It's very late and perhaps I'm not thinking straight, but after I pressed "post" I realize that firing with dicrho down wouldn't necessarily be the problem...would it? The piece of dichro was also textured with ridges and those were facing down as well. Hmmm...
Larissa
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- Mon Aug 04, 2003 3:44 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: fired a cab, top layer of glass did not flat fuse
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- Mon Aug 04, 2003 3:38 am
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Not quite the express train to glory schedule :-)
Thanks everyone for the great information. I think I figured out the problem from your replies, the dichroic piece was upside down. I knew it was upside down (I tack fused the piece first for fun and liked the effect), but didn't know the consequences when flat fused. Sorry I didn't provide all the ...
- Sat Aug 02, 2003 3:30 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: fired a cab, top layer of glass did not flat fuse
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fired a cab, top layer of glass did not flat fuse
Hi all! In fusing three layers of glass to make a cab yesterday, the top piece of clear backed dichroic retained some of it's shape and seemed to sink partially into the rest of the bead, but part of it remained sticking up (picture a sinking ship!) I'm using Bullseye 90 glass and fired at 1550 for ...