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- Fri Jul 18, 2003 11:57 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Cooling glass in home oven???
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Cooling glass in home oven???
Hi again everyone. My kiln is still a problem, as I have not had it fixed yet. (firebrick mortar has not yet arrived) I have, however, found a way to fuse glass that works for me. I have only lost ONE piece out of 6!!! I am slowly heating the glass with a torch, (on top of a brick) and manipulating ...
- Thu Jul 17, 2003 3:35 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fusing glass, dealing with cracks...ARGH!!!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 18693
Thanks Tom! That helps.....I really think I either need a controller, or else a new kiln (ugh!)...anyhow, I will figure this all out and let you all know how things are going. I semm to be able to produce a few pieces of fused glass successfully, using a torch. Perhaps I will continue this way, but ...
- Wed Jul 16, 2003 4:01 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fusing glass, dealing with cracks...ARGH!!!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 18693
Thanks for the info and ideas...I STILL want to know if any of you think things will get better once the kiln 's firebrick is repaired around the door. Yes, it is a very small kiln, and I WISH I had the money to buy another one, but I just don't. The tumbled sea glass is coming along nicely, and it ...
- Wed Jul 16, 2003 1:24 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fusing glass, dealing with cracks...ARGH!!!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 18693
i guess all i can do is keep trying then, huh? the piece i melted this morning was 3 colors. two came out beautifully....one is all cracked. guess i will break it up and put it into my tumbler. I told myself when I began this new venture, that if the glass cracked, I did not care...i would just tumb...
- Wed Jul 16, 2003 11:58 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fusing glass, dealing with cracks...ARGH!!!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 18693
- Wed Jul 16, 2003 7:37 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fusing glass, dealing with cracks...ARGH!!!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 18693
Gosh Jerry! Thank you! That should save me a lot of money....great idea! And my fiance is VERY handy with things like that. I will show him your post tonight when he gets home from work. Once I install the dimmer or other controller, and patch up the firebrick, that should do it! YAY! I thought I wa...
- Wed Jul 16, 2003 6:44 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fusing glass, dealing with cracks...ARGH!!!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 18693
No, it's a little baby...interior measuring about 3 1/2 inches deep. 4 1/2 inches high, and about 4 inches wide. It has two elements...one on each side. but no way to turn on just one element. There is a toggle switch on the front of the kiln...if it is UP, the kiln is on. If it is DOWN, the kiln is...
- Tue Jul 15, 2003 9:19 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fusing glass, dealing with cracks...ARGH!!!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 18693
- Tue Jul 15, 2003 8:16 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fusing glass, dealing with cracks...ARGH!!!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 18693
Fusing glass, dealing with cracks...ARGH!!!
Hi everyone. This is my first post here, and I am just learning how to fuse glass. I tried my first piece yesterday, and was so thrilled! As it melted, the colors blended beautifully! (kiln has no peep hole, so i opened the door just enough to peek in.....could this be a problem?) Unfortunately, it ...