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Jackie, What a show fabulous!!! Thank you. Ann Demko

Hi. I guess ignorance is bliss. I have a side fire ceramic kiln that I use for both fusing and slumping. I have fused two shelves at a time and base my firing schedule on the larger piece. I don't make any accomodations for firing two items together because I figure if the kiln temp is adequate for ...

I am in awe of everyone who fuses without the aid of a controller. I'm sure they are more in touch with their glass than I will ever be. I went with a contoller because I work full time, and part time in another business and firing experimental time is very limited. It also gives me the confidence t...

I can speak from personal experience on this matter. I too bought a ceramic kiln in really good condition but it had the same set up as yours. I called Marty after shecking his site on the board and he set me up with a Orton controller. I have a life now. I can set the program and tend the kiln as m...

I have two test strips going as we speak. I can hardly wait to see the results. I have them in the kiln with a blank I am fusing so it will be awhile, but good things come to those who wait. Ann

I have checked the archives and have read that in general yellows, oranges and reds don't do well with blues and pinks. I think they were talking about frit and creating new colors. I want to make a BE bowl with opaque yellow and other primary color design elements but am afraid for fear of having s...

I will tell you that I did drill into the bubbles opened the top so I could put pieces of scrap, very small maybe the size of large frit, and refused. Worked great. Did this one time and haven't had to do it again. It seems the first time I try things they alsways seem to work out but then when I tr...

Just another added comment about the new thinfire. I love it. No shrinking or curling and smooth back. I used two pieces on an unwashed shelf and lo and behold when I removed my projects the tine fire stated on the shelf intact and looked as though it was ready to go again. Being a chicken and afrai...

What would you get if you clear capped a sandblasted section of a blank? Would you get a sandblasted look under a shiney surface or would it look like a ground edge that didn't smooth out or would you lose the sandblasting effect totally?

Fused a 15 inch blank half white with black design elements and half black with while design elements. Initial base of just black and white was covered with a layer of clear. After finally getting the right look to the blank (took several fusings) I put it in a bisque bowl mould and slumped. The whi...

I remembered looking through the gallery and finding some pieces by Stacy Street, a fellow Ky. artist, anyway she attached glass to glass with Loctite UV glue and heated it in an oven for 1/2 hr @ 2oo degrees. Don't know why it wouldn't work with metal also. Ann Demko

Welcome John. You couldn't have pick a finer place to be than right here. You will get lots of really good help and lots of opportunity for thought provoking discussion too. Ann

My suggestion would be get Brad's book, sold on this site, and read it. It will give loads of info and feed your excitement in working with glass. After reading the book, using the tutorials found on this site will make more sense. Everyone on this site is great and has great patience. They will ans...

Thank you for the input. I am going to try to do a small vessel After I get ahold of The Techniques of Kiln Fired Glass.

I saw a beautiful DAUM bowl I surmised had been cast. It had flower design elements around the top 1/3 and I was wondering if you could cast the design elements first, then attach them to your wax up of your vessel, invest, rid mold of wax then cast the vessel after packing with frit or pot melting ...

Appreciate the time you al took to respond. Ann

I have a blank that extends over the edge of a 15" bowl mold by 1/8 in and in some places 3/16 in. Can I slump into the mold and get away with it? I have a side fire kiln and am afraid the edges will droop down before the weight on the rest of the piece starts to slump pulling the edges into th...

Boy you sure can tell a newbie once removed. duh I should have realized you couldn't use Spray A because of the temps involved. Someday I will learn to think in more detail. Thank you, thank you. Time is so precious since I only have one or two, if I'm lucky, weekend days to work on my projects and ...

OK here it goes. I have sandblasted a sample of glass to see if the end results will be what I anticipate. I want a matte or satin finish. My questions are do I spray with Spray A then put into kiln or will that turn my finish shiny? Do I get the look I want at slumping temps or at a higher temp say...

Bert, Thanks for the tip. I agree, proper pricing is a must for the continuation of my hopefull business but it is so hard to figue a good price. Go to gallerys and the prices are 400 to 500 for a beautiful 12" object and then go to a Art/ Craft show and see pieces that are 1/2 the price. I jus...