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[quote="lorimendenhall"]what schedule would you use to bisque fire? I would like to make some textures. can I fire in my glass kiln? that would open up a whole new world!!![/quote] the bisque temp is dependent upon the clay you're using. it's using in the 1850-1900F range, probably out of ...

any clay is ok. you want to make the backs hollow, and if they're deep, they should have holes in the lowest spots to let air escape when the glass is slumping down to touch bottom. if they are very thick in places, they will shield heat (be a heat sink) from getting to the shelf under them, which c...

the # of molds you can slump in one load depends upon the size of the molds (floor space) and heat schedules each mold needs. some molds need very little and some need a lot of heatwork. if you use both in the same load, will one be overfired and the other underfired?

it's probably soared because most of it comes from chinese sources, and they have stopped exporting so much raw materials as in the past.

has anyone tried rouge (it comes in white, brown, green, and red) on a leather strop or belt? you don't use water with it, but charge the strop with the rouge. that's how they put mirror finishes on tooling, for instance, so should work well on glass.

you can get a hepa filter for the large shopvac, so there's no need to get another one.

the question you should be asking: how can i do what i need to do without glue? since it burns off and the glass may move after that but before it is fused together, almost the only reason to use it is to transport the piece from workbench to the kiln.

buy the tool that addresses the problems you are having, or what you want to do to the glass. these 2 tools don't have any overlapping capabilities, whereas a wbs and flat lap have some, making that decision a harder one. we can't answer your question because we don't know what problems you are havi...

colorful, but i would find it hard to actually eat off these.

[quote="Ron Behrens"][quote="Bert Weiss"]Cords form in a crucible of glass where the crucible is hotter than the glass inside it. As I said, the chemical reactions take place at the hottest point. I don't think those cords will effect your ability to grind and polish the surface....

the reason for the stilts is so that air can escape out the holes on the bottom low spots of the mold. you can use cut up pieces of ceramic tiles, which are usually only 1/4" thick, to get the same effect.

[quote="Jeanne"]How many coats are you using? I use BE kilnwash. I put on 4 or 5 coats in alternate directions - just following the mixing and application directions. A little will dust up when I sand - you just need a very light touch. I use one of the spackle sanding blocks - the fine si...

[quote="desjo"]If I may, let me ask a follow-up question to Lucie's. If looking to use a small cabinet for intermittent and light use as she mentions, what is the minimal size air compressor that would meet that basic need? Does it work well to use a smaller tip on the gun to help minimize...

[quote="lmartine"]Thanks Charlie! Would this dust deputy (http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=69841&cat=1,42401&ap=1) be a preferable to a HEPA filter? And I suppose that the shop vac has to be dedicated to the sand blast cabinet (that is, I can not 'confiscate' my spouse'...

[quote="lmartine"]Hi, I asked Santa to bring me a benchtop sandblasting cabinet this year ( :D ). In reading about these cabinets, I found websites that mentioned that I also need a dust collector while others made no mention of that. Is it really necessary? Furthermore, there is only one ...

the board wasn't smooth. the hand sanding only hit the high spots. what is the backing of whatever you're sanding with? if it's not hard, then it's flexing over the high spots and skipping the low spots. you might try backing it with something hard, a piece of 2x4 or something, so you can get it eve...

[quote="Studiodunn"]I appreciate the great ideas shared. Thanks! Love the auction idea. Any thoughts on glass cutting surfaces? I prefer the Morton waffle grid however that adds up fast for 6 - 12 students. I wonder how carpet squares with a short, tight pile might work until I can splurge...

this is b.e. steel blue. it's not devit, nor is it the thinfire. at the temps he's using, it's starting to develop the normal silvery gray coating that the steel blues (opal, transparent) develop. capping with clear is the solution.

firepolishing is to finish off the top surface, and goes anywhere from a matte surface to shiny. the bottom surface will pick up the texture of whatever it touches (mold, shelf, paper, etc), and you can't get rid of that without mechanical means.

would an ets stay hot enough for fusing temps? for your new house, look at passive solar heating panels. basically a box with a hole in the top and bottom of the back plate, painted black, with the face being glass. the holes in the back go into the space to be heated. the box heats up the air, crea...