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Dani, since Mr. & Mrs. are primarily china paint suppliers the paints they offer are true china paints. I'm not sure what if any differences there are between china paints and Reusche colors. To my knowledge they are all low fire glass based enamels. Used in thin layers as paint it does not seem...

Joseph, German overglaze colors which fire from 1348 to 1472 F are available in 1 dram (volume measurement) glass vials priced from $1.50 to $8.95 per vial dependent upon pigment raw material costs from Mr. & Mrs. of Dallas. Web site is http://mrandmrsofdallas.com/Products/Overglaze%20Paints.htm...

Bert, that 110V mini kiln sounds very interesting. Please be sure to keep us informed on progress.

Best wishes,
Tom in Texas

Kim, do you have to mount all 12 tiles as a unit or are you willing to mount each tile singly
( much simpler)? Also, how far from the wall do you want the protruding tiles?

Best wishes,
Tom in Texas

Luiza, the basic principal of slumping glass is that if you are not using a drop out mold you are only softening the glass so that it conforms to the shape of the mold beneath it without stretching the glass. A bowl mold 15" across the top by three inches deep would need a glass circle 21"...

I may be too cautious in my drilling technique but I have drilled 100 holes in pendants with one 2mm drill. I use a variable speed Dremel grinder with a three jaw chuck mounted in a Dremel drill press attachment. I place an 8" cake pan on the drill press table and put a piece of 1/8" or 1/...

Becka, the package could have said fire to cone 5 or 6 or else it could have said fire to cone 05 (zero five) or 06 (zero six) depending on the type of clay. Cone 5 to 6 is for stoneware or porcelain clay. Cone 05 to 06 is for earthenware (hobby ceramics) clay. Either way those temps are beyond most...

I have worked with oxides and/or Mason stains at 10 to 20% in P25 ceramic frit and have had good results. Black copper oxide makes a nice turquoise color with lots of bubbles between layers. Airbrushed on top layer gives nice results. Add a little CMC gum to help keep suspended. Unique Glass Colors ...

Vidro, first I need to know if you want the hole to be parallel to the surfaces of the glass you look at or perpendicular to the surface, ie a hole from the front of the item to the back. All the techniques using mandrels of any type with bead release between the layers of the glass produce a hole p...

My radial drill press will drill to the center of a 34" workpiece. When I drilled the glass sink bowl I had flattened the bottom of the bowl on a diamond lap so it was flat and parallel to the rim. I sat a plastic container on the drill press table, placed a 3/4" piece of plywood in the co...

Bea, it looks like the Inland swap top machine should do what you say you want. The 6 1/2" saw blade will cut a maximum of 1" thickness. For the diamond saw you would also have to order the Water Drip Add On Kit to supply clean water to the saw. Do be sure to order any Inland product with ...

Liam, I have the radial drill press from Harbor Freight Tools and have used it with a tungsten carbide core drill to drill the hole in a slumped sink about 3/4" thick. It costs less than $200 and can be used as a regular drill press for other drilling operations. It may be slightly under powere...

My general feeling is that low fire clay is not the best shelf material for the rapid (compared with clay firing) temperature changes we use for firing glass. Another issue would be getting it flat enough to avoid trapping air under the glass with large items. Many here have suggested rigidized refr...

I have done something a little unconventional for a drop out ring. I have cut out the center of a greenware plate, leaving about 1" to 1- 1/2" of the rim. It looks something like this (______) with the line across the bottom being the opening. I then bisque fire this ring, kilnwash the out...

Peg, a bolo tie is a western string tie. Look at them here http://www.sedonaindianjewelry.com/Jewelry/bolotie.html

Best wishes,
Tom in Texas

You might want to look at Unique Glass Colors, http://uniqueglasscolors.com/glaslf.html

Best wishes,
Tom in Texas

I.m afraid Houston, TX is souther yet.

Best wishes,
Tom in Texas

Bert, I don't know if this would help but this is what I have done to get a cracked ice texture on 8" x 12" trays from 6mm float. I mixed 50/50 kaolin and alumina hydrate from ceramic supply store to thick paste (drywall mud). I troweled this onto kiln shelf 1/16" to 3/32" thick,...

Shasta, I don't know if you are aware that kiln elements become very brittle when cold after they have been fired a few times. Do not try to move/stretch your elements while they are cold. Heat the element to red hot, turn the switch off , then quickly move the element before it cools. If it starts ...

I spent my money and bought a Fletcher lens cutter from a local glazing supply house and have not regretted it. I have used the cutter to mark my most often used circles on the bakelite base so I can slide a strip of glass 1/2" wider than my circle over the mark and cut away. Just have to slide...