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Thank you for the replies. I guess I will see if I can finagle the fire polish before the tips slump too much. A little bit of slumping over might be nice actually...

Hi, all, here's a finicky question: I have small pieces of glass, diamond-shaped, standing up vertically in the kiln. They are held by slots in a mold that comes up to half their height. So half of their height is standing up vertically without anything to lean on. I want it this way so I can nicely...

Thanks everyone! Didn't know it was close by!

Hi, I am going to buy a Skutt GM814 18" kiln, and my question is, who should I buy it from? I am seeing prices ranging from $810 to $940. Cline Glass has it at $810, Georgies at $914, crloo.com at about $940, allstainedglass.com at $890. That's the price without furniture included. Any recommen...

Hi, I'm looking at these two kilns, and would be interested in people's opinions about them, or about other comparable kilns?

Thanks, I forgot that was you.

Bill Brach, what make and model of saw are you using your Lopacki blades in? I'm concerned to get a saw that is sufficiently vibration-free...

On the tile saw subject: breaking, especially when I'm making small pieces, results in edges that aren't completely straight and even. It appears that the improved evenness and straightness of saw cuts may be worth the trouble.

I'm getting ready to go into production on some ornaments that use a lot of 1-inch long diamond-shaped pieces, all of which need to be fire polished. I have a Quickfire 6 which obviously doesn't hold enough, although it's nice and fast. Can anyone recommend a good kiln in, say, the 20" diameter...

I'm looking to do lots of production cutting of 1/8" glass, all straight cuts. I tried a cheap tile saw from Home Depot, but it chipped the edges too much and the blade is thick so it creates a lot of rough grit that gets in the way. I'm thinking of trying a lapidary slab saw because they come ...

When I couldn't keep the blade on my Diamond bandsaw, it was because the wheels weren't tilted precisely right in relation to each other. It took quite a bit of fussing to get them just right so the blade would stay on. I'll bet your wheels can be tilted somehow.

I've ordered a Dremel drill press fixture, which I've seen mentioned on this site as being reasonably good. For fairly small holes I guess. I bought some small (1/16") bits from UKAM on the web. Someone on this site recommended http://www.kingsleynorth.com. On their site, go to "Lapidary S...

Hi, I'm looking to do production of some ornaments where I need to drill a hole in each ornament for the hanging hook. I just tried out a 1/16" diamond drill using my Dremel, and I felt it took longer than I expected to drill through a 1/8" piece of glass, about a minute it seemed. Should ...

I apologize if that sounds contentious; just putting in my two cents

No offense, there, but that sure doesn't sound like a true story. Sounds like an "urban legend" kind of anecdote. Makes it sound like Chinese people are stupid, which they're not.

Thanks for the replies! So here is my question: What's a good basic tile saw that will make smooth cuts that don't chip the glass? I am cutting small pieces to fairly close tolerances.

Hello, band saw experts. I'm making a lot of straight cuts on my saw, using a fence, and the blade is deviating too much for my taste. The things I can think of to try are: - change the blade, it may be somewhat worn out. - push the glass through slowly, don't exceed the cutting speed of the saw. - ...

Thanks for the thoughts, Ruth.

Hi again,

I notice my Quickfire kiln is significantly hotter in one corner. What causes this? Is there any way to even out the heat so I can use the whole shelf area?

Thanks
David

...and when the cone bends, I'd set the pyrometer to the corresponding temperature, so the pyrometer would now hopefully be reading for the glass down on the shelf, not for the air up in the top...