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Thanks everyone. I'll tell you how I get along soon!
K

Thanks - I'll cut about an inch away from edge.
We have an angle grinder, is this too heavy handed?
Tile saws are mentioned, would a (cheap) hand held one work? I don't want to pay out for any machinery.

Thanks,
K

Thanks Brad.
Thanks Bert, bearing that in mind I'll do the template at least 1cm away from the kiln wall and see if it actually gives me much more space inside.

K

I'm thinking of making my kiln work for me better by buying a new kiln shelf. I have a hotstart pro which has 7 sides, but a round kiln shelf. I get a bit frustrated as space is wasted. I'm thinking of getting a shelf and cutting it down to size - seven sided with some finger space to lift in and ou...

It amazes me the amount of scientific knowledge glass people have! I've just made a batch that have come out bubbless! I have a new problem now though - but minor compared to the bubbles - the copper is now burning too hot and turning blue... I'm guessing that where I've slowed down the speed from 2...

Hi Morganica, When you say shorten the schedule, at which point? Thanks for the info on sprinkling the copper then capping. I think though the copper would go blue...I'll try and experiment some time! I'll give the next batch a scrub, see if that helps. Also, I have new copper coming soon, so I'll s...

I've found that it is impossible to get rid of all the bubbles, so I am happy to live with them - but it's only recently they have become so large on so many pieces. Anyway, this firing I really smoothed down the copper, and slowed down the rate right down to 1250, and the results were a lot better ...

Actually, I just remembered I am using a new tube of glastac - it does seem very runny - but it's the same make that i always use. Also, the copper I have arrived a bit damaged - looked like the end of a roll as it had a line through it, perhaps something was deposited on it. Anyway, next firing I'l...

The copper is pretty thin, almost rippable. It is usually pretty flat, I think the picture distorts it as it's not that wrinkly!
Thanks for your help.

Thanks Warren & Jenna, I'm pretty sure it's not the shelf as the air is trapped between the glass not under the glass. I have been making coasters like this for 2-3 years and experimented widely. I did try chips of glass and firing upside down, but neither helped. What I did in the end is revise...

Hi thanks for getting back to me, I am using bullseye glass. You should be able to see the hare - this is an old piece that I kept as the design was wrong, but as you can see where the silhouette is (black) there are hardly any bubbles, but if you look at the dog - which has just come out of the kil...

Hi, I used to use Ecover - environmentally friendly washing up liquid, then I'd dry and spray and clean with Bohle glass cleaner. The problem was that a lot of pieces had a haze over them, so I started to ditch the washing-up-liquid and just use the glass cleaner, this has worked well so far as the ...

I've been using the exact same program and the same materials for a couple of years, and I've noticed that I'm getting more bubbles in my work recently. Could this be somehow due to having an oldish kiln? I can't think what has changed that would do this. I work with black glass, then copper then ca...

The pictures are fine, thanks for taking the time Barry.
I'm off the mailing list as I live in the UK, too far for me to travel for courses!

I will thanks! I think I was on Barry's mailing list some year's back.

Thanks everyone!
I was going to try and etch my designs on pendants, not quite sure where I'm going with it, but people keep asking if I do jewellery so I'd like to give it a go. If I etched on dichro, it would be on the capping clear piece.

Do they work well?
I was told the velvet one is easy (safer) to use as it's not as strong as other etching creams.

Hi can anyone recommend etching cream? I want to fuse glass some pendants then etch pictures on to them.
I will also use to add dimension to plates I have made.

Someone recommended velvet etch, but I've not found it here.

I am in the UK.

Thanks.
K