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by Dorrie McGregor
Sun Aug 11, 2013 10:33 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Finished piece cracked
Replies: 5
Views: 6965

Re: Finished piece cracked

Thanks - Great Info. So next question: given that I have seven other masks that did not break in the kiln, are they sufficiently annealed? Or should I flatten them all, take them through a four hour annealing cycle to make sure that they won't be unstable in the future? And if so, would taking them ...
by Dorrie McGregor
Sun Aug 11, 2013 5:39 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Finished piece cracked
Replies: 5
Views: 6965

Finished piece cracked

I was working with a group of teens this summer, making glass masks. A simple project of taking a rectangle of Bullseye tekta, 3 mm, and a second layer on top. After we tack fused the first layer, I slumped it over a lamp bender mold. One piece (which had just a border of the second layer) cracked o...
by Dorrie McGregor
Sat Aug 03, 2013 12:39 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Sander Belts
Replies: 7
Views: 9230

Sander Belts

I am the proud possessor of a used Somaca belt sander (full sized), which we just wrestled into my garage studio. Now I need to get some belts for it. Does anyone know of a company that might sell full sized belts in the Portland area? (I have the one that came with the sander, so I can figure the s...