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by dee
Sat Apr 12, 2003 7:00 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: tile saw blade longevity question
Replies: 18
Views: 18547

At this point it may be a tradeoff between chipping and speed. As you increase your cutting pressure (thereby increasing your feed rate) you will eventually get more edge chipping. You might find that increasing your pressure until the chipping becomes unacceptable will be the balance you are looki...
by dee
Sat Apr 12, 2003 2:30 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: tile saw blade longevity question
Replies: 18
Views: 18547

Just saw into it a little and then test and see if the blade cuts glass better. You need to go at least as deep as the diamond band around the edge of the blade. You shouldn't have to make a whole cut off the end to get results. Ron ok, have used the dressing stone, has improved chipping on the bot...
by dee
Fri Apr 11, 2003 7:31 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: tile saw blade longevity question
Replies: 18
Views: 18547

Just saw into it a little and then test and see if the blade cuts glass better. You need to go at least as deep as the diamond band around the edge of the blade. You shouldn't have to make a whole cut off the end to get results. Ron thanks ron, lowe's did indeed have a silicon carbide block back in...
by dee
Fri Apr 11, 2003 1:33 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: tile saw blade longevity question
Replies: 18
Views: 18547

Re: Time to saw some bricks

Lowes should have some silicon carbide sharpening stones you could use, but first try cutting an old birck. :P

Ron[/quote]

next naive question of the day - once i have a sharpening stone, what's the proper methodology for using it? :)

thanks
by dee
Fri Apr 11, 2003 11:03 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: tile saw blade longevity question
Replies: 18
Views: 18547

Ron Coleman wrote:If the fire brick is a hard one, most fire brick used in kilns are too soft.

Ron
ok, thanks, think i'll stop at lowe's today ;)
by dee
Fri Apr 11, 2003 10:05 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: tile saw blade longevity question
Replies: 18
Views: 18547

Re: Time to saw some bricks

The blade may need dressing. See the attached link to the old archive. http://www.warmglass.com/cgi-bin/wgarchive3.pl?read=73184 Ron ok ron, naive question of the day - can i get a dressing stone at lowe's/home depot and is that what i ask them for? :) thanks Lowes should have some silicon carbide ...
by dee
Fri Apr 11, 2003 9:36 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: tile saw blade longevity question
Replies: 18
Views: 18547

Re: Time to saw some bricks

Ron Coleman wrote:The blade may need dressing. See the attached link to the old archive.

http://www.warmglass.com/cgi-bin/wgarch ... read=73184

Ron
ok ron, naive question of the day - can i get a dressing stone at lowe's/home depot and is that what i ask them for? :)

thanks
by dee
Fri Apr 11, 2003 9:28 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: tile saw blade longevity question
Replies: 18
Views: 18547

The blade can be dressed, but you may also be using too much pressure and not taking enough time to make your cuts. Diamond blades degrade quickly when they are used aggressively. You should be applying very little force to push the glass through the blade. Let the blade do all the work. Also, make...
by dee
Thu Apr 10, 2003 11:24 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: tile saw blade longevity question
Replies: 18
Views: 18547

tile saw blade longevity question

ok all you tile saw gurus - have an mk diamond 370 tile saw, i'm using their special diamond coated glass blade - put a new blade on the other day, worked beautiful, 10 min to cut strips in 6.25" wide slab, very slight minimal chipping on bottom that won't require grinding, felt like slicing th...
by dee
Thu Apr 10, 2003 11:17 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Tumbling Kiln wash from cabs
Replies: 8
Views: 9265

I agree with Linda. If you soak cabs for about 15 minutes in Limeaway, the stuck kiln wash usually will fall right off. I slosh cabs around several times during the soak to aid in this process. No scrubbing is required most of the time. Good luck! Geri geri, is limeaway something available at my lo...
by dee
Thu Apr 10, 2003 11:46 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Tumbling Kiln wash from cabs
Replies: 8
Views: 9265

