Bullseye had a tip sheet or some such on fusing large projects (like Jun Kaneko's stuff). It involved lots of mullite shelves bridged with something.
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- Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:43 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Large Kiln Shelves, redux
- Replies: 11
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- Wed Jun 22, 2022 10:19 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Suction cups
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9729
Re: Suction cups
Bonnie- For the molds, put one hand under the mold and the other on the glass and invert over a table. Set the edge down, tip the mold up and Bob's your uncle (I had an Uncle Bob but he's late).
- Wed Jun 22, 2022 8:16 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Suction cups
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9729
Re: Suction cups
Duck tape.
(I'm assuming that Bonnie wants to position blanks in molds.)
Clean very well after positioning.
(I'm assuming that Bonnie wants to position blanks in molds.)
Clean very well after positioning.
- Tue Oct 26, 2021 10:07 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: how to use this glass cutting tool?
- Replies: 5
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Re: how to use this glass cutting tool?
Just a guess, but looks to me like one end is a glass cutter, used to score the glass, and the other end is a suction cup to keep the tool in place. Could be used for circle cutter or strip cutting or possibly both. Only if that cutting wheel swivels... And speaking of swiveling wheels, why have a ...
- Sun Oct 24, 2021 9:31 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Marking molds with ceramic pencil: Risk?
- Replies: 1
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Re: Marking molds with ceramic pencil: Risk?
I wouldn't do anything to the glass-contact surface. You could use anything on the bottom but that's assuming that people would look there before using the mold. How about hiding them? Putting them in a bag or box that says "keep out!"? Taking them home with you? Or having a meeting and sh...
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 5:24 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Graham Stone
- Replies: 4
- Views: 18311
Re: Graham Stone
Doing well, thanks, Havi. Enjoying Maine and my new studio.
- Mon Apr 19, 2021 9:51 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Graham Stone
- Replies: 4
- Views: 18311
Graham Stone
It struck me, as I was once again looking up something in Stone's "Firing Schedules", that I know nothing about the man. The Rakow Library in Corning had very little. Does anyone here know anything and is willing to share? I'll be asking HIS and BE too, will try Richard Whitely too.
- Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:45 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Destig Magazine
- Replies: 2
- Views: 23343
Re: Destig Magazine
It sure looks like pay-to-play to me. If you have that kind of marketing budget, you could get in touch with some previous participants for feedback.
When I get these, I usually ask how much they'll pay me for content. That ends the conversation quickly.
When I get these, I usually ask how much they'll pay me for content. That ends the conversation quickly.
- Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:54 am
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Buying Bullseye Glass
- Replies: 7
- Views: 38152
Re: Buying Bullseye Glass
Bullseye will give you about 50% off (assuming a sort-of-wholesale buy). Your local distributors will give you 40% on the same buy. The difference is shipping; you'll pay for it one way or another.
I'd rather do the 3 hour round trip to my local and help keep her in business.
I'd rather do the 3 hour round trip to my local and help keep her in business.
- Thu Aug 13, 2020 7:48 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Glass/Cash Survey
- Replies: 12
- Views: 63643
Re: Glass/Cash Survey
My first wholesale account's (lo these many years...) first reaction to slow sales was to move things around in his store. Then he'd start raising prices. And keep raising prices. It worked.
Most of us undervalue our work and our time.
I'm raising prices tomorrow.
Most of us undervalue our work and our time.
I'm raising prices tomorrow.
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:08 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Soft fuse with flow?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8727
Re: Soft fuse with flow?
Don- it's strips on edge, cut in different widths so some will flop and flow. Watching the kiln is crucial until you know what happens when- you want the stuff stuck firmly to itself and the edges rounded nicely.
- Mon May 04, 2020 7:07 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Best lights for light box
- Replies: 1
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Re: Best lights for light box
LED strips with a white diffuser on top- I used white plastic, sandblasted glass or white opal glass will work.
- Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:10 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: kiln wash residue
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13920
Re: kiln wash residue
Where is "here"? All you need for the kiln shelves is sandpaper. Wet. Or dry with a good vacuum cleaner (and a face mask). If you go to fire polish temps (1300F+) and your piece is not in the mold, it will deform. You need to support it. One of the drawbacks to kilnforming is that you only...
- Sun Mar 29, 2020 7:13 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: How to mount...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11364
Re: How to mount...
Take a look at BE's gallery shelf. Visualize turning it so the wall part is behind the work, not underneath it, with the lip up in front of the piece, like a capital L in profile with the upright at the wall. Have one fabricated locally (a real easy thing for a sheet metal shop to do) to fit your pi...
- Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:19 pm
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: Kiln element compatibility with stainless?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10737
Re: Kiln element compatibility with stainless?
Either will work. I used ss fender washers.
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 10:02 pm
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: Iowa resources & some kiln supply & ring sawn questions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11966
Re: Iowa resources & some kiln supply & ring sawn questions
#4- get Brad's book.
and #1 seems to be FB if you can stand it.
and #1 seems to be FB if you can stand it.
- Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:04 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: PID controllers?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6009
Re: PID controllers?
Ditto to Kevin's post but just to confuse the issue- Digitry is expensive but worth it. Call Ron Digitry and see what he's got in used reconditioned ones. (Digitry isn't his real last name) The glassmakers who make their own equipment go to Partlow and Watlow and other makers for really cheap DIY co...
- Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:59 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: stainless steel molds
- Replies: 2
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Re: stainless steel molds
Spray the kw on.
- Sat Feb 08, 2020 10:09 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: New Studio - New Kiln
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13935
Re: New Studio - New Kiln
Get Henry Halem's Glass Notes and build your own. Mine's brick floor and walls (the brick is on the flat, not edge, and is not cemented), top is 2 layers of fiberboard with some blanket on top, protected with expanded metal mesh. Elements in quartz tubing. Angle iron frame, on casters, counterweight...
- Sat Feb 01, 2020 7:34 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: lace glass
- Replies: 12
- Views: 29456
Re: lace glass
St. Vitus' Dance?Babette (Shawn) wrote: I use fits, all sizes not powder.
I've done some arcane things to get kiln stuff to work but haven't tried that yet.