Excellent, thanks so much for the speedy reply.
lissa.
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- Wed Apr 07, 2004 1:43 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Steel blue and borax
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7523
- Wed Apr 07, 2004 1:38 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Steel blue and borax
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7523
Steel blue and borax
Simple question, will borax prevent steel blue (or a glass that behaves similarly) from 'steeling' and keep it blue? I am not using 90 or 96 COE so the oversprays are out, and clear capping won't work with what I am doing.
Thanks, lissa.
Thanks, lissa.
- Thu Mar 04, 2004 1:44 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Perfect white for fusing( Liquid Paper???) YES
- Replies: 40
- Views: 47345
- Wed Feb 25, 2004 2:56 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Dictionary
- Replies: 29
- Views: 35194
- Sun Feb 01, 2004 10:04 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Striking BE 1122 Red
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3736
I can't tell you for sure because I don't know exact temps for that glass, but I have slumped BE orange (which strikes in a full fuse firing) and it didn't strike at 1225 F. Why not email Bullseye and ask them, I bet they can tell you. Or better yet, do a test and then you'll have your answer. lissa.
- Sat Jan 31, 2004 9:58 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: fusing and lampwork combined
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9364
What exactly are you wanting to do? More info. might help people steer you in the direction you are interested in. I pre-warm pieces in the kiln to around 1000 d/f when I am going to pull them from the kiln and work them further in the torch, either adding to, or manipulating. Perhaps that is what y...
- Fri Jan 30, 2004 10:03 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Diamond Tech XL 3000 band saw - blade deviates
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7960
- Mon Jan 26, 2004 5:04 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Dirty glass from Murano - anyone know what it is called?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5630
- Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:05 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Slump wrinkles AGIAN...I'm gonna lose it
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4594
- Tue Jan 20, 2004 4:08 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Slump wrinkles AGIAN...I'm gonna lose it
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4594
I agree, there MUST be a change somewhere, but I can't find it. All the variables you mentioned have been consistent. The only thing I have done differently is play with any and all firing schedules to try and solve this. My tried and true just failed one day and since then I have been open to any s...
- Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:06 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Slump wrinkles AGIAN...I'm gonna lose it
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4594
Slump wrinkles AGIAN...I'm gonna lose it
A couple of weeks back I posted that I was getting stretch marks in my slump cycle regardless of schedule. It was deduced that the sharp edges I had created on the lap wheel prior to the slump were sticking to the mold and causing the marks. This morning I took a piece out of the kiln that had nicel...
- Sun Jan 11, 2004 9:51 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: torch question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14690
National is a great starting torch! Doesn't burn as clean as some of the more pricey torches, but cheap and a reliable with a very good range. You can certainly make marbles on it. I think it is a much better choice than a minor. We may even have one we can part with, I don't see us using it again. ...
- Sun Jan 11, 2004 9:36 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: dinnerware
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11720
A lot of the molds made by Dragon in South Africa have rims. In an earlier thread people reported success with them. I couldn't find a direct link to them though it is in the archives someplace, but CR Loo carries them, here's a link: http://www.crloo.com/PDF_Page/PG207-218.pdf I know other people c...
- Sat Jan 10, 2004 11:05 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Slump stretch marks again
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9482
Aha! Very interesting. I used a lap wheel to finish these edges before slumping, so it's a pretty sharp edge on the surface of the mold. They are sitting inside the mold completely, but the sharp edge really holds them in place, it is hard to move the glass to get it level. So, maybe it is holding o...
- Sat Jan 10, 2004 10:41 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Slump stretch marks again
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9482
- Fri Jan 09, 2004 7:23 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Slump stretch marks again
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9482
- Fri Jan 09, 2004 3:53 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Slump stretch marks again
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9482
Yeah, I finish my shelves very carefully and there is almost no discernable texture left on the glass. I was wondering more if it is some sort of contamination, like I said, this has never happened in the past, even going to 1225 at ~350F p/h. I'll see what happens today, this glass is from a freshl...
- Fri Jan 09, 2004 3:23 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Slump stretch marks again
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9482
- Fri Jan 09, 2004 3:20 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: effetre/moretti glass problem
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11011
Shasta, I wouldn't recommend the stringer technique for millie, but yes you can easily make murrine similar and better than Effetre's with rods and a torch. Here's a link to a little demo on our site. Once you get the hang of 'painting' the glass on, you can make it as complex and fun as you want. H...
- Fri Jan 09, 2004 3:12 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Slump stretch marks again
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9482
Slump stretch marks again
I have been getting severe marks on the underside of the glass in my slumping runs. They look like stretch marks or wrinkles. All the pieces are 2 layer BE transparents, all were fired to fuse on the same Bulls Eye kilnwashed shelf in one fire. the kiln wash was not fresh, but I always do multiple f...