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by Brad Walker
Fri Oct 10, 2003 11:51 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: fusing with ceramic kilns
Replies: 34
Views: 30564

1. Maybe, maybe not. Depends on what glass you're firing, how you want to fire it, and exactly what the "standard" program is. Sometimes these pre-programmed schedules work, sometimes they don't. 2. For most situations you shouldn't need to flash vent. 3. Yes, but the top shelf will be a d...
by Brad Walker
Fri Oct 10, 2003 10:39 pm
Forum: Business Topics
Topic: Contemporary glass
Replies: 8
Views: 11771

Museums define "contemporary art" as art that was made recently. The definition of "recently" changes from museum to museum; for example, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston recently changed its definition of "contemporary" to mean work made from 1955 to the present. Othe...
by Brad Walker
Thu Oct 09, 2003 8:40 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Galvanized steel in kiln?
Replies: 7
Views: 8614

The zinc coating will melt and the fumes are toxic.

Don't do it.
by Brad Walker
Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:47 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Trash Kiln Shelves; what to do?
Replies: 16
Views: 12093

If you have a table saw (which I do), you can cut it to fit anything smaller than 2 feet by 3 feet (the size of a full sheet).

I don't have this product in stock yet (it's on the way over from Denmark), but I hope to by the end of October.
by Brad Walker
Tue Oct 07, 2003 9:03 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Trash Kiln Shelves; what to do?
Replies: 16
Views: 12093

Sounds like a winner. You're gonna be selling it? Well, given that I have to buy 144 pieces, I have no choice. But I'll probably only sell it to folks in the US east of the Mississippi River. Bullseye carries it also, so with shipping so expensive anyone on the West Coast ought to buy from them.
by Brad Walker
Tue Oct 07, 2003 8:47 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Trash Kiln Shelves; what to do?
Replies: 16
Views: 12093

No according to the Famous One.
by Brad Walker
Tue Oct 07, 2003 8:32 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Trash Kiln Shelves; what to do?
Replies: 16
Views: 12093

Not that expensive, less expensive than mullite shelves. But they're heavy as hell (ie, expensive to ship) and (here's the real catch) you have to buy a full pallet at a time. I'm in the process of buying a pallet of the 1" thick (Marty uses 2" as his shelf, but 1" might work, too.). ...
by Brad Walker
Tue Oct 07, 2003 2:47 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Kiln wash sticking to wine bottles
Replies: 5
Views: 5740

Try a different kiln wash formula (or buy kiln wash made for glass).

50% alumina hydrate, 50% kaolin is probably a better mixture than the one you mention. The finer the particles the better.
by Brad Walker
Mon Oct 06, 2003 10:08 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: kaleidoscopes
Replies: 12
Views: 10946

Re: Kaleidoscopes

Well, sorry Brad, there really IS quite a bit to them, or at least can be. They are just like a piece of fused glass; make it as good or poorly as you wish. I'd have to agree with that. I guess what I was trying to say was that the basics are fairly simple; like anything else, they can be much more...
by Brad Walker
Mon Oct 06, 2003 8:54 pm
Forum: Business Topics
Topic: Corning's New Glass Review
Replies: 9
Views: 8606

I'm submitting a slide of my scrap bin, a close up, and another of a pile of light bulbs, mostly dead ones, on my driveway, surrounding my van. Well, I think one of the winners last year was a bunch of beer bottles tied together with a rope, so you're on the right track. As for me, I'm working on e...
by Brad Walker
Mon Oct 06, 2003 8:48 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: kaleidoscopes
Replies: 12
Views: 10946

Re: kaleidoscopes

would like to find info on making kaleidscopes.ordered a book by thomas boswell.is there any info in the archives?thanks in advance .mel You won't find much on making kaleidoscopes in the archives. It's not generally a kiln-based technique. There's not much mystery in making one, anyway. The only t...
by Brad Walker
Mon Oct 06, 2003 1:26 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: basic kiln question
Replies: 9
Views: 10233

Re: basic kiln question

Hi, I'm interested in getting started in fusing and have a few really basic questions about choosing a kiln. I've tried to find the answers in the archives, but couldn't seem to, so would appreciate your help. I plan on starting with small pieces (such as jewelry) but also want a digitally controll...
by Brad Walker
Mon Oct 06, 2003 1:22 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Bullseye ThinFire instead of kilm wash on metal molds
Replies: 15
Views: 14157

Thanks, Lia... 1 more question... when you burn it... fumes toxic? BB Methyl hydrate is also know as methanol or wood alcohol. It's highly flammable, and (according to the MSDS) "toxic by inhalation, ingestion, or skin absorption." If you use it, then by all means take the proper safety p...
by Brad Walker
Sun Oct 05, 2003 11:45 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Printer friendly version of threads
Replies: 10
Views: 10757

SAReed wrote:That symbol means "no pagination". It combines all of the pages into one.
Right, I should have mentioned that. If you don't click on the symbol, you can print each page of the thread separately. By clicking, you get everything in one long page.
by Brad Walker
Sun Oct 05, 2003 9:51 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Printer friendly version of threads
Replies: 10
Views: 10757

Brad... what about that funny little symbol (:ll:) ? Does it mean print all the pages? or just go to the final page? I clicked & it went to the final post of the thread (the "Thoughtful art" thread) but I couldn't tell if it was just the last bit of the entire thing... Also, wasn't th...
by Brad Walker
Sun Oct 05, 2003 8:18 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Printer friendly version of threads
Replies: 10
Views: 10757

Printer friendly version of threads

I've updated the software for the board to allow for printing an entire thread in a user friendly format (instead of with all the tables and other clutter). To use this, just call up the thread you want to print, then at the top of the thread you'll see a small photo of a printer (to the right of th...
by Brad Walker
Sat Oct 04, 2003 1:02 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: glass paints
Replies: 13
Views: 12721

Paints like the Pebeo ones are heated (usually in a kitchen oven) to 325F. They go on brilliant and look great at first, but after a few years they dull and often crack off. Most "glass painting" books are done with paints like these in mind. The significant exception is Albinus Elskus's T...
by Brad Walker
Sat Oct 04, 2003 12:17 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: glass paints
Replies: 13
Views: 12721

C'est pas moi sac, but aren't there enamels that fire as low as 950? Don't know of any, though they could be out there. Maybe in France (or is that Quebec?). Thompson doesn't have any, FuseMaster doesn't have any, Paradise Paints don't do it, neither does the stuff from Ferro. Traditional stained g...
by Brad Walker
Sat Oct 04, 2003 11:48 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: glass paints
Replies: 13
Views: 12721

Do you mean softening point (1250 for Bullseye transparents, 1270 for opals), or do you mean the point at which the glass starts to deform in the heat? If you really mean softening point, than we can probably come up with some paints that mature at below 1250 (especially opaque paints). For example,...
by Brad Walker
Sat Oct 04, 2003 11:15 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: first slump in a mold
Replies: 10
Views: 10145

Did you fuse the stringers to the glass, then slump, or try to do everything in one step?

You might want to spend some time reading the tutorial on the website: http://www.warmglass.com/Basic.htm