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- Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:29 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Blowers & Filter questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7407
Cathy: I checked with my vet when I started fusing and he said not to put my 33 year old African grey in the workshop, as I had been doing during parvious stained glass days. (Even with hepa filtered air circulator and a good hood that pulls 400-600 cfm). I want her to live another 30-40 years and b...
- Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:44 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Can I use this bowl as for slumping?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9786
Jerry and Paul: Thanks for the info on zinc fumes; the effects are very unappealing, even if not acutely toxic. I'll pass on using galvanized pipe. Paul: You have taken on a great challenge! I'd like to comment on making glass for lamps, as I am working in that area too. The quest for beautiful ligh...
- Wed Jan 21, 2004 2:47 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Can I use this bowl as for slumping?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9786
Paul.. Speaking of toxic fumes, I recently bought several pieces of glavanized steel nipples for making cylindrical pattern bars, not knowing at the time that I should have bought black pipe. I'm thinking of firing them anyway, just venting well to clear out the zinc fumes. Do you know how hazardous...
- Tue Jan 06, 2004 5:52 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: large circle cutter
- Replies: 18
- Views: 19305
- Tue Dec 30, 2003 2:44 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: ACC Baltimore in Feb.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12111
- Tue Dec 23, 2003 1:41 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fusing Schedules like cooking a chicken
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19766
Marty..Burt.... But there IS an art to cooking chicken, most importantly the annealing cycle. At full fuse, remove the bird from the oven and anneal at room temperature up to 30 minutes, depending on the size of the project. Annealing is necessary because the pressure from the heat of the coils duri...
- Tue Dec 09, 2003 11:26 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Ever hear of these kiln shelves?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6267
I talked to a rep at Bailey who told me that the Advantage shelves are meant to be used only above 1800 degrees, in a reducing atmosphere. They will deteriorate if used at lower tempertures. Evidently the components in the shelf must re-form and that only happens at the higher temperatures. However ...
- Mon Dec 08, 2003 2:20 pm
- Forum: Kiln Casting
- Topic: Here is some really fantastic kiln casting
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9250
- Mon Dec 08, 2003 12:13 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Would like your thoughts...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 37024
- Mon Dec 01, 2003 5:20 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: basic kiln question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10235
Jenny: I hope you like your Caldera. I finally decided on this one because of its versatility, price, and the presence of a digital controller. I picked it up after a recent (fantastic) workshop at Vitrum in the DC area, given by Steve Klein. The Caldera was used as a vitrigraph kiln, made a nice po...
- Fri Nov 07, 2003 6:28 pm
- Forum: Kiln Casting
- Topic: ceramic shell
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12605
- Fri Nov 07, 2003 2:24 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Philadelphia Museum and Wash. DC shows
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9058
- Fri Nov 07, 2003 1:09 pm
- Forum: Kiln Casting
- Topic: ceramic shell
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12605
- Mon Oct 27, 2003 4:29 pm
- Forum: Kiln Casting
- Topic: skamol
- Replies: 13
- Views: 16186
Charlie: I've been working a little with the 475 compressive strength material and find it to be much more flaky and brittle than the 600. The distributor in Charlotte, NC was kind enough to send me a sheet of the 475 to test out. It's easily cut with a chop saw but throws out a lot of dust. The scr...
- Wed Oct 22, 2003 9:55 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: float frit test cr loo
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7824
Rosanna: Nice test! The colors look really clear and bright. Were the frit and confetti fused on the surface of two pieces of float? At first glance it looked like the samples might be in a sandwich. I'm curious as to whether float frit really melts in well at full fuse or remains discrete (compared...
- Fri Oct 17, 2003 4:10 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Lamp Hardware
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6478
Suzan: You may want to cut a large hole or drill a few small holes at the top to prevent heat build-up under the lamp. Depending on the style of the lamp, you could look into having a wooden base made with a center post and 3-4 horizontal arms to to support the lamp at the rim. This style, with an o...
- Fri Oct 17, 2003 11:42 am
- Forum: Kiln Casting
- Topic: twist for flowerpot casting
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12996
Greg: Neat idea! However two-pronged pastorelli carriers are quite expensive; in stainless steel they're over $200. Last week I ordered from a local pottery shop a long-handled raku tool that should serve a similar purpose. In addition to moving or removing pots, I'm hoping that the tool won't be to...
- Fri Oct 10, 2003 2:21 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Evocativerre-New Fused Pendant
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13591
- Fri Oct 10, 2003 2:05 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Evocativerre-New Fused Pendant
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13591
- Wed Oct 08, 2003 11:40 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Thoughtful work?
- Replies: 145
- Views: 128793
It seems to me that a collector is well justified in buying a piece of the artist along with the object. Objects have a history associated with them. Every scrap of information is retained by museums for their ancient objects. During a tour, the curator of the Smithsonian Renwick museum informed us ...