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I have yet to see a cookie cutter that was stainless. That being said I did use a regular Wilton star shaped cookie cutter to make a one off item when my son the freelance photographer called and said the Houston Chronicle needed an aqua glass star 4" across for the cover of their 2007 gift gui...

I use the Dremel drill press attachment to assure that the drill is at a right angle to the glass throughout the drilling operation. I place the glass on a 3" square piece of 1/4" plywood that is in an aluminum (non rusting) cake pan about 8" dia. I adjust the distance the drill exten...

The idea is to start out with 1/4" (6mm) thickness of glass to avoid movement and distorsion as the glass seeks to get to its natural 1/4" thickness when it is fired. It does not mattter what thicknesses are used in the layers as long as the total thickness is 1/4". Best wishes, Tom i...

Joyce, I get mine from Texas Art Supply in Houston, Texas. Look at http://www.texasart.com/store/view.cfm? ... &store=003

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Tom (White) in Texas

You might want to consider putting pieces of ceramic tile (non flamable) under the legs of the stand on the down side to level the whole kiln.

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Tom in Texas

Unique Glass Colors offers three sizes from coke or beer bottle to half gallon size. http://uniqueglasscolors.com/glassaggers.html

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Tom in Texas

1465 seems a bit low for full fuse with float. I need at least 1500. Try 1500 for 10 minutes and see if it works for you. Each kiln is different and you have to find what works in your kiln.

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Tom in Texas

I have had the same experience. Parts of the back of the copper where the glue was used to hold it in place were bright, metalic copper color while the front of the copper was the deep red or maroon color. From this experience I developed the theory that when there is organic material (glue) in cont...

Bill, the cookie cutter moght work. My concern would be that the metal form might shrink more than the glass when it cools and be hard to reemove or even crack the glass. Look at the experiments album at http://photos.yahoo.com/tomwhite2 for a picture a small ss heart mold I shaped from a 3/4" ...

Geri, I could not find any MSDS from Hanovia on the web.

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Tom in Texas

The most likely cause for cracking in a second firing is poor anealing in the first firing or too rapid heating in the second firing. Please post your firing schedule for both the tack fuse firing and the slump firing. Be sure to include anealing information for both firings. Best wishes, Tom in Texas

Geri, I think that either your potter friend was misinformed or else that the formulation for the gold luster has changed since she obtained her information. Duncan Ceramics in their page for ceramic retailers titled "Learning About Premium Gold" located at http://www.duncanceramics.com/ce...

Geri, what basis do you have for saying "The golds luster used for ceramics are not food safe"? In the world of ceramics the term "non toxic" refers to the material as supplied in the bottle while the term "food safe" refers to the suitability of the product for food co...

Jeri, I found a 10 foot long piece of 26 ga stainless steel sheet about 7" wide at the local metal seller and had it cut into 3/4" wide strips at a local sheet metal shop. I shaped some of the 3/4" wide strips into molds for the skewed hearts I an making as seen at http://photos.yahoo...

Liquid bright gold for ceramic items can be applied to the top surface of your fused item then refired to 1300 -1350 F to produce the metalic gold area on the top surface of your item.

Best wishes,
Tom in Texas

Have you considered using the clear glass as a base layer and fusing your scraps on top of it? This might be the easiest means to your desired result. You coulld the fit, overlap or fill between pieces witrh frit to your heart's content.

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Tom in Texas

Issue No. 180, p 12 of batch insert.

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Tom in Texas

I have a few pictures posted at http://photos.yahoo.com/tomwhite2 Look in the experimental album. These are made using 30 grams of glass in the mini pot melt fixture shown in the same album. After cleaning up the back they are drilled using a Dremel drill press with a diamond bit while covered with ...

1. no 2. I don't think so. 3. Buy a cheap flourescent light that uses a 6" tube and remove any plastic lens over the tube. Buy a 6" shortwave UV lamp tube. They are called germicidal lamps. Put your new tube in your new light and shine it along the face of the glass you are using pointed a...

I do not know of a way to predict what size blank you will need to get a specific sized square slumped element out of any mold before you try one piece. If you have a blank fused you can measure the length across the middle of the blank then take a flexible measuring tape and place the center point ...