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Marty, Still can't find any information on the HIS website for vari-etch OR ammonium biflouride. Does it come as a solution or as a powder to be mixed with water? Otherwise it sounds like it's worth trying. Do you know what the pH of the solution is? Did you decide to use a vapor hood because of th...

clip Joined a china painting guild to learn more. THey use different paints but assume techniques will be similar. Susan W The book 'Painting China and Porcelain' by Sheila Southwell is a really good reference. Has several pages on mediums alone. Much more reference info and pure technique than the...

Just about all of the lowpriced halgoen track systems these days have a 120 vac to 12 vdc transformer built right into each track light fixture. Using the inverter adds cost to the system but reduces the labor content to get the system up and running, no rewiring of anything. At 12 vdc, each lamp dr...

If only certain colors turned dark then there is a reaction between the glass color and the Back Magic. I know if you put any lead bearing overspray on BE French Vanilla it will turn dark.

Ron

Just saw into it a little and then test and see if the blade cuts glass better. You need to go at least as deep as the diamond band around the edge of the blade. You shouldn't have to make a whole cut off the end to get results.

Ron

If the fire brick is a hard one, most fire brick used in kilns are too soft.

Ron

The blade may need dressing. See the attached link to the old archive. http://www.warmglass.com/cgi-bin/wgarchive3.pl?read=73184 Ron ok ron, naive question of the day - can i get a dressing stone at lowe's/home depot and is that what i ask them for? :) thanks Lowes should have some silicon carbide ...

Black Magic (Back Magic) has a high lead content and wil turn dark in a reducing atmosphere in the lkiln. I don't know if the process is reversible if you fire again with the vents open.

Ron

The blade may need dressing. See the attached link to the old archive.

http://www.warmglass.com/cgi-bin/wgarch ... read=73184

Ron

I need to drill a perfectly centered 3/4" hole in an 8" felt buffing wheel. Any ideas? Thanks, Steph Assuming the buff already has a hole in it (1/2" or 5/8") this technique will get you about as centered as you can get. Clamp a board to a drill press table and drill a hole in t...

Copper will develop a heavy layer of black oxide if heated in the kiln to slumping temps. Even with a coat of kiln wash they won't work.

If you like some of the shapes you could make a ceramic clay mold of the shape.

Ron

Steph Mader wrote:Ron, the amber microcrystalline wax is firmer and less sticky than the brown. It may not be as firm as you're after, but is easier to carve in a warm environment.

Steph

Thanks Steph. I'll give it a try. The brown is just to soft and sticky and isn't any fun to work with.

Ron

Just curious what wax you are using and how your are forming your wax model. I've been working with brown victory wax and would like to find something a little harder. I tried a nice machining wax which makes great models but the high expansion rate of the wax causes cracks in the molds before it me...

The element is falling more and more, so that it is now underneath my kiln shelf, or I rest the element on the shelf. I really want to get it back home. This is a pic of what I'm talking about. Help, please! :!: http://www.pbase.com/bjcashman/kiln_element Looks from the picture that the element nee...

I have an element that has crept out of its channel in the side of my 'round' Paragon. The wire is particularly stiff and thick and I have not been able to stretch or pinch it, even while warm, to get it back in the channel. It's just hanging out there. I have heard of a special plier that is used ...

It's a balance between glass volumes that is giving you trouble. The dichro piece is trying to shrink and the irid coating gets pulled with the glass. You might try sandblasting the irid coating right under the dichro piece and see if that helps, or go for just a tack fuse of the dichro piece on top...

:? how is the custom grip for small hands. My hands are tiny, well they fit my 5' frame, and I use a pistol grip. Never thought i had good control or strength in fingers for regular cutter. Would you all recommend the tap cutter with a custom grip. Any help with the evil whites and lime green opaqu...

I read all the comments on this topic and was curious how the change in temperatures over the seasons would affect the glass top? Could someone explain this to me? Do you recommend that the customers take the tables inside all winter long? Thanks. barbara If the glass is properly annealed, outside ...

I have been trying to figure this out, I can program up to a point but when I flash vent, and want to anneal down, what I am programming doesn't seem to do the trick. Anyone willing to help me out, I will be glad to give you a long distance call. I got 4 pages of instructions on this, and I just do...

Does anyone know where I can find this resist or have a recipe for it Ron Coleman, if your out there, can you tell me where to find this stuff in the city? Thank you Michael artglass101@hotmail.com Which resist? Franklin Art Glass sells the greeen stuff by the foot. If you're looking for clear, I h...