Contact Donna Garvey at dgarvey@smjrortho.com.
In great shape. $300 or best offer.
She's in Greensboro, NC.
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- Mon Sep 15, 2025 2:10 pm
- Forum: Buy and sell
- Topic: Taurus Ring Saw for sale
- Replies: 0
- Views: 330
- Sat Sep 13, 2025 9:28 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: slump after sandblast?
- Replies: 4
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Re: slump after sandblast?
I guess it depends on how low you can go and still achieve the slump you want. The lower the better, the shorter hold the better.
You could test with a scrap to see if you like the resulting texture.
You could test with a scrap to see if you like the resulting texture.
- Sat Sep 13, 2025 2:41 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: How thick a layer of powder?
- Replies: 2
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Re: How thick a layer of powder?
The answer is going to depend on the color, but typically powder shrinks up to 1/2.
Why do you want the powder so thick? Can it work with a layer of thin (2mm) and a little less powder?
Why do you want the powder so thick? Can it work with a layer of thin (2mm) and a little less powder?
- Sat Sep 13, 2025 2:39 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: slump after sandblast?
- Replies: 4
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Re: slump after sandblast?
At 1250F most of the sandblasted surface will start to shine.
If you can, go to around 1125 and hold for an hour. That works for most shallow molds and will leave you a very nice matte surface. (My favorite finish, by the way.)
If you can, go to around 1125 and hold for an hour. That works for most shallow molds and will leave you a very nice matte surface. (My favorite finish, by the way.)
- Fri Sep 12, 2025 11:48 am
- Forum: Buy and sell
- Topic: Evenheat Studio Pro 14 Glass Kiln
- Replies: 0
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Evenheat Studio Pro 14 Glass Kiln
In excellent shape. Current retail $2200+, asking $1000 or best offer.
Molds, shelves, and other related supplies also available.
Kiln is located in Greensboro, NC. Must pick up.
Contact Donna Garvey
dgarvey@smjrortho.com
336-451-4633
Molds, shelves, and other related supplies also available.
Kiln is located in Greensboro, NC. Must pick up.
Contact Donna Garvey
dgarvey@smjrortho.com
336-451-4633
- Thu Sep 04, 2025 10:03 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Dealing with bubble in glass
- Replies: 13
- Views: 70290
Re: Dealing with bubble in glass
If I was trying to fix it though, you're saying put clear frit in the space of the bubble? Would that help the bubble flatten or would it just smooth out the the divot? If I wanted to keep working on the piece, I'd probably break the bubble and put frit or small pieces of glass where the bubble is....
- Wed Sep 03, 2025 9:38 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Dealing with bubble in glass
- Replies: 13
- Views: 70290
Re: Dealing with bubble in glass
I refired my second piece and ended up with a small bubble going the other direction and was wondering if anyone had any feedback. It's hard to tell without a better photo, but my guess is that when the original bubble happened it stretched the glass in that area and you didn't have enough thicknes...
- Mon Aug 11, 2025 9:44 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Dealing with bubble in glass
- Replies: 13
- Views: 70290
Re: Dealing with bubble in glass
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? The smartest thing to do is to keep the hold time the same and just vary the temperature. 10 minutes is a good standard to use. If...
- Mon Aug 11, 2025 8:14 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Dealing with bubble in glass
- Replies: 13
- Views: 70290
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 somethin...
- Sun Aug 10, 2025 9:11 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Dealing with bubble in glass
- Replies: 13
- Views: 70290
Re: Dealing with bubble in glass
Not long enough for a bubble hold. You need to hold at least 30 minutes at 1230F on the way up. Too fast from the bubble hold to your top temperature. 200 dph at the most. Too long a hold at the top temperature. Lots of lousy schedules at Makerspace and Reddit. As for refiring the damaged pieces, yo...
