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You can fire 4 or more times, but you have to be careful, the lower the temperature the better. If you fire that particular piece to a "higher fuse temperature" you're going to lose the texture or distort the design, which may not be what you want. What exactly do you mean by "spider ...

You can sift a very thin layer of clear powder (two grains thick at most) over the entire top of the piece.

Or use dichro on clear and fire upside down.

Put the clear below the black, not on top.

That's an odd situation. Normally, if elements were bad it would generate an error message (Failure to Heat) before it started cooling.

Has the problem repeated itself? Have you double checked the firing schedule to make sure you programmed what you thought you did?

I don't think expensive blades last much longer, if at all. They cut smoother, but they're often thinner. Have you tried dressing the blade you have by cutting through some kiln shelf material? Just a few cuts to wear away some of the diamonds and give the blade a little more life. The least expensi...

ginnibobinni wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2024 3:36 pm There was 6mm, 3mm clear base and 3mm strips covering the top.

Still not enough glass for the temperature you fired to.

Not enough glass. The total glass is less than 6mm thick and that causes the holes.

One solution is to not fire as hot. Also, it helps to do a bubble hold at around 1230F for at least half an hour.

Haven't used them, but you might check out the website (this is a UK company): https://adjustabail.co.uk/

There are also a few Facebook comments.

You just posted one, Kathy, so not sure what you're asking.

The best place to post is to go to the "Techniques and Tools" forum and click on the "New Topic" button. Then post just like you did this time.

There won't be any harm to the kiln. The worst thing that can happen is that you get little black carbon spots on the glass.

Yes, you can use hot glue, just don't overdo it.

—-I wondered if it was perhaps the paper she uses on the shelf.

Another possibility that makes sense. The paper, perhaps combined with the type of kiln.

Instead of glycol and water based mediums, use A-14 or pine oil. Your problem is probably the medium But why would that be? If it’s a medium issue, then wouldn’t I see the same results in either kiln? If I've read your post correctly, the problem occurs in electric kilns, but not gas kilns. The bin...

Barry Kaiser wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2024 4:19 pm Instead of glycol and water based mediums, use A-14 or pine oil.
Your problem is probably the medium

Agree.

There are a number of ways to create this kind of look. In fusing, it's most often done with glass powders, but that wasn't the technique used here. What you want are two different materials -- in ceramics, they're glazes -- that dry at different rates. Basically, the top layer cracks as it dries (u...

We usually use more than one coat on the jewelry molds.

As an aside, I'm not a fan of the spray Zyp. The Safety Data Sheet is pretty scary: it recommends a respirator, safety goggles, gloves, and long sleeve shirts when using the product. https://www.dlartglass.com/PDFs/MSDS/ZYP%2520BN13.PDF If I have to use Zyp, I use the brush-able version, which at le...

The SS is a floral former, so I assume hard to get the zyp brush-on liquid to stick without running off(?) I used to use boron nitride on my floral formers, but I don't anymore. I just cut a piece of thinfire slightly bigger than the glass on top, put the thinfire on top of the mold and beneath the...

We brush Zyp onto jewelry molds all the time. Just apply with a brush, then let dry. We've also used it on stainless molds, same process. No sandblasting needed on the stainless. I'm not a fan of using it on ceramics, kiln wash is a lot cheaper. But if it's glazed ceramic, you'd probably need to san...