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- Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:26 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Electroforming of Copper on Plates
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7662
I've had good success using Penetrol as a coating over copper patina and rusted steel (at least for interior use). I apply a couple of thin coats using a brush. It's a gloss finish, however. I know Keith Clayton uses electroplating on some of his glass, so maybe he'd have some good advice in this re...
- Sun Oct 05, 2003 11:34 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: large glass installation mounting problems
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5525
I had a project similar to this a few years ago, two large panels of fused glass for a university. Their designer had wanted these mounted on white mat board, but 1) nobody makes mat board as big as these panels were and 2) mat board didn't seem like the best material for a public space. I ended up ...
- Sat Sep 06, 2003 8:39 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Hot enough or too hot?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19967
Good advice from Kitty. Also, get yourself some graph paper and record a time versus temperature plot, recording the temperature every ten or fifteen minutes. Make a note of the types of glass used and a little sketch of the pieces on this graph, as well as info about the end results. Then when you ...
- Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:10 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Short in Grinder On/Off Switch (I think)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7749
Radio Shack or another electronic parts supplier might well have a switch that would do the job, if this turns out to be the problem. If it's the motor itself, you can also get replacement motors, but these sometimes cost about as much as a new grinder. With the grinder unplugged, try turning the mo...
- Tue Aug 05, 2003 1:32 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Stress-O-Meter
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10653
I've found it pretty useful, but it does work only on translucent or transparent glass, and I've found a good light source (such as a light table) is needed. You can see the stress risers fine this way; they appear as white areas. An interesting aside here... the Pantera sports car was constructed s...
- Fri Aug 01, 2003 8:42 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Can I mill a kiln shelf?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8021
- Wed Jul 23, 2003 6:17 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Carbon steel
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4694
You can use carbon steel (disc blades, for example) but it will rust. Sometimes this doesn't matter, and I can get away with cleaning and re-priming my disc blades, cultivator sweeps and and other farm machinery parts between firings. But sometimes, you need a nice smooth surface that doesn't rust, ...
- Thu Jun 26, 2003 5:49 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: long strip of ruby glass
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8227
- Sat Jun 14, 2003 6:41 am
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Navel Rings
- Replies: 30
- Views: 32626
Reactive Metals Studio (http://www.reactivemetals.com or 520-634-3434) has titanium and niobium findings as well as other interesting metals and tools. They even carry anchor lube, which I suppose is naval-related, too.
- Wed Jun 04, 2003 8:52 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Kiln installation guidance please
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7902
Having the kiln on casters is a definite advantage, and if you can build your own mobile stand (or know someone who can do this for you), then you can have the kiln at the height you want which will make it easier to load and save wear and tear on your back. When I built the stand for my GL24 I used...
- Thu May 29, 2003 7:08 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: French cleat
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11542
- Wed May 21, 2003 11:36 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Barbeque fork and toasty knuckles
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4809
All of the high-temp gloves I've come across are pretty big. If you could come across some Nomex flying gloves, you might try wearing these inside your high-temp gloves to give you a better fit. While the Nomex gloves come in small sizes, I don't think they'd be sufficient by themselves. Another opt...
- Fri May 16, 2003 4:02 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: devit with red bullseye
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4005
I've encountered devit with red and cobalt blue Bullseye stringer, but not with the sheet glass. This probably reflects the temperatures I'm using. The stringer seems to devit evenly, which results in a matt surface. This seems to happen only at temperatures above 1400F or so in my kiln. I was wonde...
- Mon May 12, 2003 8:19 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: fusers in N.W. Indiana
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2944
There are a couple of us fusing fiends in Warren County, which is not too far away, and Sharon Owens at Inspired Fire (just west of Lafayette) is now offering a basic fusing course. I taught the first class a couple of weeks ago and we had a good reponse, so maybe we'll see more people becoming invo...
- Sat May 10, 2003 5:31 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: wasser glass yucky!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9024
Most of what I do with DTI/Wasser involves using this glass on top of Bullseye, GNA, etc. Since the DTI/Wasser melts at a lower temperature, than the other glass, going to 1350-1430 degrees F or so will give me the effect I want. Now and then, I'll cap the DTI/Wasser with Bullseye thin clear if goin...
- Fri May 09, 2003 8:08 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: wasser glass yucky!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9024
Wasser will often yield poor results when fired at higher temperatures; at least this was true for the old Wasser and I imagine it's true for DTI/Wasser, too. Since many of my pieces are fired in the 1350-1400 range, I've had good luck with both the old Wasser and the new metallic colors (gold, sliv...
- Wed May 07, 2003 6:51 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Can I use steel pipe for slumping? What metals can I use?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4489
Stainless steel is best, but you can use other types of steel, too. Since non-stainless steel will rust when heated, you may have to remove the rust and shelf primer after each firing. I'd avoid plated steel or galvanized steel, as you can get toxic outgassing from the plating. Even stove pipe (supp...
- Mon May 05, 2003 7:27 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Glastar Blaster Foot Pedal Problem
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8645
- Mon Apr 28, 2003 8:53 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fixing Sagging Elements
- Replies: 15
- Views: 17831
- Sun Apr 20, 2003 7:49 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Cleaning kiln shelves (fabricut)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2812