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Happy new year Don!

Waiting....

Make sure you get pottery plaster Number 1.

Its much stronger than regular plaster

Look at the very top of the bag of plaster and see if there are small hard balls of plaster.

These balls are plaster that has already hardened.

Sift them out. The rest of the plaster is fine.

Pete

they might be air bubbles in the mix. Tap the mix bucket down on a hard surface a few times to bring the bubbles to the surface.

I wrap my molds in plastic bags and then them dry for about 1 week.

200 degrees F or C?

A ceramic kiln with elements in the 3 walls and the door works fine. Pete

Heres what it looks like (if that helps):

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Hello all, I have bought some 3mm panels of a generic low iron float and I want to fuse, slump and decorate them using various enamels. I'm not sure what temperatures to use. Does the low iron mean it fires more like bullseye/system 96 or should I just treat it like firing greenish float? (I know I ...

DonMcClennen wrote:GE Silicone 2 will do the job well. I have outside installations now 15yrs old.... outside 4 seasons with NO failures!

Don, do you ever get mold growing on the cured silicone?

Pete

It may crack months or years later if you don't anneal it properly.

Brad Walker wrote:I would think that it's in Bullseye's and Uroboro's best interests to come up with a solution to the supply issue as quickly as possible.

Nature hates a vacuum. If it goes on too long another manufacturer will spring up and fill the void. Its just a matter of time.

Here's an illustration of the chemicals used to make colored glass.

It looks like we will only be using clear glass soon!

Those satin etch type products are not weather proof. Definitely for indoor work only! They might not even survive a dishwasher.

I like the fish!

Beautiful!

Instead of using chads you can use clear frit.