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OMG i didn't realizes all that info was in this site,,,Bard you are a walking encyclopedia ,,that much of taken you years to put together,,,THANKYOU just doesn't seem to say it some how

howdy all ,,i am going to have a go at using a drop ring hope to make a small vase the ring has a top of 5.5" wide, the hole 3 " and hope to get a drop of about 5" to 6 ". so here is the question ,will be using 3mm glass ,,how many layer should i fuse together for the blank (am t...

thanks for the reply guys and as usual very helpful ,,i have some 10 mm float glass laying around the studio some where ill try a piece of that i think ,,,,i use a kitchen timer now ,,,my wife laughs at me when i carry it around,,, :? still all in the interest of art ..,,makes one think how people u...

ah well,,,looks like it may be a very long day ,,,,,and an even longer nite,,,, :roll: ah an idea,,,after i REFUSE it yet again,,,ill try to get it on to the mould while still warm > hot. that way it will carry over some of the temp and won't have to start from cold ,,,,,,i have some nice oven mitts...

hi guys the blank is 230 X 10 mm spectrum glass i annealed for 2 hours at 950 F then slowly cooled but when i try to slump the piece i no sooner start to heat the kiln and pop it thermal shocks , the kiln is only up to about 150 dec this is the 3rd time . i refuse it and much the same happens this i...

i read the question on the fern leafs,,some thing i have tried,,,while i am very ,very new at using a kiln,,(note the devitrification), i used a water based wood polish, brushed over the leaf (after sandwiching it between 2 warm shelf's to get it flat) then added two layers of fine flirts over both ...

WOW i didn't expect some many replys ,,,i thank you all.. yes the mould is a deep one 7 3/4 " wide and 4" deep,,yes i have been working on easy things till now.and buying moulds and such is very difficult in Christchurch NZ (earthquake closed most of our shops)..the kiln is a very old one,...

hey guys ,would anyone care to tell me what is going on with my bowls, this is the 3rd time i have tried to slump one, and always the same result. they only slump on one side. this blank, i cut and fused a bit more over sized (1/2 an inch) for the mould,, hoping that i would get a better slumping . ...