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The only other option I can think of is to sift by hand. I'm not capable of doing that evenly enough, but my wife is.

If you were laying down a thick layer you could use a screed (like a straightedge) to even it out, but that won't work for a thin layer.

A dry screen print is probably the easiest way.

Havi,

Jody sent in her application a few days ago, no problem, so I'm not sure what's happening for you. You might try a different web browser, sometimes that helps. (We used Firefox.)

Also, sometimes it helps to wait a day and try again.

Hope you're staying safe.

Brad

danieljanse wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:30 pm I tried doing this but the paper did not want to stand on it's own. Does this work with Bullseye thin shelf or are you using a thicker variety?

Thinfire doesn't work standing up. You have to use regular fiber paper, 3mm or thicker.

Yes, scrap is more problematic. I would consider having a clear circle of glass as the base and build on top of that.

I'm not sure I'd use copper, not that strong. But you could confine the paper with nichrome (high temperature) wire instead of the posts.

Instead of posts, you could use cut up kiln shelves or kiln bricks (though the latter isn't as heavy as you'd prefer).

Wrap fiber paper around the circle. Two times around is best. Then hold it in place with LOTS of kiln posts.

One thing I should mention. Fiber kilns do heat up faster than brick ones, but usually you're constraining the rate with your schedule, so that difference doesn't come into play. Jen-Ken says that in their fiber kilns you can heat as fast as possible without cracking the piece, but I've never tried ...

To the best of my recollection (and my memory is not what it used to be), this never happened.

I used to put on conferences and this was just prior to the one I held in Corning, NY. We did have a silent auction there, but the pieces in the auction were not the ones discussed in this thread.

I've owned fiber kilns for over 15 years now. I found no significant differences in schedules.

Fiber kilns will cool a bit quicker if you have a fiber shelf, but if you have a mullite/cordierite shelf they cool at about the same rate.

His Glassworks says they have them in stock: https://www.hisglassworks.com/grinding-tools/blades/fine-cut-blades/mk-215gl.html I recently purchased the MK303, which works just as well (might even cut better) from these guys: https://www.rockshed.com/product-category/lapidary-equipment/diamond-blades...

Inhaling silica can cause silicosis. Silica is a known carcinogen. Silica increases the chance of tuberculosis, kidney disease, and more. These are chronic issues, so wear a respirator if you're around silica for any length of time. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&sou...

And a heads up to you. Insurance companies have become nasty and will not insure homes even with completely separate buildings/sheds with kilns in them. Well that is not totally true, they will offer insurance at 3.5 times whatever rate you previously had. Make sure your installation is totally saf...

Aluminium hydroxide is one of the ingredients in thinfire.

No alternatives that I'm aware of. Papyros has been introduced (around 10 yrs ago), but it's a similar product. The SDS information for both products doesn't indicate that they're hazardous, only that they disintegrate into dust and should not be inhaled. Best to clean with a HEPA filter in your vac...

Schedule? Mold?

Schedule?

Were other pieces the same? i.e. same mold?

Not an impossible dream, but it's a lot easier to fire between colors.

Just fire the lowest you can fire to set the enamels.

We fire to just adhere to 1325F.

Note that some colors will not mature to final color at this temperature.

You can also add Mixing Flux to lower the temperature.

I am finally getting back to fusing after a long break. Is there anything I need to check before I test my kiln ( Glass Glow) after not using it for 10 years? It's got a nice Paragon controller that I don't want to mess up! #-o Put some scrap glass in it. Small pieces, two layers thick, in various ...