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question- when one uses a saw on a pattern bar, the surface is left milky from the saw. I have a lot of clear in this particular pattern bar and I did a fuse the other day which failed for another reason. (volume control) What I didn't count on was the clear areas still retain some of that milky loo...

In case noone has told you this before, be sure to turn your kiln OFF when you're combing, or anytime you're working in the kiln with metal. Otherwise....~zap~.... no more Molly queries.

I have purchased a Skutt instead. Nice little kiln, about 20 inches deep by 18 across. Rated to cone 8. The guy will be delivering it tonight!! wOOt!

Thanks everyone for your input. You all probably just helped save me $500.

I've been reading and researching all morning. They're offering it at $500.00. Thus far, I'm not convinced it's worth it. Everything I've read tells me this is an OLD kiln. But the seller, told me by phone "it's that new stuff they're using....." Makes me kinda skeptical. Thanks for the in...

http://www.shatteredsword.com/kiln/

any input would be greatly appreciated

I have pictures but am waiting for them to post on the web.

It's a used kiln, and the walls do indeed look like fiber blanket from the pics I've seen. No elements visible.

Haven't fired it yet, haven't seen it in person yet.

Has anyone ever heard of/used these kilns? They appear to have a fiber-like interior? The seller tells me this is the "new stuff" they use on kilns instead of fire brick. I'm looking to buy it for my DH, for his ceramic needs. (and mine!) Any input on them would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you all for the input. It helps a lot.

Question though: I understand why you're fusing sys.96 clear on top and not 90, (both from Spectrum right?) but don't you have any issues with incompatability?

Ok..I've been trying the baroque for a drop ring. First one I figured I'd use one full circle and use smaller pieces of the same sheet on top to make up the second thickness. It looked rather good when all put together, ie: the lines were well placed and all. Ok.. fused them together... disaster. De...

Ah HA!
Thanks! I had never heard that. It's most helpful to know.


p.s. Are you going to be at HGH in Portland in November?

AHH! Thanks very much! Silly me, I didn't even CHECK to see what side was up. it MUST have had the coated side up because it did indeed obscure everything below. So.. you use it coated side down, on top of your elements and it does allow you to see through? There's probably my bigget problem, I have...

A little while ago, one of you posted that you used CBS Violet in your dichro cabs to give them depth. I purchased some on that reccomendation, but perhaps I'm using it wrong. What I did was lay all my little pieces in the kiln and then put a piece of the violet over it all. It just obscured it for ...

Ok..maybe I'm the one who's thick here but I too want to make a drop ring vase with my new BE mold. It's about a 5 inch diameter middle and I was hoping to make it drop ohhh say about 6 inches or so. Following your instructions here, I'll set up the thicknesses of glass and fuse them, but how do I K...

Thanks for that tidbit on using warm water, I'd never seen that before. How would you compare your method to using a sprayer? I've recently had some horrible failures with a kiln wash I bought down in Gardena. Up until then, I'd always used HotFire and found it to be great. This new stuff just "...

heh heh...

no..but Harbor Freight does for $69.00.

Michael's stores are liquidating their stock of Azteks and selling them off at $40. One girl says she even got an additional price reduction at the counter and ended up with a $20.00 price tag. I got mine for $40.00 last week. Scoot out to your local Michael's and be sure they look in the back room....

Unfortunately I didn't buy this direct. I'll contact the place I did and see if they'll exchange it. Thanks for the info everyone.

ahh.. thank you. The instructor at the bracelet class used the Taurus for cutting the thick glass so I assumed that was the norm. I'm wishing to cut a fair bit of thick glass so I'll use the apples now and get some oranges later.

danke

ugh... I was soooo hoping. (not real thrilled with dots) I guess I could always rake it about with a BBQ fork eh?