Just found this website! It is great!
I'm realtively new to fusing -- but I got a
Skutt GM1018 for my birthday -- it is awesome - and so easy to
use. My problem/question -- I would like to fire polish some of
my glass tiles and pendants -- but cannot find any information
on what the temp/time should be. I'd like to create a program
to do this .... but where do I start --- sources/books/websites with
info???
THanks!
Heather
fire polish program for Skutt GM1018???
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Phil Hoppes
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For an accurate schedule we need to know the thickness of your tiles. Search the archives for some firepolish schedules. I'll give the following assuming that your glass is 6mm (two layers) thick.
300dph up to 1300, hold for 10min
AFAP to 960, hold for 1hr
210dph to 820, hold for 30min
105dph to 750 hold for 15min
There are some variations depending on if you want to ramp faster. You need to ramp probably no faster than 300dph up to 1000. You could ramp faster after that if you want to but it really doesn't buy you much. Your top temp is the key for a firepolish. You will start to get a polish as low as 1200. Between 1200 and 1300 you will get an increasing higher polish with increasing temp. You want to avoid going higher than 1300 as holding above this temp puts you close to the devit range which will spoil your work. I've used this schedule a lot for my slumping schedule as I firepolish most of my work at the same time I slump.
Welcome aboard and enjoy fusing!
Phil
300dph up to 1300, hold for 10min
AFAP to 960, hold for 1hr
210dph to 820, hold for 30min
105dph to 750 hold for 15min
There are some variations depending on if you want to ramp faster. You need to ramp probably no faster than 300dph up to 1000. You could ramp faster after that if you want to but it really doesn't buy you much. Your top temp is the key for a firepolish. You will start to get a polish as low as 1200. Between 1200 and 1300 you will get an increasing higher polish with increasing temp. You want to avoid going higher than 1300 as holding above this temp puts you close to the devit range which will spoil your work. I've used this schedule a lot for my slumping schedule as I firepolish most of my work at the same time I slump.
Welcome aboard and enjoy fusing!
Phil
Re: fire polish program for Skutt GM1018???
purpiesage wrote:Just found this website! It is great!
--- sources/books/websites with info???
THanks!
Heather
Brad's book advertised here (he's the host of this site) is a great start. And, like Phil said - the archives are a wealth of info.
Have fun!
Jo