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Now my question is what to do with a pair of worthless pliers. I think I will pack them up and send them to Brad Walker. Perhaps he will favor us with his opinion.

Brad,
Feel free to keep them or whatever you wish. They have no value to me.

http://shop.bullseyeglass.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/190x/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/0/0/007167-TOOL-M-EACH_3.jpg I recently bought a pair of Bohle running pliers and they seem worthless. I cannot get a score to run without excessive pressure which causes a “bullseye” to chip out...

I always use thin fire shelf paper in addition to the kiln wash. It leaves a nice smooth surface on the back of the glass, prevents the sticking, and allows the glass to slide and slump more consistently. You can also try sprinkling alumina hydrate powder although you may miss the sides on a steep ...

Because the glass plate is not "dog boned" I would guess the kiln is not running any hotter than it was previously.
Anyway, the mold has been cleaned up, new kiln wash is being applied and we'll see if the problem goes away.

I’m thinking Morganica has it right. “Kilnwash gets old and tired” I didn’t know you needed to periodically replace kiln wash. This mold has been sitting on my shelf since I used it a year ago. I just pulled it off the shelf and put it in the kiln. Brad makes a similar statement in his book ‘Contemp...

My slumping temperature is 1310 degrees. A little unique as the plate is only single thickness glass. It took many trials to find a temperature that would slump the glass into the mold but maintain the 1/8" thickness.

Does anyone have an answer as to why this is now happening? The story: 1- Last year I made a plate slumping mold out of Ceramaguard, kiln washed it and successfully slumped 9 plates. Glass was and is BE #3501. 2- This year I had a request for 6 more plates. The first two were fine. Then like someone...

I buy my SS wire mesh from Brad Walker at WarmGlass. I don't know if Brad can ship overseas? Perhaps he will chime in and answer.

For what it is worth - I have a Skutt GM22CS kiln with "elements hung on refractory rods", and I love it. Ordered it on line from Clay King. Packaging was great and it arrived without a scratch.