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by Barbara Muth
Mon Jan 19, 2004 7:00 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Circle Cutting
Replies: 33
Views: 24654

Brock, In order to properly design the experimental technique it is necessary to limit the number of variables so that the only change is tempeature. The best way to conduct this experiment is to send me complete with a few sheets of glass and my trusty schilberschnitt circle cutter to various warm...
by Barbara Muth
Mon Jan 19, 2004 6:58 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: My copper turned black
Replies: 50
Views: 49810

Judy, was your copper sandwiched or on the surface?
by Barbara Muth
Sun Jan 18, 2004 1:58 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: The dreaded revisiting of artists statements . . .
Replies: 9
Views: 8987

Re: The dreaded revisiting of artists statements . . .

Jackie, I have been thinking about the same question and reading a lot of statements. Thinking about your statement is helping me think about mine (which I started re-writing yesterday). I would drop the first paragraph, it is more about you than about the work. While I love learning about you, I th...
by Barbara Muth
Sun Jan 18, 2004 1:32 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Pyrometer on Paragon Quickfire 6 kiln
Replies: 9
Views: 12330

I have a retired quickfire. My theory was that the kiln heated up so fast that the temp of the air was higher than that of the glass and that's why I got full fuse around 1650 on my pyrometer. The glass was probably just getting up to moving temps.

I wouldn't worry about it.

Mightbewrongthough

B
by Barbara Muth
Sat Jan 17, 2004 9:14 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: BE Reactive Color Chart?
Replies: 6
Views: 7185

Re: BE Reactive Color Chart?

Did a search in archives, but couldn't find info there. Does anyone have or know where I can get a complete list of all BE reactive colors. I have a partial list from a hi-fire class, but I've seen reactions to colors not listed on my chart. BTW, just out of curiosity, do spectrum colors react like...
by Barbara Muth
Fri Jan 16, 2004 5:51 pm
Forum: Photos and Stuff
Topic: Whew! Finally Done
Replies: 7
Views: 9914

Randy Great work :) I would have loved to have seen it pre-fired. very cool idea Me Kim Check out tthis link. Randy posted the piece pre-firing. http://www.warmglass.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=25850&highlight=#25850 Randy, I like it a lot, which given my lack of enthusiasm for yellow, is amazing...
by Barbara Muth
Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:23 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Felisatti Experience
Replies: 15
Views: 13439

all kidding aside, Amy, do you find that you need the variable speed? Thanks,
Barbara
by Barbara Muth
Thu Jan 15, 2004 11:43 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Felisatti Experience
Replies: 15
Views: 13439

And Amy, if you find that two angle grinders is too many, I will gladly accept a donation. Would even pay shipping and handling! :roll:

I hate it when things go wrong, always when there is a deadline to meet!

But deadlines to meet mean good things....
Barbara
by Barbara Muth
Thu Jan 15, 2004 10:59 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Glass Cut by my Tile Saw
Replies: 11
Views: 11007

Or use diamond hand pads to take the grittiness down to a finer tooth. That will help eliminate scum.

I recently learned that sandblasting the ground edges works very well. (Thank you Steve Klein!)

Barbara
by Barbara Muth
Wed Jan 14, 2004 4:37 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Food & IRS
Replies: 2
Views: 3626

Lani just posted a few days ago that BE had their Irids tested by FDA, totally food safe. I assume Uroboros is the same, but don't know for sure. You can probably find the info on their website...

Barbara
by Barbara Muth
Tue Jan 13, 2004 8:24 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: 2 questions, #1 about Spray A #2 problems with kiln shelf
Replies: 2
Views: 3951

The Lead in the overglaze reacts with something (sulphur?) in the French Vanilla to create the muddy colour .... at least that is what I believe the reaction to be. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. Nonetheless it is a chemical reaction of some sort. Bob ding ding ding. I think you nailed tha...
by Barbara Muth
Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:33 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Vermiculite board as shelf?
Replies: 10
Views: 11445

Hi Barbara, I have some pretty thick board that Marty uses for his lay ups and so have I ( 1 at least!) It is about 3", not that light, but great when you can not spend hours hunched over your kiln, I for onecouldn;t do it either Jeri Jeri, do you put it on your kiln shelf when you fire, do yo...
by Barbara Muth
Mon Jan 12, 2004 1:30 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Vermiculite board as shelf?
Replies: 10
Views: 11445

Vermiculite board as shelf?

How are folks using the vermiculite board? kiln washing it? I have been thinking about using pieces of the board to assemble pieces that I can carry to my shelf and setting the board on my shelf (less heavy, less cumbersome, less likely to be jostled and easier to load into my kiln). Any of you doin...
by Barbara Muth
Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:56 pm
Forum: Kiln Casting
Topic: Amy . . .
Replies: 39
Views: 39255

That's interesting Amy, I have been playing a lot with that question, and have had some successes, but am not sure my methods would work with highfires. A lot of my "not from the tube" colors come from capitalizing on interactions between colored powders and reactions between metals and co...
by Barbara Muth
Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:42 pm
Forum: Kiln Casting
Topic: Amy . . .
Replies: 39
Views: 39255

Nice! I really like Sincricity. You have great titles. Brock Amy, I too like Sincricity a lot. Taking a class from you on high fires would be a revelation, your use of color is balanced, unmuddied, at once strong and delicate. My response to your high fires is always quite strong. I have yet to see...
by Barbara Muth
Thu Jan 08, 2004 4:42 pm
Forum: Business Topics
Topic: Comparison shopping - glass prices
Replies: 8
Views: 9500

Thanks all! Yup, I was pretty far off... So now I need to compare the price of an 8 x 10 piece of glass (one of the common sizes sold) to the price I paid per pound. Is this math right, then? Price for 8" x 10" piece / .89 = Price per pound for that 8" x 10" piece - Algebraicall...
by Barbara Muth
Thu Jan 08, 2004 4:30 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: My Glass Got Scum, How Come ?
Replies: 10
Views: 10560

Randy, I can't say much about your clouds, not having used borax or other anti-devit sprays, but I gotta tell you that I really liked your composition. Nice way to use a pot melt!

barbara
by Barbara Muth
Thu Jan 08, 2004 8:35 am
Forum: Business Topics
Topic: Comparison shopping - glass prices
Replies: 8
Views: 9500

and assuming that the 1.6 pounds is right, an 8x10 would weigh about .89 lbs.

144 sq in=1.6 lbs
80 sq in = x lbs

144sq in/ 80 sq inch = 1.6lb/xlb
144x=1.6*80
x=1.6*80/144
x=.8888888888



Your assumptions about how low your prices paid are, may be off a bit.

mathgirl
by Barbara Muth
Tue Jan 06, 2004 10:07 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Metals on pendants?
Replies: 6
Views: 7695

Brock posted under a recent thread about foils that he both caps foils and has them on the surface, not burnt out, as well. You will need to use foils and not leaf for this purpose. Palladium is so pretty....

http://www.warmglass.com/phpBB/viewtopi ... light=foil

Barbara
by Barbara Muth
Tue Jan 06, 2004 4:32 pm
Forum: Kiln Casting
Topic: Drilling holes in glass
Replies: 16
Views: 18086

I am in the middle of a piece which requires 1700 holes to be drilled. No you did not read that wrong--there are 425 squares with a hole on each side. What I would like to know is where I can find treatment for being the kind of person who designs a piece which requires me to drill 1700 holes. Seri...