yet another bottle question

[Valerie]

When I flatten out my bottles lately, I am getting a large hump
"what hump Master?" just below the shoulder area
I ramp 400 dph to 1100 hold 60 min 500dhp to 1400
hold till it looks flat then anneal.
I am sure it is operator error.
but would like my bottles bra-less

[Brock]

When I flatten out my bottles lately, I am getting a large hump
"what hump Master?" just below the shoulder area
I ramp 400 dph to 1100 hold 60 min 500dhp to 1400
hold till it looks flat then anneal.
I am sure it is operator error.
but would like my bottles bra-less

Does it switch from side to side? Gene

[Valerie]

Actually it was abbynormal :badgrin:

[Cher]

It's only happened to me on the larger size bottles, the size you'd get for company. Can't read the size, but all of the rest in that slump were ok. Looks like you could rest a small hor dourves knife over it and it'd be pretty "kewl"
YoDuh

[Chip]

Don't those usually travel in pairs?? (Thank you Woody Allen!)

[Terry Foster]

I have no clue how to solve the problem. I want to learn how to flatten bottles. Can you direct me to bottle flattening 101.

Terry

[Diane]

almost all of the bottles I have done will have that small bubble at the base of the neck. Not sure if there is a way to avoid it. I kind of like the way it makes a little knife rest.

[amy carew-sturgis]

Terry,

Look in the archive under "slumping bottles". You'll find everything you need to know.

-Amy

[Terry Foster]

Amy,

Thanks for the help. I will check it out soon. Where do I look for a Kiln?

Terry

[amy carew-sturgis]

Terry,

First, you can do a little research with the links up at the top of the page (Paragon, Evenheat, Skutt, etc.) to figure out what kind of kiln would suit your needs. I bought mine through a stained glass supplier because I was uncomfortable shopping online for an item with that kind of price tag.
Again, you could check the archives- i know there have been lots of posts about peoples kiln preferences, pro's/con's etc. Good Luck.

Amy