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Your mold question: I wouldn't ever use a "plate" from Target that has glaze on it. You can, however, go to one of those places that has the bisque ware ready to be glazed and use one of those. To use these you need to drill vent holes in the bottom so that the air can escape. You can also...

Maggie,

You should look at the BE website. They have some recommended firing schedules you can use. They are a sponsor of this forum and a link is at the top of the page.

Amy

Butcher paper won't hold up for what we will be doing. I need thick paper that can take a lot of abuse.

Amy

Thanks lynn. That's just what I was looking for.

Amy

Thanks Kitty,

I checked with SAX which is based in WI and it looks like I can get all the supplies I will need for about $30 per student. I'm getting 230lb. paper and that is the largest part of the cost.

Amy

Thanks Rodney and Cynthia, We do have a Utrecht here but it's still retail. The place I'm doing this through wants to minimize paper work so when someone signs up for a class there is a registration fee, material fee and a class fee. I've always bought my own materials too but this place does things...

Hi Everyone, I know this isn't glass but thought maybe some of you could help me out. Starting in Sept. I am teaching an abstract drawing class. I need to find a place where I can buy drawing materials at wholesale. Like different kinds of paper, charcoal, conte', sumi ink, graphite etc, etc. Any su...

K, thanks. I just needed to know approximately the time so I can plan. Hahaha, type A? Not me!
Amy

Speaking of WG@BE, I was looking for some info on it. Is there a info section or do I need to look in the archives? I can't seem to find it, I could be blind.

Amy

Jerry I think you are mis-undersanding Brock.

You can have annealing cracks on the way up if the piece is not annealed properly on the way down in the previous firing. Annealing cracks can show up long after a piece has been fired.

Amy

Yes, I add it in along with the cost of building the crate. These are operating costs you have to incure, part of your overhead.

Amy

Lauren- you can try for 60:40 but most galleries will want 50:50. Galleries that get by on a 40% markup are either fooling themselves, not doing what they're supposed to do, or just lucky IMHO. Or not on the coasts.... grin. Lots of galleries in my neck of the woods are still better than 50/50 - th...

Sort of, you should always test first if you are going to use more than one manufacturer.

Amy

Great points Phil.

I knew there was something else, but forgot what. I kind of just automatically do it, ya know.

Amy

I ridgidize my fiber boards for a couple of reasons. First is to make them a bit more durable. I'm kinda rough on my shelves cause I have to dam my work so much with bricks that ridgidizing helps the life of the shelf a bit. I also fire to high temps. so it helps here too. When I burn out a shelf I ...

I usually put the ridgidizer on first then do the burn out. You should let the ridgidizer air dry first though. Mine usually take a few days. Once you've done that you need to use kiln wash or fiber paper as a separator.

Amy

Well, I have to thank everyone for helping.

I just opened the kiln and took a look, it's all in one piece! Yay!

May good fortune fall on you all and your kilns!

Thank you thank you thank you!

Whew!
Amy

Ellen, Lots of people use stuff like mineral oil, wax, floor oil for the finish surface of their pieces. And it's perfectly acceptable. I don't see what you are doing any differently than what they are doing. I suppose you might want to let the buyer know that the surface is fragile, as if the rest ...

Ok, I have it all set up. 2 sides of the baffel are bricks, the other sides are mullite dams stacked, the top baffel is 1/2" fiber board. The top baffel is approx. 1" away from the piece and a couple inches away from the elements in the lid. The tips of the crecent are 6" away from th...

Well I haven't set it up in the kiln yet to know how close everything is to the elements. That will be in the next couple hours. I'll let you know how the set up goes.

Amy