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Thanks Brad, good ideas

Any reason you can’t use thicker stainless rings as long as you use fiber paper for a buffer? I have some 1/8” and 1/4” thick rings that were for a different project.

Thanks... that's what I ordered but it will be awhile before I get to try it.

That looks like a cool website, I honestly didn't see Microcrystalline Wax on there. There are no local stores as I live on Maui so ordering is my only choice. I did find this place for good cheap Victory Brown Wax. http://shop.clay-planet.com/victory-brown-microcrystalline-wax.aspx Now I just have ...

Sorry for the stupid question but I can't really find what I'm looking for with the search function. What type of plaster do you use to cast with? I know there are products from R&R but I'm just wondering about plaster silica type molds. What I understand is dental plaster is good but I also rea...

So where do you get wax for molding? I can't believe how expensive the stuff I find is, $140 for 10 lbs. Thanks for any info

Can I use this stuff as a mold material? Roxul ProRox SL 960 Mineral Wool Insulation

Found some used stuff and thought it might make great texture mold material.

So now I want to build a small oven, what type of board are good?

But my kiln has elements on the bottom... New kiln so never used. Don't I need to hold the shelf up off the floor?

I would consider anything that works... What is a good fiber shelf? I'm mostly taking blown objects and fusing them together... Ending up with 1" to 2" thick larger panels. This means the shelf needs to withstand the weight and hopefully last a long time. The dams I have now are 5/8" ...

So what do people use for large kiln shelves and dams? Where do you buy such products? I need a kiln shelf 27 x 39... Seems like Euclid has a great extruded shelf and dam but shipping to Hawaii is $1,000. I can get a corelite shelf from Olympic kilns with an ok shipping price but they don't have dam...

This was the piece

Well yes so far kiln glass is very temperamental compared to blown glass. It's crazy how after changing one little thing you get such a different result. It is a lot of work figuring out every nuance of the kiln. Just yesterday I thought I should slump at a lower temp since my piece seemed to be don...

Totally understand what you guys are saying and apriciate the comments. I've been a glass blower for 30 years now but kiln work is very new to me. I was just frustrated with a piece that cracked when I've had similar pieces that worked great. It makes me wonder if the ones that have worked are stres...

I've been thinking about you response for awhile now and although I understand your point of view I disagree with it. We have so many books and publications out there that we could spend our whole lives just reading and never have any personal interactions. I personally am not the best reader or wri...

Well I understand the principle but can never get a clear answer on what is good.

I can find all sorts of schedules for annealing but none for the turn up.

200 f

I'm trying to refire the pice right now and I did 150 f an hour.

So I had a piece crack and I'm a little confused. I was putting pieces together that were previously fused together. It seems like it cracked on the way up as the crack was partially fused back together. Strange that it wasn't totally fused back together as the parts I was putting together were full...

So a hold at annealing temperature is to make sure you have uniform temperature threw out the piece. When I'm fusing I'm dropping as fast as possible from 1500 to 890 then holding. It seems like it would take a long time to get even temperature. Would it be better to hold for an hour at say 1000, wh...

Yea... But can you actually release stress at the low temperatures of slumping? On another note, if all the stress is out from fusing does that mean the slumping annealing schedule can be shorter? Just interesting thoughts I don't know the answers too. In blown work we assume that if you put a piece...