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- Fri Feb 20, 2015 7:38 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: silver contamination on mold
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8639
Re: silver contamination on mold
Ceramic molds will be fine to 1700f. R.
- Thu Feb 19, 2015 3:29 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Customers Asking for Discounts
- Replies: 19
- Views: 30651
Re: Customers Asking for Discounts
ii will discount my stuff to someone who obviously wants it but just can not afford it. someone wearing 400.00 shoes. no. r.
- Thu Feb 19, 2015 3:25 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: silver contamination on mold
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8639
Re: silver contamination on mold
you can also try firing with a heap of bentonite clay on the stain as hot as your jiln will allow.
- Sun Feb 15, 2015 8:31 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: How can I figure out ...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14440
Re: How can I figure out ...
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.
- Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:19 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Sealing Agents
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10959
Re: Sealing Agents
I was wrong. Invisable shield. Our local grocery is the foodorama. Their slogan is "you can't beat our meat ".Marty wrote:That's a great name. Calls to mind another era, before focus groups.
Like Rosanna's Glassorama?
- Thu Jan 15, 2015 9:55 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Sealing Agents
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10959
Re: Sealing Agents
Invisashield
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 11:23 pm
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: what am i doing wrong????
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9261
Re: what am i doing wrong????
also verify that your temps are accurate. r.
- Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:40 am
- Forum: Art, philosophy, and content
- Topic: Delphi Glass Catalog
- Replies: 5
- Views: 33004
Re: Delphi Glass Catalog
Nice piece. Sucks that delphi lifted the image. R.
- Fri Jan 09, 2015 8:16 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: KILN BUILDING
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10341
Re: KILN BUILDING
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.
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:08 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Turning on hot head torch on cylinder
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6450
- Sun Jan 04, 2015 11:51 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Making a mold of a bowl
- Replies: 18
- Views: 25939
Re: Making a mold of a bowl
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...
- Sat Jan 03, 2015 2:37 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Making a mold of a bowl
- Replies: 18
- Views: 25939
Re: Making a mold of a bowl
yep. me too. r.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.
- Tue Dec 23, 2014 7:54 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Cutting glass with a dremel diamond disk
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11461
Re: Cutting glass with a dremel diamond disk
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.
- Sat Dec 20, 2014 6:25 pm
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: Frit on copper clay jewelry
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9627
Re: Frit on copper clay jewelry
thanks. r.
- Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:35 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Hanovia Gold
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14861
Re: Hanovia Gold
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...
- Sun Dec 14, 2014 7:29 pm
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: Frit on copper clay jewelry
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9627
Re: Frit on copper clay jewelry
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.
- Mon Dec 08, 2014 4:47 am
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: More help with frit casting mold, please :)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11501
Re: More help with frit casting mold, please :)
Check the position of your thermo couple . You might be over firing due to a malfunction. R.
- Mon Dec 01, 2014 9:11 am
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: Coe 96
- Replies: 14
- Views: 20326
Re: Coe 96
No. R.
- Fri Nov 28, 2014 11:01 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: T-Fal Forms
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7967
Re: T-Fal Forms
yep toxic as hell to burn off. r.
- Wed Nov 26, 2014 6:21 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: fuseworks microwave kiln decals
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5479
Re: fuseworks microwave kiln decals
I would think so. Make one of whatever and see. R.