Re: Tumbling Kiln wash from cabs

Tumbling Kiln wash from cabs Does this work fairly safely? I got talked into making hundreds of very small cabs (all under 3/4" most under 1/2"). One of the colors I am using (Bullseye lapis would have to check the exact number if anyone cares) all stuck to the kiln wash or vice versa. It...
by dee
Sun Apr 06, 2003 6:36 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Help for a beginner about fusing glass fritt
Replies: 1
Views: 3258

Re: Help for a beginner about fusing glass fritt

Could anyone help me with a fusing guide for float glass fritt using a small enamelling kiln. I would like to know if you start with a warm kiln then increase temp to full soak then gradually reduce the temp or just turn it off and let the glass cool slowly in the kiln. I would also like to know ho...
by dee
Wed Apr 02, 2003 11:25 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: HELP it's stuck
Replies: 5
Views: 8023

Re: HELP it's stuck

First slump and the glass is stuck to the mold. I kilned washed it and let it dry 2 days and the glass is stuck. I have put it in water to soak is there anything else i can do? Betty betty - did it slump down over the bottom edges of the mold? i screwed up a firing schedule once and had the glass c...
by dee
Wed Apr 02, 2003 11:20 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: NO MORE SAW SCUM PLEASE!!!!
Replies: 15
Views: 15594

Re: NO MORE SAW SCUM PLEASE!!!!

:cry: Hi. I cannot stop the scum i get from cutting my fused glass with my taurus 2 ring saw. I thought it was devit but now i am sure it is just from my saw. I have tryed scrubing my pieces with many different things, like acetone, tiolet bowl cleaner, dish soap, but nothing gets rid of the scum c...
by dee
Tue Apr 01, 2003 8:55 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: be white opal glass question
Replies: 3
Views: 5220

Re: black on white

Jeri Dantzig wrote:Dee,
Is the black by chance around the dichroic? That happens when I use the black swizzle sticks, but I know that and use it.
Jeri
well, the dichroic side is face down against the white - would that be causing it? it's a solid layer of dichrioc....
thanks
by dee
Tue Apr 01, 2003 8:24 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: be white opal glass question
Replies: 3
Views: 5220

be white opal glass question

i'm using be white opal thin on a project for a client and while i have cleaned the glass as usual before firing, when i take the pieces out of the kiln, there are some grayish/blacking bits in the middle of the piece - layers are bottome - white opal, middle - dichroic on clear thin, top - clear th...
by dee
Tue Apr 01, 2003 3:41 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Silver Art Clay
Replies: 2
Views: 4906

Re: Silver Art Clay

Does anyone out there know of a good source for silver art clay? There's a low-temp version that fuses at glass-fusing temps - but I'm finding all sources to be around the same price, $14 - $19 for 10 gr. Any ideas? :?: it's expensive stuff - pmc 3 fires at the lowest temp and pmc + is lower than t...
by dee
Sun Mar 30, 2003 4:06 pm
Forum: Business Topics
Topic: Tents
Replies: 11
Views: 16043

Go to Sams or BJ wholesale . You can get a easy up for around 200.00 this includes the sides. :lol: while the easy ups are cheap they are the first ones to try and fly at a windy show, you'll need to devise a weight system as well as making sure it comes with good stakes - when you can afford it, t...
by dee
Sun Mar 30, 2003 3:50 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Fusing & Glue
Replies: 6
Views: 9143

Re: Fusing & Glue

I just purchased my first kiln about two weeks ago. So far I am fusing small projets and scrap glass to get a "feel" of the kiln. I have a question about using glue to hold glass in place. I made a small coaster project, and I glued the top piece to the bottom piece to keep the overhang c...
by dee
Fri Mar 14, 2003 11:15 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Buying a Kiln
Replies: 6
Views: 10115

Re: Buying a Kiln

I'm looking for some guidance from the Board before investing in a new kiln. I currently am using a Paragon SC-3 (0.28 cu ft) and it's great but much too small. I had a great conversation with Marty at Centre DeVerre this afternoon and am looking at a few different kilns. I'd appreciate your commen...