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Thanks for all the replies! I have an excellent resource locally ( I just recently discovered it) and made my first glass purchase there. I do love shopping locally when I can!

Thanks for the replies. I did purchase Brad's book "contemporary fused glass" and have been reading and highlighting. Love it!

There are so many choices of websites and glass, and it can be overwhelming for a newbie! I'm looking for some specific website recommendations to make my first glass purchase. Thanks for any advice you can offer!

I've been reading about fire polishing, but the fusing classes I attended didn't cover this topic.

Susan,
I'm going to try a mini square jewelry mold I found at delphiglass.com. I'm brand new to fusing, so wish me luck!
Thanks for the advice everyone!

I want to try putting a solid color frit and a little dichroic frit in a jewelry mold (earrings and pendants). I've watched videos online about slightly mounding the glass in the center, but I can't find info on how to mix two colors of frit. Do I put the solid on the bottom and sprinkle the dichroi...

Good info, thanks! What about the blast of heat when the kiln is crashed? My food supply will be about 4-5 feet from kiln and DH thinks we should put a barrier (fire resistant drywall) in front of food rack. Any thoughts or opinions on that?

I just ordered my first kiln...yippee! It will be in the basement, and I currently store canned goods and extra rice, etc down there. The room is 12x14 and the kiln interior is 16" square. I plan on using fans to vent through the window. Approximately how many degrees can I expect the room temp...

Thanks,Vonan. Excellent tip for a newbie!

Great! Thanks to all for the help

I agree about choosing the square kiln over octaganal. The square is my first choice, but I don't know if I can fuse 14 inches of glass on 15 inches of shelf? And can I put a 14.5 inch slumping mold on the 15 shelf?

Well, the shelf is 15 on one side (and possibly both sides, there may be a typo in description)

Plan on making a project using 6x14 inch glass base which I will full fuse, then slump into mold which is 6x14.5 and 3 inches high. I'm considering 2 kilns: 1. Clamshell with 14x15 shelf, 6.5 deep. 2. Top load with 15.5 inch octagon shelf. Feel comfortable project will fit top load, but what about c...