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My experience is that Colorline hot colors have to be fired separately. Paint the cool colors and fire. Then do the warm colors. Be sure to vent until 1000 degrees.
I hope this helps. If not, get Barry Kaiser’s enamels. They are foolproof!
Dianne

Have they been shipped, Jennifer?
(fingers crossed)
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I am giddy with anticipation!
Dianne

Yes, we checked the settings and verified that they were for the "s"type controller. Since the s" is so much more costly, I think I'll switch back to the K type. Kind of a bummer that I was told that only an "s" type would work with the mercury relay.
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I have an "s" type thermocouple and have had a crack in the probe for a long time. I replaced the sheath in December and have fired almost daily since with no issues. Paragon doesn't think the problem is with the relay. When I got the latest mercury relay years ago I was told I had to purc...

Thanks Valerie and Brad. I will order a replacement relay. The bummer is that it is a mercury relay and I have heard that they can no longer be shipped to California. The funny thing is that the relay is clicking off and on today. I brought the kiln to 500. I seem to recall that there is some kind o...

Last night I set up a fire polish firing, went in the house to make dinner and when I checked after a couple of hours and there was FTL on the controller and I had a meltdown. I turned the controller off and the temperature read over 1800. Of course I was devastated. This morning, after assessing th...

The mold arrived and I cannot wait to use it! I really enjoyed your instructions. They are well thought out and thorough. One question, Brad. If I were to make clay molds of this mold should it be fired first? When will you be ready to make custom molds. I have ideas..
Dianne

Thanks! I ordered a MICR cartridge too just in case.
Dianne

I am confused by all of this. I purchased a HP1212 LaserJet printer and according to MSDS it contains less than 50% Styrene Acrylate Copolymer and less than 45% Ferrite. Will it work or should I return the printer? It appears that the older printers use toner with higher ferrite percentages. What to...

I have a question on #26 is all the color in the top layer from the Dense White/ French Vanilla reaction? Is that where the blue in the stenciled pattern is coming from?

It sure is. Only French Vanilla and Dense White were used and it took 2 firings for the reaction to develop.
Dianne

It's really small, about 3 mm. My customer said it was about $25.00 worth of 24K gold but he was willing to take a chance. I've successfully fused gold foil and copper wire and that was why I was willing to give it a go. He seems happy with the results and I hope it will hold up for a while. Thanks ...

I've been asked to fuse a special heart shaped gold nugget between 2 pieces of glass to be turned into a pendant. It isn't especially thick but is much thicker than gold foil, which I have successfully fused. For the first attempt, I sandwiched the nugget between 2 pieces of 1/2 inch circles of clea...

The fire pit is propane fired and huge. 2 x 6 feet burner. After it was built my friend calculated how much glass would be needed. He thinks about 250 pounds. I suggested contacting a Shower Door replacement company for tempered glass. Then as we brainstormed, I got the idea of using my scrap glass ...

Is it possible to use broken fusible shards of glass in a fire pit?
Dianne

I've just tried the new Thin Fire and love it! It didn't shrink like the old Thin Fire. The back of my piece was very smooth. What a great improvement!
Dianne VdC

Dear Tony, It would have been a good idea to sand down the sides before coating with ITC. I didn't think of it. Oh well! The top doesn't seem to be the problem. The coating is hardened and when I brush over it, nothing falls off, that is what made me suspect the sides which are uncoated and crunchy....

Let me give a bit of background information on my kiln. It is a fiber lined 20" square kiln. About 6 months ago, I had a controller relay fail. When I checked the kiln in the morning (yeah, I know, never go to bed with the kiln firing) it was very hot and the elements had sagged into my work, l...