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- Tue Sep 02, 2014 1:01 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Venting my studio
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12714
Re: Venting my studio
they make kitchen hoods with remote fans. i installed the fan from one in the ceiling, venting through the roof, and use an 8" flexible duct to move the suction to where i'm doing powder or something causing fumes (soldering stained glass panels, for instance). they are very quiet.
- Sun Aug 31, 2014 12:41 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: On edge clear strips
- Replies: 16
- Views: 23444
Re: On edge clear strips
[quote="Jeanice"]Charlie: That's a beautiful piece! Was that a keeper or did you sell it?[/quote] i've had some offers for it, but none high enough so it's still in my house. almost all the things i make i use or display in my house for a while before going to a gallery. my wife has a hard...
- Thu Aug 28, 2014 1:24 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: On edge clear strips
- Replies: 16
- Views: 23444
Re: On edge clear strips
here's an example of exactly what you're thinking of doing. this is 1" thick. http://s587.photobucket.com/user/chaniarts/media/Glass/bowl1.jpg.html?sort=6&o=18 you have to be super clean, and you can't use the grinder at all because that will leave visible veiling. also, it is possible to p...
- Thu Aug 28, 2014 1:16 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: silver plated trays as slumping molds
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6806
Re: silver plated trays as slumping molds
the melting point of silver is almost 1800f. you're not going to be able to burn it off. it will also discolor a lot of the glasses you're going to put on it, along with not doing good things to any shelf you put it on. the melting point of brass is around 1700f, bronze around 1750, and copper aroun...
- Thu Aug 28, 2014 1:12 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: scratch and wet belt sander
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8556
Re: scratch and wet belt sander
why can't you just do a full fire? that would also remove the scratch. you may need to dam it if it's thicker than 1/4" so it doesn't spread, but the colors won't move like they would have if it was still in pieces.
- Wed Aug 20, 2014 11:22 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: glass and the recycle center
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4512
Re: glass and the recycle center
ask them.
a lot of crushed glass gets powdered, and either sent back into the glass furnace, or included in things like road asphalt. in either case, the coe doesn't matter.
a lot of crushed glass gets powdered, and either sent back into the glass furnace, or included in things like road asphalt. in either case, the coe doesn't matter.
- Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:05 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Carbon burn off and heating element damage
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6255
Re: Carbon burn off and heating element damage
in a reducing atmosphere, the glazes want oxygen. if there's little to none in the air, then it's going to come from somewhere. there's an oxide on the elements, which then gives up it's O to get pulled into the glaze. the oxide protects the outside of the element, and if it's not there or thinner, ...
- Sat Jul 26, 2014 3:17 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Frit Maker
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8404
Re: Frit Maker
[quote="jim burchett"]J ust picked up a Braun KS2 coffe grinder at Goodwill for $3...tried it on some FV..works great! Unfortunately the blade is broken so I'll have to replace it for $6..gonna save me a whole lot of pounding.[/quote] what are you going to do to get the metal pieces out of...
- Sat Jul 26, 2014 3:16 pm
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: Pocket Vase Disaster Using Stainless Drape Form
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8539
Re: Pocket Vase Disaster Using Stainless Drape Form
as a guess: heatup was way too quickly. the temp under the middle part was a lot less (because of insulation of the fiber paper, the air under the steel, etc) than the temp of the glass on the sides. it cracked in the middle, slid or blew apart, and then the rest of the heatup to slumping temps form...
- Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:51 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Tile Saw Modifications
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14497
Re: Tile Saw Modifications
cutting metal will gum up a diamond saw.
uhmw (ultra high molecular weight) plastic is pretty much the same as a plastic cutting board, a soft-ish type material.
uhmw (ultra high molecular weight) plastic is pretty much the same as a plastic cutting board, a soft-ish type material.
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:12 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Tile Saw Modifications
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14497
Re: Tile Saw Modifications
i went to an aquarium store and got a submersible pump. it was far cheaper (less than 1/2) than buying a replacement pump from either HD (pond pump section) or tile saw replacement.
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:10 am
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: Big bubbles on flat fuse
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15395
Re: Big bubbles on flat fuse
[quote="barclayb"]am hoping to make an incense burner by drilling a hole for the incense stick.
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well, now you don't have to drill holes.
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well, now you don't have to drill holes.
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:07 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Best Wet Band Sander
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12706
Re: Best Wet Band Sander
[quote="Terry Rothwell"]I've used this type for that sort of work and it works well. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Makita-5-in-Disc-Sander-GV5010/202312074. You can get any glass shop that works with C. R. Laurence products to order self stick disks for you. One of these is best to have also ...
- Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:13 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Attaching glass to stainless steel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5654
Re: Attaching glass to stainless steel
ge silicone 2. don't forget to let sit untouched for 24 hours as a minimum
- Sun Jul 13, 2014 11:29 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: does dichroic stand up in a pot melt?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7196
Re: does dichroic stand up in a pot melt?
it will stand up, but it will shred and get lost in a casting unless you're using a LOT of it. most likely you'll see a few shards of it in the interior. you could place the dichro pieces on the outside surfaces and you'd see a lot more of it, although it will move downwards as it melts.
- Sun Jul 13, 2014 11:27 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Kiln Relays
- Replies: 51
- Views: 71589
Re: Kiln Relays
i use a small desk fan pointed up at the bottom of the controller box. it's on the floor, so is next to the concrete which is cooler than the air temp usually. it've only had to replace my relays once in 15 years, about 4 years after i got the kiln (probably because i bought a box of them to keep sp...
- Sun Jul 06, 2014 4:19 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Kiln Relays
- Replies: 51
- Views: 71589
Re: Kiln Relays
[quote="Brad Walker"][quote="charlie"]someone who fires once/week wears them out quicker than one who fires 2x/day.[/quote]
You mean the opposite, right?[/quote]
doh! dog darn it!
You mean the opposite, right?[/quote]
doh! dog darn it!
- Sun Jul 06, 2014 2:46 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Kiln Relays
- Replies: 51
- Views: 71589
Re: Kiln Relays
it really depends upon your usage. perhaps you want to put an hour meter on it, and change it every 5000 hours or so. someone who fires once/week wears them out quicker than one who fires 2x/day.
- Sun Jun 22, 2014 10:59 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Sconce fixtures?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9090
Re: Sconce fixtures?
go to a lighting store and find one with a glass shape you can reproduce or make a mold for, and simply replace the glass with your art glass.
- Sun Jun 22, 2014 2:27 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Setting up a sandblaster
- Replies: 11
- Views: 18403
Re: Setting up a sandblaster
or move to a place without that nasty thing called humidity. i've never had to clean out my pressure pot, in about 10 years of using it with sometimes months between uses.