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Thanks you guys. I do appreciate it!

I am fusing some small cabochons for pendants, with clear on top & cannot for the life of me remember just how much of an overlap (of the top piece) gives the best results. Can anyone help increase my very small amount of fusing know-how?

I want to do some small fused dichroic cabochons. I thought I would start with a square about 4"by 4" made of small pieces of dichroic capped with a piece of clear, fuse this and then cut them into cabochon size and fuse again. I am worried about getting bubbles trapped between the clear a...

Thanks for the tips. I didn't know the shelfpaper would wimp out at high temps.

you are a glass crafter? You do have open cuts don't you

I almost always have cuts or burns, usually both, I am afraid.

>Also, the pot drop pulled all the kiln wash off the shelf and I can't get it off the back of the glass< I have only been fusing a short time but am planning a pot melt and was wondering if using shelf paper and instead of kiln wash would work better? I thought I could cut a larger piece than I need...

It is also used in glass repair. I used to do china & glass repair & used it for this. Besides making a very strong colorless glue for mending clear glass, it can be tinted to match colored glass, as well as poured into a mold to replace missing pieces of glass. (Similar to the way two-ton e...

Ah... that makes sense. Thanks everyone.

Thanks Brad but for some reason my computor can't load this PDF file.

Once the glass strip has slumped over the bracelet mold, you carefully reach inside the kiln with your graphite tongs and tuck the end pieces under.

Can you tell me why it doesn't just re-slump back down?

Excuse me if this has been covered before but I am trying to figure out how a bracelet mold is used to slump. I understand how the glass molds to the top but how on earth do you get the open end to curve up? I don't actually have a bracelet mold but the question has been rattling around in my head a...

I bought mine from ... Conservation Materials, Ltd. 1165 Marietta Way Sparks, NV 89431 (702) 311-0582

Hope this helps.

It warps pretty badly at the temps we work at.

It was advertised for use with enamels not fusing, I just wondered if it would work with fusing.

I just ordered dome stuff from Thompson Enamels & I noticed they had various sizes of 'Marinite Board' for sale.

I am not familiar with this & was wondering, is it useful in fusing, say for slumping molds or as a kiln shelf?

I am not sure if this will be useful for you or not but... if you don't need different colors you can get great letters by using silver foil & craft punches. They come in all different sizes as well as upper & lower case.

The class involved 4 small pieces; all of the instructor's own design - a candle votive, a heart-shaped candy dish, a pin, and a small platter. We students were only to select colors. The class cost $150 for one day - we never discussed firing schedules, kiln techniques, etc... but spent lots of ti...

I think that kiln wash that has not been contaminated with flux will work well after many firings, but so what? No one wants to fire kiln wash without glass on it! I just tested (inadvertantly) this theory. I have had a kiln shelf I had prepared for fusing for a few months ago just sitting. I was w...

If you fire a larger piece and place the dichro on it, fire then cut out the small cabs from the areas of the glass that you like.

I sort of figured this out by accident. Glad to hear it is not totally stupid way to do it.

I never thought of sandblasting to remove sharp edges or reshape a piece. Do you reheat the piece after, if you want a shiny surface?

I noticed a lot of info on sandblasting fused glass but not a lot about using etching liquid or cream to matte the surface. I use this this a lot for beads & am using it for small cabs (I just have a small kiln, 6" by 6".) Is there any reason it is not used more? I can see it wouldn't ...

Beautiful, Jerry! Very elegant. My stuff is never elegant, darn it!

maybe the top cap could have been a lee bit bigger

Ah... thanks for the tip. I will try that next time.