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I tried the lens cutter to cut a lot of circles and found I was running thru a lot of heads on it.

I did some research and found that Cutter's Mate was coming out with a new circle cutter. Is is called Circle Mate and it is wonderful. From very small ones to large circles.

Barbara,

Where are you located in Greensboro? Near I85?

Stuart

In Durham, just off 85 there is Carolina Stain Glass that is getting more and more into Fused glass. I live in Richmond and stop off there on my way to or from Charlotte where my sis lives. They have always been very nice and helpful.

Stuart

Find contact info here for Bullseye and get contact info for Marathon Kilns from them.

http://www.bullseye-glass.com/about/find.html

I will be leaving this week to go to Dallas... what should I see while I am there? I will have Thursday during the day free.

Stuart

I saw the taurus 3 this past sunday. It is a sweet tool. Quieter than the 2.
It also can be taken off the table and used an a hand held tool.

The price will be around the same as the 2 now, but then the 2 will be sold for a cheaper price.

Stuart

I have found that the black sharpies leave a residue on Irid. On all other glass I have had no problem with them buring off. On the other hand, the white pens used to outline that I got when I was doing stain glass turns yellow during firing.

jim simmons wrote:

I use NiCr wire

Jim

Jim,
Where do you get the NiCr wire?

Stuart

Is Ceramic Fiber Board the same as the Kaiser-Lee Board?

Lisa,
If you studio looks too nice and large you might get a few visitors this winter when it get cold up here.

I went to a demo last week for the Kaiser-Lee board and Petra mentioned Primo Primer. The benefits are no sticking ..... =D> ... and after it is used you brush it off and recoat the shelf.. no scraping and no ugly buildups. What is people's experience with it? I assume it is a 5 to 1 ration with mix...

Michael, When I was in Ireland last summer I ran into a glass blowing studio not far from you that blows glass. He uses old Coke bottles as his cullet. I am sure that he has an annealing kiln. He might be able to give you info as to where he got his parts. If you don't know who he is e-mail me off l...

Stuart- - - you need to find a set of 'skyhooks' :lol: :lol: :lol: Clifford, Are you referring to the clips that hang in galleries with the wire coming down that is attached to the piece. The piece that I am thinking about doing would be about 1/2 thick and about 12 inches at the longers side. I wo...

Any suggestion for something that can be put on a piece that is going to a show that will not be permanent and would not nail, or permanetely install the half of the clete that goes on a wall?

Stuart

http://www.craftweb.com was the piece decorated? or all one color? You could probally fuse it... and yes, you would need a shelf... and a dam or form if you are going past tack.. but the question is what is their melting temp.,,.. go to Kosta's web site and send a e-mail off to their customer servic...

Luckily I am doing this at a potters studio with their kiln so I don't have to worry about the high temp in my kiln. They have suggested using the high fire clay because there is less chance of warpage. As for shrinkage, this clay that we are using has a 10% shrinkage so I am taking that into consid...

Does putting kiln wash on before firing to Bisqu make the kiln wash permanent.. ie do not need to kiln wash again before slumping.

Also how mcuh kiln wash.. still 5 layers?

And the obvious suggestion... a good strip cutter.

Today I went to a potters studio and started making some molds. We used hig fire clay and now the clay is drying before it is fired. Tomorrow I will be making some more. Any suggestions? I saw in another thread that it was recommended to put kiln wash on the piece before firing it. Any thoughts on t...

Question... should you put kiln wash on a piece of class before you fire it to bisque?