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by BennettS
Mon Aug 11, 2025 2:36 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Dealing with bubble in glass
Replies: 8
Views: 4312

Re: Dealing with bubble in glass

I will definitely be consulting the books for figuring out firing schedules in the future!

Thanks so much for your help!
by BennettS
Mon Aug 11, 2025 3:19 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Dealing with bubble in glass
Replies: 8
Views: 4312

Re: Dealing with bubble in glass

Also, when I refire, I was thinking of putting fiber paper on the bottomto help with airflow around the piece. Can I put kiln paper (I have Bullseye Thinfire) on top of the fiber paper to try and mitigate the rough texture or would that defeat the purpose of the fiber paper? Is fiber paper something...
by BennettS
Sun Aug 10, 2025 10:34 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Dealing with bubble in glass
Replies: 8
Views: 4312

Re: Dealing with bubble in glass

Great! Thank you for the advice! If I want the glass smoother, rather than more like a task fuse, how long do you recommend holding it at the top temp? Or is that more a matter of what the top temp is? Yeah, I'm definitely finding that some people have bad schedules but hopefully I won't lose my rec...
by BennettS
Sun Aug 10, 2025 6:02 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Dealing with bubble in glass
Replies: 8
Views: 4312

Re: Dealing with bubble in glass

Schedule: 1. 300 to 500 for 30 2. 400 to 900 for 15 3. AFAP to 1425 for 30 4. AFAP to 930 for 40 5. 200 to 700, no hold then cool to room temp. I figured that I brought it up too quickly; my iPad died and none of my notes from previous firings were backed up, so I was just using a schedule suggested...
by BennettS
Wed Aug 06, 2025 5:35 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Dealing with bubble in glass
Replies: 8
Views: 4312

Dealing with bubble in glass

I've been working on this bowl and got a huge bubble when trying to full fused some frit on it. I was hoping to slump it into this bowl mold. PXL_20250728_202018028.jpg PXL_20250728_202159289.jpg PXL_20250806_212343031.jpg PXL_20250806_212352267.jpg Is it possible to just slump it into the bowl as i...