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Ceramic molds will be fine to 1700f. R.

ii will discount my stuff to someone who obviously wants it but just can not afford it. someone wearing 400.00 shoes. no. r.

you can also try firing with a heap of bentonite clay on the stain as hot as your jiln will allow.

off the hip....too fast heat up thermal shocked the glass causing it to blow apart before it fused back together. . why? dunno. but too fast. sometimes kiln controllers get cranky at low ambient temps. need more info like he said. r.

Marty wrote:That's a great name. Calls to mind another era, before focus groups.
Like Rosanna's Glassorama?

I was wrong. Invisable shield. Our local grocery is the foodorama. Their slogan is "you can't beat our meat ".

Invisashield

also verify that your temps are accurate. r.

Nice piece. Sucks that delphi lifted the image. R.

bert came here and ran the build of my big kiln. it went great. the kiln is still happy and healthy. . feel free to get up with me. r.

That begs the question of how exactly to flatten a design such as this...would love to hear your approach! How do you do this without distorting the design? (Something I have thought about myself for other projects and have not found a tequnique for, yet) i would make a casting mold out of paper cl...

Bert Weiss wrote:I would figure out a way to flatten the image, then mold and cast flat pieces, and slump them in a separate firing.

yep. me too. r.

you might be better served to find someone skilled at scoring/breaking to give you some hands on lessons. if you are anywhere near marty kremer i would ask him. r.

thanks. r.

Interesting. I don't quite get the 'don't put anything into the bottle' imperative but it sounds pretty emphatic. You'd be inclined to put essence into the little bottle and stir it up of course.....its not like cooties are going to jump in there and get things all dirty. I'd guess she knows what s...

if it was me i would buy the thompsons enamel sample pack that is made for copper. but it might work your way. try it. r.

Check the position of your thermo couple . You might be over firing due to a malfunction. R.

No. R.

yep toxic as hell to burn off. r.

I would think so. Make one of whatever and see. R.