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i would tighten fairly snug with a wrench. the important thing is to put neversieze tm or vaseline on the shaft and nut before assembling. it is the glass dust and possible corrosion that wiull lock things up if you do not lube. rosanna

easy tarnish remover..... place silver on aluminum foil. wrap. make it like a long envelope with a row of pendants (or whatever) in it. mash it fairly tight. (the silver has to touch the aluminum.) poke or cut some holes in the paclage...... in a nonreactive container, mix up a handfull of baking so...

easy tarnish remover..... place silver on aluminum foil. wrap. make it like a long envelope with a row of pendants (or whatever) in it. mash it fairly tight. (the silver has to touch the aluminum.) poke or cut some holes in the paclage...... in a nonreactive container, mix up a handfull of baking so...

It will also spall like crazy and can stain your shelf. It also might cause reactive glasses to react. R.

Kaiser lee board. Stan Harmon uses that. Get up with him. Comming to the obx any time? R.

Looks to me like your glass is picking up texture from the mold. R.

you can clamp a visegrip onto the blade to stop rotation. a pencil torch on the nut can help. ditto on the reverse nthread maybe . i have a saw that is like that. r.

yep. buy local. r.

buy a block of clay and go for it. i think paper clay is best. white clay is better than colored. rosanna

first post says finished bowl is 8mm thick, r.

Could the white be reacting to sulpher in the plaster? R.

Any decent metal shop can do this. I made molds like that by drilling holes along the edges of the metal and using wire to hold the arc. R.

Mark Wright wrote:If in doubt I would put one in the oven first. If it is enamel it will smoke and start to burn off. It is not fun to clean a kiln that has been "smoked" up.

Kilns are basically self cleaning. Just fire vented to a hundred or so deg f over fusing temp and all is clean. Rosanna

the coated steel/crimps will work just fine. i use that for my hanging stuff. on an aside, it really buggs me to see nice art strung up on monofilimant line. mono degrades in sunlight. end of mono rant. rosanna

get in the car. no radio, no i pod, no gps. nothing but you and the car.(camera and or sketch pad ok) drive aimlessly for a half hour or so untill you see something interesting.interact with the interesting thing. repeat as needed. take it from there. i like to pack a snack and just go and see. the ...

you can but sometimes the glass gets stuck on cool down. i use a really soft and thick layer of kiln wash over the top of my regular mold wash to help with this issue. r.

I would glue the bottom net to the solid piece and then press them into a bed of dry plaster or kiln wash. Then I would place the top net on and fire. R. Thank you Rossana, seems a great idea and easy to apply. Do you think that the powder kilnwash or plaster will provide enough support? I have bot...

I would glue the bottom net to the solid piece and then press them into a bed of dry plaster or kiln wash. Then I would place the top net on and fire. R.

like bert said. wire after firing is 'dead soft'. it i usually hammer it a bit with something plastic or gently bend it to re stiffen. ... yhe long time at high temp does cause oxidation. that fire scale you brush off is made from what was part of the wire. i find that wire drops about one gague in ...

if it is a big champers bottle it will be really thick where the bottom folds over. anneal for at least 1/2" i would anneal for 3/4". r.