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What about a spray graphite for a release?

Another tool for moving the pots could be foundry tongs or some blacksmith tongs they usually have long handles. The only reason I can think of having a SS pasterelli fork would be to heat in the furnace instead of a hole. That way, no scale in the nice fresh glass underneath...

Im so mad I cant speak straight Mcmaster Carr is a kind of general merchandiser and bargain-like at that, I don't know what you expect from their employees- the co. probably doesn't pay them enough to tell you the right kind of glue to use. I've read this thread twice and I still don't quite underst...

I think the COE change is most pronounced in the red yellow oranges that strike. Something about the crystals building up and changing the COE. There was some discussion of this at Craftweb. B&W should be ok.

You might also true and taper the SS on a metal lathe or maybe a drill press to make it easier to slide back out.

I have done it w/ bead release. Africans used to use clay way back when. I just said kiln wash first because there are so many different formula maybe one of them would work...

YOu really ought to check nail polish remover carefully. My girlfriend had one with MEK. YIKES! and it said, "natural, good for your skin!"

I mis-judged on the amount of bronze color and the whole thing came out very brown. Too brown. What I want to do is use paints to give it more color without deforming the cast
Was it a bronze powder? Does it now have a layer of bronze on the outside? If so, why not Patena?

A frequently overlooked reaming tool- used guitar strings. Cheap from the right people;)

Try string dipped in kilnwash. or bead release.

The horror! The horror!

Monkey Statement (for sculpture) Birds are a wonderful source of inspiration for me. Except for the few still traumatized by Alfred Hitchcock, most people do not feel threatened by birds. Many people even like birds. I have found over the years that I can use birds as a non-confrontational vehicle ...

Copland has said that every time he has conducted Appalachian Spring someone would comment on how beautifully his music captured the Appalachian area. The two word title had conditioned the listener to expect a meaning that did not exist during the creation. If I am not mistaken, Copland was in Ash...

Has anyone seen the work of stacy neff? http://www.thedcca.org/Galleries/draper.html I haven't seen one in person yet but after seeing pictures of her work in GLASS (90 Spring 03) I have been interested. Especially in her surfaces. To me they almost look like an encaustic surface. Anyone got the ski...

Hey Rick
Are you back in WI?

FHC is pretty useful to blow with seems a shame to cast it. I have used it interchangably w/ SP in canework w/ no nasty results. What about hot casting w/ it?

Sorry I have no info on it's performance in a kilncast application.

Copyright 2002 Angela Thwaites Unless she has signed some contract limiting her copyright I believe that Angela Thwaites can do whatever she wants to distribute and it is not up to the College as they don't have the copyright. Maybe if we contact her directly she can think of something or at least a...

I apologize. It was a while back that I read it. I re-examined my copy and believe I got that Idea into my head by combining a) the lines from format and navigation about how it is designed to be easy to download and print and b) Editor's Note where in it is stated that they hope Mixing w/ the best ...

Bert, is this Moretti kiln made by the Moretti company or is it just yet another Moretti company like Moretti beer? I had made my comments about moretti glass because I assumed that their fast schedules were designed for moretti glass. Is this the company: http://www.morettiforni.com/ceramic2.htm Wa...

Also if you want more of the reds, torch the copper til, it glows then let it cool. Encase it in the glass so that air cannot reach it during the cast and you will get some very nice reds.
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A lower COE glass is less susceptible to thermal shock and can be annealed faster than a higher COE glass. A 90 COE glass will be more forgiving than a 96 or 104 COE glass, but not as forgiving as float glass. Well this is certainly true about thermal shock and COE just look at any borosilicate vs ...