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Steve - thanks so much for posting the pictures! You always have your camera in just the right spot! Avery looks beautiful, as usual. And Brock, he's not marvelling, I guarentee it. I know exactly what he's examining so closely there - but that's why I'm just the "student" and not the &quo...

Hi Kitty, I agree with Phil that the rate from 750 down to room temp should have been slower. Had it been only a two layer piece, I still would have gone slower during the final cool down, but I am ultra conservative when it comes to my schedules. I probably would have gone no faster than 100dph unt...

I just got back from licking my "I can't go to BECon wounds" at our cabin up north, expecting to see thread after thread about what's going on in Portland. Nothing. Bubkis. Someone needs to talk - and soon would be good. How was the Legacy reception? Did everything look beautiful? (it must...

okay, i am back from the stone yard, and had the rim of the plate polished some more. as for the slumping schedule, i admit i don't know how to interpret the word SLOW. i dont know if that means 50dph, 100 dph, or what. it will be slumped into a shallow curve. the plate is quite heavy, more than 1/...

i've got a 16" disk, 5/16" thick, made from 3mm BE white base sheet, then frit and glass elements on top. it has been fully fused. i made this in one of matt hoppes's stainless steel rings, and the outside edge was in need of just a little cleaning up. i had this done at a tile shop. the ...

lauren wrote:where's that new resource center gonna be??????

Over by the factory - (Got excited by the word east did you?)

Hey Jackie- First of all, thanks for the compliments, means alot coming from someone whose work I greatly admire. About those critters, I really struggled on whether I wanted to include them. I do think that they go well with the newer work, but I haven't done them in so long and only have 4 or 5 le...

Don't forget a chair standing all day is tough, weights for your tent along with stakes, plenty of water, plenty of change ( nothing more embarrasing than not having the right change), wet wipes or some type of wipes to refresh and clean your hands and face, boxes and bags (tape for the boxes), ext...

Is that a box that can make different sizes? I haven't run across those kind, where do you find them? Hi Cindy - I have a catalog here that offers boxes that do this. I think it's called Uline, but you can see if anything they have will work for you. They carry all sorts of shipping supplies, boxes...

I saw an article in the Crafts Report once on this, but didn't pay too much attention to it because I wasn't submitting slides anywhere just then, but I'll try to remember some of what I did notice . . . One thing I found interesting was the article showed how a jury will often view the slides - all...

If you're going to use Elmer's just water it down, about 50/50 and use the smallest amount possible. If you are going to trap the glue between glass, or if you use transparent glass, this is most important. I use only opals and don't trap the glue with a clear cap, so I never have a problem with Elm...

Lisa - Your site looks great. I love your work, always have. You have a super grasp on how to use color, which I can't help being drawn to. One problem . . . Where are your fantastic looking critters?! Pattern bars are really fun, and your use of them is exceptional, but I miss those little guys - t...

Originally, I was going to just lift up and come back down in the same place, and a regular hoist would work fine for that. The bell has the elements (side and top); the bottom is just a welded frame with legs and a welded box to hold the fire bricks on which to sit a shelf. The shelf's at waist le...

As for bars.... well those in Portland last year can attest to the fact that it's better I stay away from them.

I was going to say something . . . but I thought better of it. However, since YOU brought it up . . .

Cindy I saw on tne news yesterday that you had 114º temp. I don't care how dry it is, you're smart to get the hell out. Have some fun in CA. Well Bert, today it's going to be even worse - 117!!!! Dry isn't necessarily a good thing either - We thought we'd try to escape for a few days, but no soone...

Kelly, How large is the crack, and are the two pieces actually apart, or still connected at one end of the crack? How large a piece was it? I think once you have it flat again, it will be easiest (and look best) to add an entire layer of clear under the whole thing, even thin clear if you don't want...

suzette B wrote:Thanks much for your response. The only problem is that we don't have a "local refractory" based on yellow page searches. I'll keep looking, though.

I don't know where you're located, but the nearest bigger city will have at least one.

The catalog description for shelf paper is as follows, "A pure grade of ceramic fiber paper which is ideally suited as a layer between the glass and the kiln shelf. Size: 24" X 24" X 1/32" thick. Leaves a smooth matte finish. Eliminates the need for shelf primer." The thing...

Ann Demko wrote:Tony, I checked out the handpad site and the page couldn't be found. Is ther another address. Ann D

It worked for me Ann, twice. Try again. And thanks for the info Tony.

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Just wanted to thank those who responded here or phoned to help . . . you're all just so nice. Also - an update . . . On a lesser piece I went up to an 800 grit disk then did a low fire polish. Not a great result, really - can naturally still see the few low spots that I couldn't get out with the di...