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hi Lori, I also have a ceramic kiln olympic 1818, and I almost always fire two shelves at a time. the lower shelf I position in the middle area of the kiln and the upper shelf about 3/4 to the top. I have never had any problems, and have both fused two shelves at a time and slumped 2 at a time. To b...

I once slumped a 10 inch round piece into a mold that was a bit too small and then tried to reslump into a larger slump mold. What happened to me was that I got a large bubble at the bottom. I later, refused the piece to flatten, then reslumped again into the larger mold. It worked that time. When I...

Need info: I currently fire in a ceramic kiln with side elements only and to do a full fuse without bubbles, the entire process takes almost 24 hours. I am considering purchasing a Glass Kiln. I have been told you can complete a full fuse in 4 hours. I am specifically interested in the Paragon Fusio...

I really enjoyed your presentation and learned some new info. I like your idea of adding marbles for feet. How do you attach the marbles. Just with a clear epoxy? thanks again for the great presentation. Cathy

Carla, I was thinking that maybe you could shape your clear domes by slumping the glass rather than dropping. If you could make a ceramic mold the shape you needed, you could slump. I'm a potter and have just started to make custom slump molds for some of my glass projects.