WarmGlass.com

Steve Immerman wrote: As for the office, there is no waiting. I have to get everyone seen and on their way so I can get back to the studio.

Steve

Take two aspirins and call me when the firing is done?

Of course, you could remove the office magazines and train your patients to hand polish instead.

Jerry

Thank you, Marty. It is scary showing an entirely new body of work for the first time; the support helps. I was disappointed in the wholesale portion of the show; far lower proportion of gallery reps than I had expected. It was, however, a compliment to be added to Ironwood Gallery's upcoming glass ...

I would suspect Orasol dye mixed with the Hxtal.

Fusion Headquarters sells high temperature gloves. Click on the "Fusion HQ/HGH" link in the sponsor's list at the top. The gloves appear to be the 18"/46cm elbow-length version similar to the ones I got from Rio Grande, http://www.riogrande.com. Rio Grande's catalogs are not viewable ...

Carole wrote:Jerry,

I have looked on the library site, the book sites I use, searched on the web and I can't find the book Dan Fenton on Patte De Verre. Any suggestions?

Carole

Bullseye Connection normally has it. Give them a call: 227-3002.

Bert, That is what I thought too, when I first looked at the thumbnail picture. Then I clicked on the thumbnail, to get a closer look. It appears to have a very sharp corner at the transision point where the drop starts. I have only attempted the drop ring one time on a small test sink and had succ...

Dean Hubbard wrote:The info I have says to use "Gerry's Mold Mix" but doesn't give any recipe for this.

"Gerry's Mold Mix" is a proprietary mix, instead of a recipe. A search for the name in the Old Archives will turn up information on it.

I think I'll just stay with the first way I was going to do this project and that is to put it between 2 pieces of glass and solder around it. Dianne As you may know, the possibility of flux fumes between the glass is a concern. If using foil, I would suggest pre-tinning the foil-wrapped pieces, th...

Sharon, you might want to read Bullseye's Annealing FAQ:

http://www.bullseye-glass.com/techinfo/afaq.html

E-30CL is Loctite's recommended epoxy for glass-to-glass bonds. According to their site, the phone number for Loctite Technical Information Service is 800-562-8483. Talk to them about how to remove the current material, the materials you want to bond, and any tips they might have on the use of the m...

If by mis-shapen you mean that the straight sides are now bowed in, that is typical for a square sided bowl mold. The glass at the corner is better supported by the mold than it is along the sides. A little roughness (ie, it doesn't feel smooth running a finger over it) along the glass edge in conta...

At this late a date, I'm not sure who's interested in this thread, but now I have a question. Why should we bother with an artist's statement? Truly, who reads them? The consumer might like to know we have thought out our art, the gallery owner might like to have something in writing, and fellow ar...

I would agree with Pete's statement if the sentence "The closer to the softening point, the faster the annealing will occur" was "The closer to the annealing point, the faster the annealing will occur" instead. Addition of lead to glass makes it more "forgiving" of expa...

I suspect moretti is a lot more forgiving than say BE but thats just a guess. j. A lower COE glass is less susceptible to thermal shock and can be annealed faster than a higher COE glass. A 90 COE glass will be more forgiving than a 96 or 104 COE glass, but not as forgiving as float glass. Bert, is...

Since it appears to be thermal shock on the way up, the initial heating rate is too fast for the conditions. What kind of conditions? I understand this to have been a slump firing, and suspect from the multiple shelves that the kiln is side elements. Bullseye's web site (http://www.bullseye-glass.co...

On the fahrenheit scale, water boils at 212 and freezes at 32 for a difference of 180 degrees. On the centigrate scale, the respective figures are 100 and 0 for a difference of 100 degrees. Each degree C equals 1.8 degrees F. So, convert C rates to F rates by multiplying by 1.8, and convert F rates ...

I'm not sure it works for everybody Mark, but you can try this: Just wish real hard that you had some handpads right now, and miraculously they arrive in the mail within two days. Sounds amazing, I know, but I swear - it works! J Respectfully, Jackie, may I suggest that next time you wish for diamo...

You can download lap plans from http://www.hisglassworks.com by going to "Downloads" on the "Support" menu.

HIS Glassworks also carries the 70 to 3500 range. Smaller grits are set in resin. http://www.hisglassworks.com

Brock wrote:Small crack. Brock

I can only say check - in its colloquial usage to indicate agreement, of course.