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- Mon Apr 07, 2003 1:26 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: float and devit
- Replies: 5
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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...
- Mon Apr 07, 2003 1:17 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: hot start
- Replies: 2
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Sat Mar 22, 2003 1:54 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: damn dam
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8363