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I noticed all the helpful info of places to go in Ireland to see glass art So......Maybe someone has ideas for me. I will be in Florence the beginning of May. I am exhibiting a 3 volume artist book based on my bronze sculptures in a gallery there. That is very exciting, but now that I am more intere...

Thanks Brock!
Judi

I have a felliseti angle grinder with diamond pads that I use on my glass.
A friend asked me if he could use it tomorrow to polish a marble piece of his. Will that work?

wow :D 8) :lol: WHAT A BUNCH OF CRAZY CHARACTERS!! i HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS TO ORGANIZE MY LIFE. iT WILL KEEP ME LAUGHING AND HOPEFULLY BRIGHTEN MY DAYS. i SOMEHOW FEEL PART OF THIS NUTTY GROUP AND IT FEELS GOOD. gOT TO GO ORGANIZE MY SLIDES. GIVING A LECTURE ON KILN CAST GLASS AT w&j COLLEG...

Lauri,
I usually use talc plus silica and plaster for the splash layer for this same reason. Do you know how they compare?
Judi

What is alumina? How much? Where do I get it?
Judi

Hi Lauri, Billets are something new from Bullseve. They are preformed transparenr rectangles of glass 5" x 10" x 3/4 " and weigh approx. 3.5 pounds each. They have few if any bubbles and come 10 billets to a box or they sell per billet I think they have about 11 colors now, They are e...

Thanks Charlie, I think I will email Ted. because I plan to do many more and many more sizes. It would seem a shame to have to cold work the top after using expensiv e billets for the sake of clarity. Also, at the workshop the edges were clear. Mine have texture of the smoother side of the fiber pap...

Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 46 Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:44 am Post subject: is there a dvit fix -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I originally posted this under kiln forming.No Response. Now under kiln casting, Has anyone casted in vermiculite boxes a ...

I just took three box cast reverse relief pieces out of the kiln. They turned out nicely, except there was some clouding and "pruning " around the edges of two. Plus a few"fins"on the edges. I plan to just cold work the edges and clarify the rest with Watco oil or something. I fo...

At Corning they have steamed wax out by placing smaller moulds in a pot of boiling water covered with foil. The mould steams out cleanly. At anouther class at Corning a pressure cooker was used. Tubing was connected to the steasm value on top the lid. Wire was wrapped around the tubing so that it co...

A plaster mold containing 35 pounds of glass broke open in my new oplymic kiln on the 1st firing. I had to replace all bricks and the element on the bottom level. Needless to say I learned much from that experience. That said, here is my question: Has anyone out there wrapped their molds in a ss sle...

First firing of new Olympuc kiln. Two large molds. At 1600 I witnessed the breakage of one casting mold. The mold was a negative casting of sculpture weighing qabout 35 lbs. of glassThe other will continue to anneal for 12 days. I have never had a mold break in kiln. What to do. I can not find topic...

Charlie,
Thanks for your reply.
I think I invisioned it bubbling up and moving around at the melt point,the way water boils and then spills over.
I think I will set it on grog as per usual and spread some extra aroumd mould-- just in case.
Judi

I only use talc for the first layer or to make up part of the sculpture if I am encasing it in glass. It does not strengthen. It makes the mixture softer and smoother, I think.
I get talc from STANDRED CERAMIC in Pittsburgh. Any ceramic supply store.
Judi

After three unsucessful firings of a large piece containing a negative plaster sculpture I have decided to try one more time. The first time there was a power outage during annealing The second time the relay box to the controller blew a fuse the third time two rings of elements burned out in the ki...

I kiln washed the bottom of my new kin leaving an inch boarder from sides. I was told a long time ago that Kiln wash should never come in contact with elements In my old ceramic Skutt kin I always placed a layer of course grog on the bottom. any spills collected on that. I always used grog under cer...

I just bought 6 vermiculite boards from BE(Skamol) $30 a sheet 24"x 36" , but the cost of the box was $60.00 three in a box!!! :( . Plus $84.00 postage :( A$50 refund if you send it back but with the postage for oversize boxes from Pittsburgh my UPS man said it was not worth it. I will be ...

I always use raku tongs to either remove pot from kiln so that a nipple will not be left on the glass when removed. I place pot into old metal rinser for old washing machines that I found on a curb and I put sand on the bottom and have a metal lid. I use tongs to add more glass from another flower p...

A source for bronze,brass or copper powder is Montoya Sculpure and Fine Art Supply in Florida.
I think a 1 pound can of copper powder is about $15.00
I can't find web site right now, but you can call 1-800-682-TOOL(8665) to
place an order or request a catalog.
Judi