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by Lynne Chappell
Mon Apr 07, 2003 1:26 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: float and devit
Replies: 5
Views: 6128

float and devit

I'm doing an experiment with float (not too familiar with it). I laid a bunch of small pieces and frit piled up on a 1/4" base, with some fine colored frit and dammed it. I originally programmed for 1550 with a 10 minute hold, but it wasn't flattened out, so I added time and temp and ended up a...
by Lynne Chappell
Mon Apr 07, 2003 1:17 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: hot start
Replies: 2
Views: 4578

Do you find the controller adequate? I've been hesitating to recommend it to my customers because I'm afraid it is too limited.
by Lynne Chappell
Mon Apr 07, 2003 12:50 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Checking kiln temperature????
Replies: 15
Views: 21334

Carla: It seems to me that the small kiln is the one reading the correct temperature. The biggest problem is determining the annealing temperature if the pyrometer isn't reading correctly. I think a cone test would confirm that the big kiln is significantly off. I dealt with a kiln reading an incorr...
by Lynne Chappell
Sat Mar 22, 2003 2:28 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: system 96 - red opal
Replies: 21
Views: 26147

I'm really interested in Pete's explanation of cryolite opals, etc. Are the opals that we work with fluorine glasses? Are there different types of opal glass? Just like Cynthia, I've really always just wanted to make glass from scratch. What a thrill, shovelling in the sand and all those exotic meta...
by Lynne Chappell
Sat Mar 22, 2003 2:02 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Fusing on Fiber blanket or powders
Replies: 5
Views: 7714

I've fired on blanket without anything added (it never occurred to me to coat it). It is a pretty strong texture and different kinds of blanket give different textures. I like the look, but I've noticed that people don't like to touch it. As with most fiber, it feels ok on float, less so on Bullseye...
by Lynne Chappell
Sat Mar 22, 2003 1:54 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: damn dam
Replies: 5
Views: 8363

I'm no expert on dams, but I suspect the strange results were because only the ends were dammed. It may have "contracted" because it was spreading out along the front and back edges and pulling the ends in as it spread.