Check the archives. Lots of info. This subject in particular has probably been covered copious times.
Cheers,
Phil
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- Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:25 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Jen-Ken vs. Skutt
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3191
- Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:24 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fusing projects suitable for elementary age students
- Replies: 19
- Views: 24222
- Wed Mar 31, 2004 5:00 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: inspiration?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 27021
The pictures don't look similar to me, I'm sorry. If you feel the concept of putting someone's ashe's as unique to your work my guess is that may not be the case either. I would guess that a little more research would probably find that there are a number of cases/times over history that this has pr...
- Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:25 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fusing projects suitable for elementary age students
- Replies: 19
- Views: 24222
I'm pre-cutting so they do not have to use any tools other than watered down elmers glue and maybe a candle to bend stringers, spoons for frit. I'm going to take the above hint and do a quick fire on the cut glass to smooth the edges. We are going to have worksheet handouts on the first session to k...
- Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:35 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: microwaveable glass - bubbles?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15927
Most true microwaveable glass is made from quartz not glass. (Pyrex) This stuff is almost unshockable. You can take it out hot and put it in cold water and it will not crack. As mentioned above, I believe is a root cause was searched for it would be found to be uneven localized heating which is caus...
- Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:26 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fusing projects suitable for elementary age students
- Replies: 19
- Views: 24222
- Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:03 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fusing projects suitable for elementary age students
- Replies: 19
- Views: 24222
( I gotta be nuts...) I'm teaching a group of 105 to 110 fifth graders on glass fusing. I'm going to precut all of the elements. (like the tip on heating them to knock of the edges) and then we will use corse frit and stringers in addition to the design elemets to make the tiles. I'll have them glue...
- Mon Mar 29, 2004 11:06 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: glass cuttimg medium
- Replies: 51
- Views: 54608
Tony, Not really. The fact is the human factor throws in so many variables that all of this discussion is really uncontrolled speculation. What it does speak to is the high degree of adaptability that the human brain is and how we all use it to make our techniques work for us. You can make dry cutti...
- Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:06 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: glass cuttimg medium
- Replies: 51
- Views: 54608
Well for me, I cut lots and lots of strips. I can tell when my cutter is dry as the score's never run complete. I oil the cutter again and I get 100% success. If it works for you to run dry, go for it. It works for me to run mineral spirits. Another fyi on this. I did a back of the envelope calculat...
- Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:50 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: microwaveable glass - bubbles?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15927
Microwave ovens work simply because the frequency they operate is at a high absorption band for water. Since most, if not all of our food contains water, it will heat it up. That is not to say that if you put in a dry glass container it will not heat up, it will, it just won't heat up as efficintly ...
- Sat Mar 27, 2004 1:49 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Doc, Doc, Doc . . . Goose
- Replies: 36
- Views: 56870
Steve, Your work just keeps getting more and more impressive. Truly a BEAUTIFUL piece. Congratulations. Jackie, You've got it wrong......Steve will know he's crossed the line when he quits writing perscriptions for his patients and starts writing them up annealing schedules instead. So Steve, what i...
- Sat Mar 27, 2004 1:41 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Famous Jackie joins Famous Marty & Famous Susan
- Replies: 10
- Views: 19184
- Sat Mar 27, 2004 9:36 am
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Famous Jackie joins Famous Marty & Famous Susan
- Replies: 10
- Views: 19184
Famous Jackie joins Famous Marty & Famous Susan
No pictures to post but for all of you that get American Craft Magazine check out page 13 of the new April/May Issue. There are some very cool pictures of Susan's and Marty and if you look to the right you will see someone we all know on the TOP of the list of names in the Innovative American Glass ...
- Fri Mar 26, 2004 10:56 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: What type of kiln to buy to make sink?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 22730
Offering customer service is probably the biggest expense in the sink biz. Plumbers have zero experience in installing glass sinks and are pretty likely to break them. Replacement percentages are high. Can't say I disagree with anything you've said Bert but if a plumber broke a sink I made, seems t...
- Fri Mar 26, 2004 8:48 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: What type of kiln to buy to make sink?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 22730
Watershed, I don't undestand. Are you talking to the potential buyer who thinks $1200 is too much for a sink? Or are you saying that I shouldn't be asking $1200 right off the bat? I don't get it. Are you responding to the person who wants to buy a kiln so she can make a sink or are you talking to m...
- Wed Mar 24, 2004 1:29 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: What type of kiln to buy to make sink?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 22730
- Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:51 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: What type of kiln to buy to make sink?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 22730
I would advise her to take some basic fusing glasses first. Then take a sink class. Then take a good look at her wallet and make sure she wants to make a lot of sinks. If all she wants is one sink for herself, take a class. To make good, professional sinks, takes a good investment. Nothing new here....
- Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:09 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Calculating firing fees
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9892
My data concours with Lauri, I've put hour meters on both of my production kilns and interestingly enough, for a typical cycle they are only ON for about 10% of the total time of the cycle. To figure your cost however this is probably the smallest component. Your lost opportunity cost is probably th...
- Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:06 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Bouncing kiln floor
- Replies: 21
- Views: 24534
Charlie, I did a little more analysis on your problem. Steel, or any material for that matter, will change shape equally in all directions if it is unconstrained. The simple formula is: Delta (inches) = COE (Material in in/F) * DeltaTemp (F) * Length (inches) In these units the COE of standard alloy...
- Mon Mar 22, 2004 11:17 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Bouncing kiln floor
- Replies: 21
- Views: 24534