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If your kiln is with the coil in the lid
you can use a mold that barely fits! If it is side fired you need around an inch.

mr97 seals the clay molds in a way that repels regular kiln wash. Since we are now a distributor of MR97 I have been doing further testing. I have found that a light sanding is all that is needed if you want to switch. That being said.....if you are using it on texture molds or casting molds you wil...

No.....just shake it well!

I have tried most glues at one time or another.......I have to add that I am in love with hairspray. Like other said......when I find it at the dollar store I stock up. When doing work with alot of frit or powders it makes life easier and if I ever have to spray a devit spray on glass that is finick...

Warm water and a smooth spongue will fix it.......just wipe it across the kiln wash a few times.

The colour de verre molds are casting molds and they do not vent out the bottom. The slumping plate mold......if it has holes to vent it needs to be on a small stilt so it can vent but
you usually do not need vent holes on a plate mold.

photo.jpg This is just a quickie iPad photo of 104 miliflori that I brought back from a trip to Italy. We went to Murano and I brought back about 20lbs of it! Anyway….This memory piece is on my kitchen counter. I fired it to 1410 and it came out perfect. I was happily surprised. I have also fired s...

Use the molds.....just fire slower as your glass will be close to the elements. If you call Larry at colour de verre he will give you a program that will work. It is notmthe best situation butnyou can do it. There are 1/2 stilts that will give you the airflow you need for his molds. I also think tha...

Sorry I responded so quick this morning. I now see that you already fired this. I believe that the reason you had fiber board stick to this is that you fired it too hot on the fuse. Your

second schedule looks fine but I think the last 25 to 800 is slower than necessary.

I would fire it to around 1400. Safeguard it with a devit spray or a light sprinkling with clear
powder.

I am running out the door…..but my first reaction is it is Way too hot. I would not go over 1460 for this. I will read it better later.

I am so happy that this bowl survived after all that work. It is one of my favorites to see!! Yeah!!!

Makes you wonder what they are firing these slip cast molds to on their firing. There should be no need to fire it again. We bisque our thrown molds to 1900 and they last forever but they are a different clay body.
I would not prefire.

Les, I am so glad the papa drop ring not only got to you safely but that you are so happy with it!! This 22" is the largest drop ring I have made so far. Look at the prototypes I have coming for 2014! (under "Other Molds, then Prototype ideas) We would love feedback on these ideas! I would...

I have been using a 24" flat lap grinder for the last 8 years or so. I would like to add a wet belt sander to our studio. I do not want to make a mistake by getting one that is too small and of course do not want to get one that we will quickly out grow. Been looking at Covington. The work we w...

Yes! My Haik brush.....rotten.....rotten....rotten smell. Now I leave it on top of the lid with the bucket closed.

I use thinfire with the logo daily....never vent my Genesis......use double rolled Uro clear and have never had a problem. Hmmmmmm. I love thinfire on it's huge rolls......


Have you used any reactive glass recently in your kilns?

When they make molds with a "pour slip" method….where the slip hits is called a hard spot. It usually may look like it does not have kiln wash on it but it probably has some. I would lightly sand it or put it on a hot kiln, try again, and then use it!

If I were firing this.......if you are going to use 2 sheets as a base and put "mosaic" blocks on it I would prefire the 2 sheet base with a good bubble squeeze to your base so that it is totally flat then add the design. The weight of blocks can trap bubbles in the under double layer. Per...

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