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Kevin, I'm aware of Ron Coleman's incredible boxes- what an artist. He made them by gluing fused pieces together and encasing them in sand to hold them in position and then fusing them. I've done it using plaster instead of sand and I loved the results (well, I loved the effect, but my piece was not...

Thanks, seachange. I've done a few fusing experiments and like the result... but obviously this is a bigger and hotter project. No help for it but to just see what happens. I've made ugly stuff in failed experiments before and I have no doubt I'll do it again. But I do think I'll stick to gold on bl...

Hello All- I routinely cast rather large pieces (boxes weighing about 750g, about 3x3" square, walls about 1/2" thick) successfully with a top firing temp of 1520 for about 2-3 hours, in a deep open mold (the bottom of the box is the top of the mold). I do this with both billets and frit.I...

Hello all- I have some Reichenbach casting billets, but finding any technical info or firing schedule guidelines has proved beyond my googling abilites. I can't even find any info on its lead content, although in various fora I have seen anything from 25% to 45%. The piece I'd like to cast is about ...

Hello all! New here and very excited to read through the forum and learn. I've been kiln-casting with billets with good success for a few months. I've had problems with frit, though, and I'm pretty green at it. I've been making glass boxes with glass tops, and putting small 3D sculptures on the box ...