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Hi, Has anyone made wall sconces? Or lamps? If so, have you submitted the products for UL certification? Elaine Elaine I once looked in to it and they told me it would cost $2000 for the first year and $1000 a year from then on. There are less expensive laboratories, but I have avoided the issues u...

[quote="Gil Reynolds"]Kiln Size??

Anyone have a formula to calculate the biggest size kiln interior I can have using 120 volts and 12.5 amp? My two KW per cubic foot is falling short. I’m using 2â€

I very recently (two weeks ago) purchased the smaller Covington from cyberrockhound.com for a little over $600. Best price I could find. It has the motor and is mounted and ready to go. I was trying to stretch my money further instead of investing in the larger Covington from CR Lawrence, which I c...

I actually found this thread while searching with very little luck for propane kiln info. Unlike alaskasusan, I do not have the option of purchasing electricity at any price, the nearest line is 6 miles away. I am a former fine arts major and have been researching a few different mediums. Warm glas...

Inotherwords, should I really be messing with my pyrometer & all it's electronics or just know that at 1350° I get a really full fuse in my big kiln? I think this is on the right track. So long as you know how your kiln behaves at whatever temperature it says on your pyrometer, then it doesn't...

does anybody know if the 'mini e zine' in todays e mail from them is a new one ? my connection keeps kicking out as i try to download. frustrated in nc I can't verify this as I am not at home downloading, but the mini Ezine came yesterday as part of a free sample for perspective subscribers. The wh...

Three things to do: Get a good glass that doesn't scum up. Clean the glass well. Don't fire as hot. I never use overglaze. Kevin Kevin I don't use borax on glass 3/8" and thicker. I am led to understand that the thinner glasses aree more prone to devit because of the ease of certain molecules ...

When I use spray A on 3 mm clear float glass, it leaves a very slight haze in the top layer with a mottling effect from the spray pattern. I've tried applying different ways (airbrush, mouth sprayer, etc) and tried different drying periods, and also tin side down. I only see the haze when looking t...

Thank you all for your responses. Sounds like air brushing might be the answer, just want to get some color on float. Also will be waiting on Bob's post on the book using float glass. Jim- Love Pepe! G'ma Kay Kay I've been at it since 1981 and I'm just learning myself. I paint the Ferro enamels wit...

Brian and Jenny Blanthorn wrote:
2 do this correctly U need 2 go up slow I think its 50f hour

This right Bert ???

I am not at home this week so I don't have my data handy. Brian, you are really the expert about annealing thick chunks. I'm good with big slabs up to 1.5" thick.

Just got through painting some small square float pieces with enamels(have never used them before) Mixed them with a a drop of medium and water to consistency. It looks grainy to me. Is this the way it's supposed to look? I wouldn't think It would give good coverage. I bought these in sample pkgs. ...

Here are images of the uranium glass samples that I tested. You're looking at pieces of uncut sheet and a small piece of three layers of fused sheet. I fired the 3 layers twice. The first firing was to a fire polish with no color change. the glass retained it's bright yellow-green color. The second...

We are having problems with 1/2" float glass pieces used as all glass lav; after the process of sagging and cooling we verify straight lines (like grooves, stretched) only on the surface of the sink . They are a little difficult to see, but easy to touch. Could anyone help me here? Fabio In or...

Okay I got the pieces out of the kiln this morning and they luckily did not crack violently. They were so small only 1 and 1/2 inches square, so I am guessing that is why I didn't have any cracking problems. The one with the copper on the bottom layer of float with two layers of float over it devit...

Okay I got the pieces out of the kiln this morning and they luckily did not crack violently. They were so small only 1 and 1/2 inches square, so I am guessing that is why I didn't have any cracking problems. The one with the copper on the bottom layer of float with two layers of float over it devit...

:?: There was a discussion recently about recommended grades of stainless steel for molds. Tried searching archives and the tutorial but couldn't find info. I want to have some molds made and want to tell fabricator what type of steel to use and what thickness to use for some drop-ring molds. Since...

I have been playing with float myself and have had good luck as far as fusing but more problems annealing. I done a arch 18" wide 12 " high 1/4" layer with sky Blue Vodka bottles crushed up with a green bottle crushed and mixed up. It came out really nice but I ended going up to 1600...

OKay all, I have been searching through the archives for a couple of days now, and think that I have enough information to start playing with this glass. I am used to 90 coe BE or UB, but have a friend who wants to enhance his projects that use float so I am ready to experiment. I am picking up fre...

I got a glass piece as a present & hung it outside my front door on a shepherd's hook. It hung from a couple of strands of beadalon or some similar product. One day, it just shattered - found it on the ground. The hanging part was still on the hook, but the rest was in bits. I figured it was be...

Thank you all for your great info. Experience is a wonderful teacher and I appreciate your sharing all your found knowledge with me. :lol: My advise to you is to be sure and charge "retail" prices. unless you charge enough to compensate yourself and have enough left over to invest in a qu...