 or 019 depending on whether I'm simultaneously curing Reusche high-fire paints. I don't pay much attention to the pyrometer, but to be on the safe side, I set my kiln-sitter to about 8 ...

You know, there is some extensive discussion about this in the archives.... I wonder if anyone remembers the thread title. Seems like Brock was commenting on the this..... maybe a year ago? Where's Brian, he can always find these lost and obscure threads.

I'm making a gazillion pins and magnets and have observed this phenomenon. To increase production, I stopped grinding the base glass which is black, iridized side fired down. I noticed that the corners flipped up and folded over creating a tiny irridized triangle at each former point. Curious. I use...

Sometimes you have to layer a couple of pieces of glass to get a good color match in restoration. It doesn't necessarily have to be fused. This eliminates the compatability issue. You just have to be sure you don't get seepage between the glasses when you cement the panel. Lots of color-making oppor...

For larger pieces, like bowls at least 12", I can use three shelves and get away with good results. There is a noticeable difference between level of fusing although not quality of fuse. With small pieces like magnets, I use only two shelves to get consistency... with three, I can get spiking o...

At the risk of being accused of poking fun at the question (which I'm not), I would direct you to the December 2002 Lapidary Journal and an article entitled, "Nose Oil Revisited" by Tamara Honaman. Weird but true... could work in this case, too. Certainly, nose oil has almost as many appli...

One of the reasons I like the Reusche line of paints despite the color limitations is that they are ground much finer that china paints. You won't have graininess with any of them, even the low fires. Because of that and the application techniques, it's possible to maintain a quite high level of tra...

Co-op situations are tough and the best way to make them work is to plan the set-up as a group, brainstorm every possible issue in advance, and <gasp> establish ground rules right up front that everyone can live with and has to honor or they're out of the game. May sound harsh, but it will go a long...

I would never recommend zinc... contrary to it's rigidity, it's actually one of the weakest metals to use and because it doesn't solder well, joints often fail more rapidly than they do with other metals. A lead border would hold up better... we've adapted metal pictures frames to take stained glass...

Be very careful how far to the edges you bring the second layer of glass... too close to where the single layer goes into the channel and you have an inherently weak spot that can fracture. Just measure your high-heart and the thickness of the glass your using to get a sense of what will work. You a...

Just my 2c.... it's been my experience that you don't have to reapply overspray. It doesn't go away during fusing, it's there on the surface, and has always worked fine for me on subsequent firings even on a re-fuse. Haven't had devit problems at slumping or paint-curing temperatures so can't see th...

I, too, love the twirling technique simply for the drama. Washing the entire brush is, of course, not good for the wood into which the badger hair is inserted. Over time, this causes the hairs to fall out, and is true of any brush. With very expensive brushes like blenders that cost upwards of $200 ...

I wouldn't be inclined to use zinc on a heavy piece with hangers attached.... zinc corner join(t)s fail before any other metal cames, historically and by personal experience. Are you using h-channel lead? Can you run your wire around the piece through that outside channel for underneath support, the...

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Most glass will fuse to itself without too much problem, in my experience, and you can do quite a lot creatively that way. (Proper temperatures for each will require some experimenting.) Spectrum (and other glasses) tend to devit more when they are not tested fuse-compatible. Just use borax or other...

I know someone who has experience with Frieghters and Craters and possibly claim experience with them.... let me have her get on board to comment.

Hang on,

Dani

Your assignment is to make friends with "Dic"(tionary... we calls him "Dick" 'cause we went to school together. I know at least one person on this board who can attribute that quote!) Both spellings are correct and relate to the application of gold leaf. Secondly, the blender in ...

Have you tried the guilders trick of running the bristles over your head? Or perhaps this is another job for nose oil. (Extensive writing on this in Lapidary Journal.)