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- Sat Sep 13, 2003 12:28 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Skutt Pinto Kiln
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6655
Well yes you got a good deal. Skutt is still making basically the same kiln - it is the only manual kiln in their glass kiln line (I can't recall the model number right now), and it is the same as the HotStart kiln with different controls. I used one for the first year I was firing glass. But it is ...
- Sat Sep 13, 2003 12:23 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: klyrfire/adhesive question...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5846
Klyrfire works as an adhesive, but it isn't a strong bond. You can pry things held with it apart (sometimes accidentally). It does the best job of not leaving any residue (in my opinion), but if I really need it to stick and not budge while I'm doing other things or moving it, then I use diluted whi...
- Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:36 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Hot enough or too hot?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20464
So you're looking in the kiln and it looks just right. When you say you vent, do you mean lifting up the lid? Until the temp drops a hundred degrees or your shirt catches on fire? If that is the case then you're misreading the degree of texture left, because that certainly should stop the melt. If y...
- Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:26 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Thinfire, smell and toxicity
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7345
- Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:24 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Antique Metal "TIN" for slumping?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11524
- Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:19 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Spectrum Silvercoats Fusing Experiment
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20670
- Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:11 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Powder Wafer Problems
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8873
If they're not sticking together, then you're not going high enough. If you're watching the firing then you can probably tell when you've reached the optimum point. The powder should be a little bit glossy. If you go too high then the edges will start crawling in and distorting. You usually want to ...
- Sat Sep 06, 2003 12:48 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Disappearing Colour
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7518
That's interesting about the violet. I've never had that particular color change at all - even when flameworking. I thought it was pretty stable. However long periods of time in the kiln can do weird things. Has anyone else experienced color shifts with violet, and I assume we're talking about that ...
- Sat Sep 06, 2003 12:36 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: *ahem* how big is your compressor?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16070
Perhaps the 200 lb relates to a pressure pot that comes with the compressor. I would think that any 5 HP compressor would suffice for small work. But I wouldn't pay too much as you don't know what shape it's in. A new industrial grade 5 HP compressor would sell here in Canada for maybe $1500-2000 (C...
- Sat Sep 06, 2003 12:16 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: The BEST etcher?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9130
- Thu Aug 28, 2003 12:31 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Heating/annealing TOO SLOW! Options? Alter the kiln?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7240
Good point Geri about the shape of the kiln in respect to venting. My top loading kiln can be propped open a little quite safely. In the Clamshell kiln, because the lid opening is level with the glass, the glass catches a chill quite easily. I don't prop the lid open until it is down to 250F and the...
- Wed Aug 20, 2003 12:16 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: HELP! How to Remove Adhesive Stickiness From Dichroic Glass
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15628
- Wed Aug 20, 2003 12:13 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: glass cleaner panic
- Replies: 20
- Views: 22404
Lacquer thinner for anything greasy or sticky (like those nasty rubber bumpers, labels, etc) and then Sprayway. Sprayway shows up any films left from labels, etc. when you spray it on - you can see the shape of the removed label very clearly. I then take the lacquer thinner to it, and use the Sprayw...
- Thu Aug 14, 2003 12:54 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Wanna see some good work?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9936
- Thu Aug 14, 2003 12:49 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fusing with Spectrum regular baroque
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8049
I've had no problems with baroque at dropthru temps but all the regular Spectrum can have devit problems at fusing temps. If I wanted thicker baroque for a dropthru, I would cut a circle of System 96 fusing clear and put it on top of the baroque then full fuse. I used to cap all the colors this way ...
- Thu Aug 14, 2003 12:34 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: How do you do it?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8346
- Thu Aug 14, 2003 12:15 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: New Spectrum Thin Fusing Glas
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5518
Sorry, I guess I should clarify that for the metrically challenged. Regular System 96 is 3mm and the thin is 2mm. It's weird here in Canada. When they started the metric conversion, they changed all the thicknesses of materials to metric, but not the surface area. Then the government got cold feet a...
- Thu Aug 14, 2003 12:12 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: New Spectrum Thin Fusing Glas
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5518
- Wed Aug 13, 2003 2:17 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fusing Mold Material Recommendation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5113
- Tue Aug 12, 2003 2:14 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: electric kiln going berserk
- Replies: 21
- Views: 18837
That sounds like a really good safety feature. Re the timer: I put in a timer on an old manual kiln that would shut off all the power to the kiln. The timer is connected to a contact switch ahead of the kiln outlet box. Now I suppose this contact switch could also fail, but it only turns on and off ...