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- Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:13 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: adhesive?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8617
I use Devcon 2-part acrylic epoxy for bonding different materials. Their white epoxy is superior to the clear stuff, you can get it at Wal-Mart, Lowes, or Home Depot. The double syringe is a bit of a PITA though, I cut it apart and eyeball the amounts. JB Weld works good, but you have to get the mat...
- Sat Mar 27, 2004 11:56 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: glass cuttimg medium
- Replies: 51
- Views: 55647
So is it possible that a conspiracy has been developed among glass cutter manufacturers and glass cutter oil manufacturers to milk the unsuspecting public(me) outta cash. Hmmmmm, I wouldn't feel so bad about this if my cutter had come with a complementary bag of Depends... at least the filler plugs ...
- Sat Mar 27, 2004 11:28 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: glass cuttimg medium
- Replies: 51
- Views: 55647
I paid good money for one of those pistol grip Toyo cutters, a coupla weeks later I found a knock off on an obscure website for under $5.00, man did I get screwed :( and the kicker is, I don't use it. I have a cheap cutter w/reservoir that I bought several years ago(for stained glass). I like the he...
- Sat Mar 27, 2004 10:53 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: glass cuttimg medium
- Replies: 51
- Views: 55647
- Sat Mar 27, 2004 7:26 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Howdy there, ya'll...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15690
KUDOS TO YOUS GUYS!!! :D :D :D I put my taco back in the kiln and after jumping thru a coupla extra hoops, I now have a crab rangoon :lol: :lol: :lol: I intitally set it to slump at 1220 for 15 minutes. 14 minutes into the soak and the glass hadn't budged, so I bumped the temp up to 1235 for an addi...
- Sat Mar 27, 2004 7:16 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: 2 things for a newbie - safety & skutt kiln message
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9545
Howdy there :) :) I'm a fellow Skutt owner, and green as grass :lol: so my 1st answer may be wrong. I don't think you'll have to worry about fumes from the kiln wash, enameling may be another story though. I've been considering buying the EnviroVent to aid in keeping the temps even, and steady. The ...
- Sat Mar 27, 2004 5:57 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Howdy there, ya'll...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15690
I've been firing high, but I ramp slow, usually around 300-500dph. Hopfully, experience will get me in to the habit of firing low. I haven't really had any problems with fracturing, except for obvious faux pas, like the stainless steel inclusion fiasco :lol: I got the ThinFire mainly to have the opt...
- Sat Mar 27, 2004 3:06 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: question about fusing -
- Replies: 13
- Views: 17879
I did a little experimenting with metal the 1st week that I had my kiln. I've got alotta pieces of metal lying around the garage, mainly aluminum and stainless steel. I got my best results with copper, in sheet form and wire(hammered flat). The aluminum reacted violently with the glass, the thinner ...
- Sat Mar 27, 2004 11:09 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Howdy there, ya'll...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15690
The DIY shelf paper residue looked EXACTLY like the Thinfire residue. There was no carbon on the shelf or glass, and no soot on the kiln brick, just a film of white powder(kiln wash) between the glass and shelf, the cellulose fibers completely burned out. Of course, I kiln washed the shelf just in c...
- Sat Mar 27, 2004 9:16 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Howdy there, ya'll...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15690
I'm thinkin' a kiln with both top and side elements would be the ideal, especially when the kiln is loaded with multiple shelves. One positive that I just got from a late night firing of some test peices: Being a complete novice(idiot), cheap, and insane, I'm willin' to experiment with things that m...
- Sat Mar 27, 2004 2:00 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Howdy there, ya'll...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15690
- Sat Mar 27, 2004 1:16 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Howdy there, ya'll...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15690
I just pulled another taco outta the kiln. It looks good, but I was expecting more of a crab rangoon kinda shape :lol: I've got another question(2nd of many) I'm looking for a uniform colloidal suspension of frit powder. What liquid could I use to get the desired viscosity, with a clean burn out? I'...
- Sat Mar 27, 2004 12:28 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Howdy there, ya'll...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15690
Thanks for the reply. When I started my search for a kiln, I wanted one with both top and side elements, but I couldn't find a kiln like that in the size I wanted. I'm thinking I might can even the heating out by retrofitting skutt's EnviroVent. I've been using the Glass Fire schedules for most of t...
- Fri Mar 26, 2004 10:52 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Howdy there, ya'll...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15690
Howdy there, ya'll...
...I'm very new to the warm glass art. I gotta Skutt GM1018 kiln last month, and I've been experimenting with regular float glass for the past few weeks. I'm looking forward to chatting with the resident experts on this MB, and maybe get some ideas, and tips on making my learning curve as painless a...