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Everything I fire is on a freshly kiln washed shelf. I almost never refire a shelf 2 times without redoing the wash.

Kiln wash is a little messy until you develop a method and learn to work with it. I spray it on with an airbrush.

ps: as far as zapping my tits, I never had that problem.

If you dress like you did for the calender, you may find out the hard way.

Try grounding yourself to the cabinet. Wrap some small bare wire around your wrist or arm and attach the other end to the cabinet.

Not sure this will work, but it should. There are special grounding wrist bands made that look like a wrist watch expansion band with a wire attached.

One like this

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Just showed the calendar to my husband. He was really interested in all the coldworking equipment until we got to October... :wink: Amy I've been waiting for Ron C to say, "Jackie - about your picture in the calendar . . . I want more information about your air sander!" (I guess you had t...

[quote]“When does inspiration cross the line?â€

Looking GOOD Doug.

I see lots of textures, more fun with the coldworking machinery.

Congrats on the new work.

Got mine this afternoon. My pic is a little mild for some of the crowd, but then I'm not getting BEHIND in my work either.

Just remember, real men cold work in LEATHER.

The Murex Snail Protection League's going to flame you for that. http://members.lycos.co.uk/Mollusks/kunst/haupt.html OK Ron, how do you do that? I'm puzzling over the reference and you come up with the link. Got to think you have too much time on your hands. Don's got it Lynne. In fact you don't e...

Anybody been using Thompsons A-14? I was using it today with the screening and painting paint and it seems like it's taking forever to dry. Probably because I have to slump this tray and be done by tomorrow. Any harm in firing it a bit wet? Yes, it may be slow drying but it beats having to clean th...

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Sometimes I think that's why it's such a mystical color, it doesn't truly exist, it's an illusion.

The Murex Snail Protection League's going to flame you for that.

http://members.lycos.co.uk/Mollusks/kunst/haupt.html

Looks like fun Patty, thanks for posting the pictures.

Where did you get the interesting slumping molds?

Ron

I've been watching colors develop in Bullseye glass and I'm trying to understand the reason. I'm familiar with the process of "striking" for red and orange opal glass and see the results often. Is it the same process when other colors seem to develop after firing a time or two? Example, si...

charlie wrote: typing? mistakes? do you put it on the computer screen? is it in the same aisle as buggy whips?

i don't get it.

Yes, just past the sucker rods on the left.

Powders work well in the Thompson sifters. Most of the powders I've used are very fine compared to the 80 mesh enamels.

Ron

Hello, My question is a three part one: when using enamel, am I suppose to put it directly on to the metal, copper? if this is what one use.? and after the enamel has melted on to the copper,metal what do you clean it with.? Thank you in advance for any suggestions, comments, input. in other words ...

The green color depends on the glass and mostly on the thickness. Most of the pieces I've done from 1/4 inch float only show color on the edges. Thicker sections and edges will give you more color and another trick is to give the back a texture to help scatter light. I recently fused some 1 inch squ...

molly wrote:I too bought the $40 EK Miller infinite switch, for an older kiln that is used ALOT! I LOVE IT more than I can say. It is wonderful, and makes an older kiln with no controls quite useful again! I cannot say enough about it. It's great!

me too

Works like a charm.

Ron

Good observation Dee, the 660 has a universal motor too. Just about all the "built in" motors are the universal type. Universal motors are good for lots of power in a small package because they run at very high speed. The price to pay is noise, both from the high speed motor and the gears ...

I think you're going too fast after the 20 min soak at 1200. The rapid firing could be softening the glass enough to seal the edges down on the kiln shelf and trapping air. Above 1200 I can't imagine the glass warping with rapid heating but maybe your shelf is warping a little.

Just a thought.

Ron