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- Sun Dec 28, 2003 5:16 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: silk screening-- what am I doing wrong
- Replies: 20
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IMHO emulsion is so much easier and certain than fooling with film. Gosh Tom, I don't agree with you on this. For beginning students, I feel film is the only way to go. Simply wet the screen, cut the film, and press it on. No mess, no having to worry about evenly coating a screen. Ulano makes some ...
- Sun Dec 28, 2003 12:14 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: silk screening-- what am I doing wrong
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20063
- Wed Nov 12, 2003 11:26 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Kiln pros and cons
- Replies: 8
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- Tue Nov 11, 2003 10:12 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Kiln pros and cons
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8766
Ditto to what Brock said. I have 4 kilns in my studio, and the Skutt Clamshell is my favorite. The design is great for working directly on the shelf, the elements are easy to change should they need replacement, and the controller is one of the easiest I've ever used. It's a well built and well thou...
- Mon Oct 13, 2003 11:18 am
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Congrats, Becky!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11412
- Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:29 am
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Joseph's Pride
- Replies: 62
- Views: 68087
- Tue Sep 23, 2003 11:01 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Joseph's Pride
- Replies: 62
- Views: 68087
- Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:46 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Pilchuck Auction
- Replies: 58
- Views: 64164
Pilchuck Auction
The sweating is over...the letters are out!!! Congratulations to everyone who had work accepted into the auction.....Amy, Jackie, Doug, Brock, and moi!!! Looks like another party in Seattle!!!!! Anyone else in?
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Avery
- Sun Sep 21, 2003 10:28 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Permanent nose butter and check fixing
- Replies: 8
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- Sun Sep 21, 2003 11:21 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: muller
- Replies: 28
- Views: 29383
Mark, Avery can speak more to this better than I can. The process where I used the muller was for mixing pigments (like micas or paradise paints) with a medium like klyrfire. The muller enables you to eliminate clumps of pigments. That was my experience. Barbara You're correct Barbara. I use a mull...
- Sat Sep 20, 2003 11:36 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Mica @ high temps
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15741
Sorry Jerry....I think you misunderstood what I was saying or I was talking too fast and tripped over my words. Micas will sink deeper into the glass with each subsequent firing. My temp for the first fusing is around 1380 with a 10 minute hold. At this point, the micas can still be scraped or scarr...
- Thu Sep 18, 2003 8:23 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: muller
- Replies: 28
- Views: 29383
Paul: There was a glass blower at my presentation who said he was going to produce some mullers...he thought they would be fairly simply to make. I'm sorry...I forgot his name, but perhaps he will chime in. Also, some people suggested getting a rod and just grinding the end. Probably would work. Avery
- Mon Sep 15, 2003 10:28 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Airbrushing Enamels
- Replies: 12
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Ron is correct, airbrushing is sometimes the best way to get desired results. I spend much time airbrushing so I invested in a fairly large spray booth. Check out Leslie Ceramics in CA if you are interested. This booth vents outside via a large fan and traps particles in the filters, which are inexp...
- Mon Sep 15, 2003 5:25 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Liquid Lust'er?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6921
Hi Barbara: Curtis Brock is a well know glass blower. He's an Asst Prof and head of the glass department at ACC, which is a division of Tennessee Tech. You can contact Gail Dost: <gdost@tntech.edu> and ask her to get an email message to Curt or for his address...I don't know it. Do a search and I'm ...
- Mon Sep 15, 2003 2:43 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: New Images from Leatherbarrow
- Replies: 25
- Views: 30816
- Mon Sep 15, 2003 2:36 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Liquid Lust'er?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6921
Liquid Luster is a product that was developed by Curtis Brock at the Appalachian Center for Crafts. He is now distributing it himself, or through HIS glassworks. It works like Armor All in softening a sandblasted texture. However, according to Curt, it does not need to be reapplied. When we taught a...
- Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:17 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Is there a difference between peeking & flash venting?
- Replies: 8
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Stephanie: Looking in your kiln to monitor what the glass is doing, and flash venting are very different. You can certainly look in your kiln safely above 1000 degrees. You would do this to monitor when the glass has fully fused, when it has slumped, when enamels have matured, etc. Flash venting was...
- Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:09 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: what's your favorite kiln?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10718
- Tue Sep 09, 2003 8:55 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Mica Powders One More Time
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8210
Hi Barbara: I can't really give you exact ratios because it depends on the humidity and weather, believe it or not. When teaching in AZ, I had to mix the micas to a fairly waterly consistency in order to spray them before the nozzle of the airbrush clogged (due to the extreme dryness). In DC, and mo...
- Tue Sep 09, 2003 4:16 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: what's your favorite kiln?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10718