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by EliseT
Wed Oct 01, 2014 9:53 pm
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Tack fusing schedule
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Re: Tack fusing schedule

Great info, thanks for the help :)
by EliseT
Wed Oct 01, 2014 6:45 pm
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Tack fusing schedule
Replies: 7
Views: 12506

Re: Tack fusing schedule

I did go ahead with the firing last weekend, with no hold at the 1300 temp. Luckily, it worked perfectly :) Good point on the annealing, I guess I have no idea if the 90 min hold was long enough. Is there a good resource for looking up annealing times for thicknesses? The flower is 6mm thick, the bi...
by EliseT
Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:44 pm
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Tack fusing schedule
Replies: 7
Views: 12506

Re: Tack fusing schedule

Thanks for your reply, Jim!

Just to be sure I understand - you are saying that simply reaching the temp of 1300 is enough to achieve the tack fuse without holding the piece at that temp?

Elise
by EliseT
Sat Sep 27, 2014 3:14 pm
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Tack fusing schedule
Replies: 7
Views: 12506

Tack fusing schedule

I'd like to tack fuse a finished frit mold element (bird) to a larger frit molded flower. Does this look like a good schedule to do this? 1. 200 1300 15 2. AFAP 960 90 3. 50 800 0 4. 100 600 off I'm using BE frit and firing in a large, newer Skutt ceramic kiln. (No top element) Thanks for any feedba...