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- Mon Jan 04, 2016 10:30 pm
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: Restoring glass after grinding and edge
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13163
Re: Restoring glass after grinding and edge
In this case, I'm thinking your grinder head is probably too coarse for the work you're trying to do. More than likely it won't take more than a couple of licks with some wet-dry sandpaper or a fine diamond hand-pad to knock off a sharp slumped edge. I'd try 400- or 600- grit to start, go very care...
- Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:15 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Boiling Glass?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 27915
Re: Boiling Glass?
This is the web page that I think is originating a lot of questions:
http://www.glass-fusing-made-easy.com/b ... glass.html
http://www.glass-fusing-made-easy.com/b ... glass.html
- Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:04 pm
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: impression tile and rimmed dish mold
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11028
Re: impression tile and rimmed dish mold
So yeah, in this case probably not annealing long enough. I think there's too much going on with the whole mold & texture imprint thing to anneal for only 45 min. Plus, the bottom got pretty thin, which would add stress.
- Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:58 pm
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: Restoring glass after grinding and edge
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13163
Re: Restoring glass after grinding and edge
cold work. if you use diamond hand pads and a cerium pad at the end you can get a fairly nice finish, though it may not be as shiny as you like. you can *try* fire polishing with the piece supported in the mold, however in my experience, this results in a distorted lump of glass since the fire polis...
- Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:54 pm
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: Delphi Mold Disaster- Suggestions please :)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16915
Re: Delphi Mold Disaster- Suggestions please :)
holes like this are either a volume issue or an air escape issue. I'm not convinced that all delphi's products have fuser's best interests in mind. the provided schedule doesn't include a bubble squeeze, which you'd need if you didn't have a pre fused solid blank for the bottom. Also, looks like you...
- Tue Dec 29, 2015 11:09 am
- Forum: Art, philosophy, and content
- Topic: "Dumbing down" of glass art?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 261505
Re: "Dumbing down" of glass art?
YES. This literally just happened - asking why a project blew massive bubbles and then in a separate post talks about the class he's teaching... great.Yardic Glassworks wrote:Too bad there was not a violations for those asking how to program their kiln, then a week later saying that they are teaching a class.
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- Wed Dec 23, 2015 2:02 pm
- Forum: Art, philosophy, and content
- Topic: "Dumbing down" of glass art?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 261505
Re: "Dumbing down" of glass art?
I just 'reactivated' my log in info here because of this exact issue. I KNOW I don't know everything, but when multiple people are telling you your schedules are jacked or you shouldn't mix 90 with 96 and you refuse to listen... yeah. Plus, no one wants to figure out how to do things on their own. A...
- Wed Dec 23, 2015 1:42 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Boiling Glass?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 27915
Re: Boiling Glass?
You are right, it doesn't actually boil.
It also has been giving mixed results... and not all are good.
I haven't done it, but supposedly you can do it with baking soda or borax (I can't recall the exact formula) if you don't have the bubble powder.
It also has been giving mixed results... and not all are good.
I haven't done it, but supposedly you can do it with baking soda or borax (I can't recall the exact formula) if you don't have the bubble powder.
- Wed Dec 23, 2015 12:21 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Chads
- Replies: 10
- Views: 23726
Re: Chads
As the others have said, unless you can make them really REALLY small or plan to cut them off, they are obvious. I prefer the powder between layers method.
- Wed Dec 23, 2015 12:15 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: SUDDENLY ...air bubbles..SUGGESTIONS PLEASE?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6683
Re: SUDDENLY ...air bubbles..SUGGESTIONS PLEASE?
is there any possibility that your shelf has a small dip in it? perhaps you were using one side and flipped it?
while it's a workaround, a very fine sifting of clear powder between the layers can help prevent bubbles.
i would like to see your schedule...
while it's a workaround, a very fine sifting of clear powder between the layers can help prevent bubbles.
i would like to see your schedule...
- Wed Dec 23, 2015 12:12 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: The piece that haunts me.... (pic)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5410
Re: The piece that haunts me.... (pic)
I like this. It's simple, but that organic ribbon draws me in.