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- Tue Nov 25, 2003 2:10 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Death of an Organization
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13911
Well, I think there are lots of glass artists here who don't know about it. It doesn't have a very high profile, although Brock is working hard to correct that. I'm also glad that it didn't die. A glass organization that has been around that long deserves to survive. They just needed some new blood ...
- Tue Nov 25, 2003 2:03 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: BE pink kilnwash
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23131
Well, I wouldn't prefire my shelves. Maybe heat them up a bit to dry them (I go up to 300F if I don't have time to let them air dry). Since I recoat my shelves every time they are fired over 1350F, prefiring to 1450 would sort of defeat the purpose of recoating. Every time I have fired opal glass on...
- Tue Nov 25, 2003 1:49 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: temperature limit for kiln wash?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9175
- Tue Nov 25, 2003 1:44 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Perplexed.....need help (pics)
- Replies: 52
- Views: 43065
Re the annealing cycle, the Bullseye folks seem to think it is better to soak below the annealing point rather than above - I can't exactly remember the reason. It makes sense to me for you to start your anneal at the highest annealing point of the glass you have used, especially since your piece is...
- Mon Nov 17, 2003 2:15 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: need kiln advice
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7211
- Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:03 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Converting Ceramic cone numbers to temps
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4594
The temperatures vary a lot with the speed of heating. The usual charts from ceramics people are for a pretty slow rate of heating. Also the small cones that go in the kiln sitter bend at a different temperature from the large cones that you put on the shelf to test the temperature. With the cones i...
- Sun Nov 09, 2003 11:48 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: HELP!!! - Midlife crisis
- Replies: 43
- Views: 41977
Well, I don't like being the only negative voice here but.... I've made sort of a living from glass for 30 years (and with no outside income as my husband is my partner in the business). So I know it's possible. There are things you do, that you do only for the money but it still beats working in an...
- Wed Oct 29, 2003 2:55 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Another Fiber Board Question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13855
- Wed Oct 29, 2003 2:53 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Sandblast grit Q
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11316
- Wed Oct 29, 2003 2:49 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Pre Cut Circles?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6328
- Wed Oct 29, 2003 2:48 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Adding A Rim
- Replies: 19
- Views: 15693
- Wed Oct 29, 2003 2:45 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: 2nd firing kiln wash Q?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7483
You didn't say how high the first fuse firing was, however you're probably OK since you're not going that high on the second time around. But I never do it. I really hate kiln wash sticking to the back of my glass. And as to different wash for SS forms: I don't really like the BE wash on them, altho...
- Wed Oct 29, 2003 2:30 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Smooth finish
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8484
- Wed Oct 29, 2003 2:26 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Which side of powder wafer to fuse to base?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7591
If the powder wafer is fairly thin and placed so that it is out to the edge, then I've had no problems capping it with the initial fuse. I think if you put it in the middle of your piece, then you're apt to trap air. If you fire the wafer on top of the glass and take it to full fuse, then it will ge...
- Sat Oct 25, 2003 8:12 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Best glue for glass - without showing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6200
- Sat Oct 25, 2003 8:02 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: How do you finish your glass?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8348
- Wed Oct 22, 2003 3:18 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Krinkly effect
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4068
- Wed Oct 22, 2003 3:06 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Minimum rim width for drop out?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6853
- Mon Oct 20, 2003 2:11 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Bubbles in BE from shelf side
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7695
I have had problems when I used a lot of design elements on top. Like an allover pattern of squares on top of a single layer of glass. I figured there was enough volume to even out the thickness as some squares were two layers high and indeed there wasn't any deformation of the shape. However the bo...
- Fri Oct 17, 2003 11:27 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: What a rocket . . . .
- Replies: 20
- Views: 16907