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it's all slumped, turned out beautifully!

Thanks so much, Brad! Yes, it's big...going in my backyard.

Suggestions for a schedule to safely slump a 9mm piece, 34" x 20"? Slumping over a stainless steel mold, using 1/16" fiberboard.
Thinking of
75 1150 60
Full 930 ??

Thanks!

Laurie, thanks for the tip. I never sprayed kiln wash, but I will try this, because I fire irid face down a lot.

Thanks Dee, but wouldn't the same problem arise?

it may be different for your smaller jewelry sizes pieces, than my blanks, but I will try not going over 1400. thanks.

thanks for chiming in, Barry. are you firing on thin-fire or kiln-wash? and what temp are you saying is the safe one, to avoid this issue? (maybe you haven't encountered the issue). actually your comments are helpful because this is for a first firing of 3, and I have been going to 1480, but could g...

I am looking for prevention, not remedy. I will see if I can detect a pattern to the pits and marks...it doesn't happen every firing.

For various reasons, I need to fire irid face-down. Bullseye confirmed that there can be problems firing it face-down onto thinfire, so I did it on a kiln-washed shelf. But...same problem
(markings). Has anyone had this problem and resolved it?
Thanks.

the Cremonese violin makers succeeded in two fields at once---acoustics and craft. you can have an instrument that looks gorgeous and sounds terrible, and one that looks terrible and sounds great. they did both, and the results have lasted and lasted.

that's good to hear. thanks for sharing your experience.

it "can" leave a cloudy residue...may not happen every time. if you're lucky, it won't happen often.

Irid fired face down onto thinfire can leave a cloud on the glass...don't know if it happens with dichro.

thanks. the brother is a few years older than her. and is very much into geology. so I am thinking maybe learn about copper/sulphur..bring turquoise and fv frit, let him see what happens. he keeps his rock collection neatly organized on a shelf above his headboard.

fabulous suggestions, Valerie. is anyone surprised you were so prepared? thanks also for the heads up on estimated attention span..that really helps. we will be there three days and I didn't know how much she might be up for. of course, it's mid-summer, and there is the lake to swim in. this is a go...

excellent, Brad. thanks so much!

Any suggestions for a good glass jewelry project for a nine-year-old? I will be visiting her, bringing a small kiln. I was thinking we could make many pendant blanks..first making frit balls, then using stringer bits. also a little tiny kiln-carving. any other ideas? thanks in advance.

thanks! I am working on some others..both bigger and smaller. having fun.

Hi, it's 24.5" high, about 20" wide at the widest point, and 3" deep.
the glass is about 8mm thick--highly kilncarved and lots of stringer.