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by ngstrong
Mon Oct 28, 2013 3:14 pm
Forum: Kiln Casting
Topic: Trouble with a Slump Firing
Replies: 6
Views: 10353

Re: Trouble with a Slump Firing

Morganica - I don't know how to test my kiln for temperature. I have done several full fuse firings without a problem. Linn - 4 Separate firings as I have a paragon FS16. The mold is elevated on a kiln shelf. The slump schedule was one for Spectrum system 96 so I do not have to have the temperature ...
by ngstrong
Sat Oct 19, 2013 4:01 pm
Forum: Kiln Casting
Topic: Trouble with a Slump Firing
Replies: 6
Views: 10353

Trouble with a Slump Firing

I recently moved from 5500' to 8000' above sea level. I have not had a problem full fusing glass. However, I have tried to do a slump on four plates and each plate has come up with a hump in the middle, indicating the slump firing did not work. I have asked another group and I feel I have stumped th...
by ngstrong
Thu Nov 29, 2012 7:39 pm
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Re-Priming Kiln Shelf
Replies: 1
Views: 3691

Re-Priming Kiln Shelf

I am re-priming my kiln shelf. I used dry wall sand paper and took off the old primer and started fresh. I put 6 coats of Bullseye primer on and the primer starting bubbling up in places and flaking off. Is this normal? I have primed 2 kiln shelves and several molds and this is the first time it has...