- Wed Aug 06, 2025 9:19 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Dealing with bubble in glass
- Replies: 13
- Views: 70290
Re: Dealing with bubble in glass
In general, it helps if you give us the firing schedule you used that caused the problem. The bubble was likely caused by firing too fast between 1200 and your top temperature. If you share your schedule we can answer more definitively. Slumping the piece won't fix the problem. And you can't fix it ...
- Mon Jul 07, 2025 2:38 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: strong, but thin gloves?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 85137
Re: strong, but thin gloves?
We mostly use 5 mil, which might be easier than 9 mil to get on and off, but they're still hard to remove, especially if you're sweating.
Vinyl gloves would be easier to remove, but they're not very durable.
Vinyl gloves would be easier to remove, but they're not very durable.
- Mon Jul 07, 2025 10:28 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: strong, but thin gloves?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 85137
Re: strong, but thin gloves?
Here are some options: Nitrile gloves, durable and resistant to puncture. Not quite as flexible as Latex surgical gloves, which are more prone to puncture than nitrile gloves. Vinyl gloves are thin, but prone to puncture Neoprene gloves are designed to replicate latex (some people are allergic to la...
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 9:20 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Using raw oxides to color glass
- Replies: 4
- Views: 22559
Re: Using raw oxides to color glass
See here for a little more info: https://warmglass.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=364187 There's a nice chart about half way down the thread Most of the Ferro frits are no longer being made, but you might try some of these: https://ceramicsupplyusa.com/product-category/frits/ Or perhaps a local pottery ...
- Wed Jun 11, 2025 2:58 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: No Days glass fusing glue
- Replies: 3
- Views: 32222
Re: No Days glass fusing glue
You might ask the No Days people: https://nodaysadhesives.com/No-Days-Liq ... g-c5749935
Don't know if it will work for you, but hot glue is polymer based so shouldn't be water soluble. It burns off pretty clean, but you may want to test for your application if you try it.
Don't know if it will work for you, but hot glue is polymer based so shouldn't be water soluble. It burns off pretty clean, but you may want to test for your application if you try it.
- Sat Jun 07, 2025 9:25 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Clean Burning Tape
- Replies: 2
- Views: 29496
Re: Clean Burning Tape
We've had good luck with both scotch tape and clear packing tape. Just don't lay it on too thick.
- Mon Jun 02, 2025 1:09 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: new kiln looking for Digitry parts
- Replies: 3
- Views: 59643
Re: new kiln looking for Digitry parts
Assume you've tried email and phone:
Digitry Company Inc.
449 Forest Ave
Suite 9
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-0300
Fax (617) 484-5220
They're still in business (according to Maine Sec of State).
Digitry Company Inc.
449 Forest Ave
Suite 9
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-0300
Fax (617) 484-5220
They're still in business (according to Maine Sec of State).
- Tue May 20, 2025 9:45 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: controller for small Aims kiln
- Replies: 11
- Views: 114995
Re: controller for small Aims kiln
Wondering about the infinite switch. When it's on low, do you see the elements clicking on an off infrequently, or are they mostly on all the time?
Is there a difference between the switch on low and the switch on high?
Is there a difference between the switch on low and the switch on high?
- Sun May 11, 2025 3:17 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: controller for small Aims kiln
- Replies: 11
- Views: 114995
Re: controller for small Aims kiln
I do not need anything fancy.. I will be adjusting the firing as it happens. So, hoping there is an affordable off-brand unit. If you're going to be beside the kiln during the firing, you might just need a pyrometer, instead of a full-fledged controller. That would give you the temperature in the k...
- Sun May 11, 2025 2:23 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: controller for small Aims kiln
- Replies: 11
- Views: 114995
Re: controller for small Aims kiln
Bartlett and Orton are the two main manufacturers of controllers for kilns.
https://www.bartlettinstrument.com/kiln
https://www.ortonceramic.com/autofire-controllers
https://www.bartlettinstrument.com/kiln
https://www.ortonceramic.com/autofire-controllers