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I purchased the book when it was first mentioned, read it, and followed the directions to produce a halfway decent first attempt. It is well work the $18. I'm going to Brad's class on special effects (including crackle) at the end of the month and will be a little bit ahead of the game:) Emily Emily...

I've been making drop ring bowls. Usually I cut the rim off the top, and for every two drops I can add some clear and recycle those rims into a new bowl. My question is whether there is a limit to how often I can do that. Some of the glass in each rim is likely to be "new" glass and much o...

Dear Magless Participants, Below is the final list. Everyone has paid. We did lose one participant, but gained one at the last minute, so the final count is 34. I suggest sending a couple extra in case there is any problem in transit. I will return extras with your box. IMAGELESS ARE TO BE RECEIVED ...

These are the participants signed for the Exchange. Be sure you get your money in if you have not already paid the $25 entry fee. If you do not pay by the end of February, you will be OUT:( Payments received are noted below. If there is any problem with your payment being sent but not listed, please...

This piece is so rich in color and texture. I fuse for the
day I will be able to do something like this:)

Emily

Just a few days left to sign up for the Magless Exchange! More details are posted under
Community Events. Don't miss the fun.
The project "rules" are here:
http://www.warmglass.com/magnet-exchang ... guidelines

We're at 25 participants right now.

Cheers,

Emily

Just a few days left to sign up for the 2015 MAGLESS EXCHANGE !! Don't miss the chance to participate in a fun and educational project. I'm still learning from looking over last year's mags. If you need a reminder of the rules of the road, here they are: http://www.warmglass.com/magnet-exchange/99-m...

As the coordinator for the Exchange this year, I could not resist putting a brief note here especially for Newcomers. I think everyone knows about the Magless Exchange. The full details are on this Board under Community Events. I just want to be sure that Newcomers know how welcome they are and that...

We have 20 people signed up now. Signup continues until the end of January. Everyone is welcome, and if you have not participated before you really should try it! Here is an updated list indicating who has signed up and whose $$ has been received. Email or call me with any questions. Cheers, Emily e...

In the images below you see a screen melt bowl blank. Depending on the colors, I'm getting a scum in some areas (e.g. just above the reflections in the images below). I'm not sure if this is classic Devit, or if it is something else peculiar to screen or pot melts. Since high temps are needed for th...

Happy New Year Everyone! How about a New Year's Resolution to join the Magless exchange and make something wonderful? We have 15 people signed up so far. Signup continues until the end of January. Here is an updated list indicating who has signed up and whose $$ has been received. Email or call me w...

Hi Everyone - Below are the names, and numbers of those who have signed up for the exchange. The "Yes" indicates that the $25 entry fee has been received. Don't forget to sign up, and don't forget to send your entry fee. After the Holidays we can all turn our attention to the Exchange:) Ha...

Welcome everyone, to the 2015 Magless Exchange. A few have signed up and received numbers. When I get to 10 I will post a list and keep it updated with the relevant information. I look forward to all aspects of this project, and if you have questions, feel free to contact me. Emily Will 919-556-7414...

Steve and Tom - Thanks for those ideas. I also called Olympic and Bob told me to pull out the ceramic insulator and stick a small screwdriver back in there and scrape away some firebrick and clean the scrapings out and then the ceramic insulator will recess further and expose more pigtail. He said 1...

Jim and Joe - I'm using Bullseye only. I think Joe's point about annealing could be the answer. I measured the pieces and although I gave the glass plenty of time and space to spread, the thickness is between 7 and 8 mm instead of the usual 6 mm. In terms of annealing and firing schedule, since it w...

I've been making small bowls (5 1/2" diameter circles in a Bullseye ball mold) with good success EXCEPT that every time I try to use a screen melt circle as a starting point they crack early in the slumping process. Even starting my kiln at the lowest setting this still happens. Using the same ...

Today my Olympic Hotsie P just stopped heating mid-fire. After it cooled and I unplugged it, I took off the metal cage that surrounds the electronics. As shown in the photo, the wire going to the top element broke just at the edge of the ceramic insulator. The pigtail from the element broke, and par...

Molly - Both of my kilns have elements only in the sides, not in the top. So, I don't think that alone makes them "ceramic," The first time I ran each kiln I started at the lowest setting and watched each one very carefully to get some idea of how hot it would get, and how long that would ...

Molly - I'm not sure about the ceramic part of this equation, but I have two small kilns (one Evenheat and one Olympic) that have manual controls. They have a couple more choices that just lo-med-hi, but it is all manual. The good part of this is that I have been forced to learn a lot about what is ...

I'm trying to make a "tartan" bowl for a wedding present. After experimenting with colors, I've cut red and greed transparent strips. I have two layers with the strip colors in different positions, and the plan is to fuse them with one layer 90 degrees rotated to get the "weave" ...