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HIS Glass has the nicest 3M belts. I agree, 120-220 will fire polish on the slump cycle.

Yes, it is the slumped glass piece that comes out uneven. I do a heavily textured fuse and the piece doesn't fall evenly into the mold. Before slumping, I trim the bottom and check that it lays on line with the mold by lining it up against another piece of glass. Three out of four are in need of col...

Any great ideas for making the Bullseye double curve #8643 16 inch long mold and the big 21 inch long double curve mold stand straight? I have spent more time than I like observing, sanding and fussing with the edge to get it to stop rocking. It is so long and the flat lap is too short with a tire f...

Alas, I remember your advise. Some heeded, others left aside. How do I recall the post?

Bottle glass is really hard to melt into anything, you picked a first project loaded with pitfalls for a beginner. You might want to visit a supplier of fusible glass or someone to help you through a casting. At least read lots more on this forum on casting projects. The cost of the glass is tiny co...

I have had my upright Bee sander for 10 years. I think the pulley may need re crowning to aid tracking. How hard is this to do? What other maintenance should I do when it is down? I agree with all the comments- you definitely will use your big sander, don't even worry. It will be an indispensable to...

I was able to rescue the silver findings with a few hours in a jewelry tumbler filled with stainless steel shot. They are nicely shiny again. I guess it's back to E6000. The much easier way as suggested- lacquer thinner melted the glue off instantly, wash well with detergent and hot water. The silve...

locktite Stick and Seal exterior glue dried for 24 hours over scuffed glass, New tube and used a sufficient amount. I was trying to avoid E6000.

I had a whole batch of 100 pairs of post earrings fail. The glue stayed on the sterling post. Any great ideas how to rescue the 5 mm sterling earring pad? I burned off glue in the kiln on some of them- the silver is now all white and dull, so that is a terrible solution.

Michele, The triple ripple bits work better, less break out on the backs means fewer pieces broken. The price difference works out to less waste of your pieces. I switched- broken pieces are dollars wasted, especially at the last step before sending the work out.

Those are really big, delicate panels to ship. Please post again as to how you did it. Four feet long, two feet tall and only 1/4 inch thick and fired at less than 1385 degrees shipped flat doesn't sound possible to arrive in one piece.

thanks for the information! Yes, oil would be an awful mess, especially since cutting usually involves getting soaked. I might go as far as a cap full of coolant or WD 40, though. I might try the 303 next change out. I do see it is also available in the 7 inch size. Why is the Hot Dog and the notche...

The 303 blade suggests using oil as the coolant, not sure if that just means adding oil coolant to the tank or it is all oil. Also the 303 blade is 8 inch diameter and the tile saw has a 7 inch blade. What is your experience ? I have a Husky Home Depot box type tile saw with a coolant reservoir that...

Get the biggest one. I can't find the picture of a Kalamazoo, but I have a Bee from CRL that works fine.

Hang a weighted plumb line from the top of the kiln somewhere convenient- mark the center of your mold, place that under the plumb, mark the center of the glass, place that under the plumb line- should be good to go.

Did you try to cold work the flat spot with with a grinder or abrasive pad? Are you slumping the flat spot on the bottom of your mold or balancing a tile on top while you slump? Ceramic tile is inert, use kiln wash.

Did this work out? Now some time has passed, just wondering.

I agree with Bert, soap is likely to cause contamination issues. Heat your bowl of frit- fast as you can is fine, -up to 450 hold 15 or 20 minutes- done. Yes, you could heat it in the oven if your kiln is too small or in use.

Thanks for the heads up on this technique for stacking layers.

Thanks for the reference, Michelle. I enjoyed reading the Tech Notes. There are more big glass kilns than ever, and big kiln shelves. I hope you are happily making lovely giant glass pieces on the new shelf.