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Thanks all for your input. I'll be sure not to use the 'lost plastic toy moose' method!

Then I could find an alternative means than kiln for burnout.

I'm curious to know if any glass casters on this board have used hemp twine or cord as an organic burnout material. Even if you haven't used this, any thoughts from experienced casters about potential viability?

Wow, I am currently in an apartment in Short Pump (West Broad Village), moving to a townhouse in Stony Point next month! I'll look at the website, Thanks

I'm getting back into warm glass after a bit away in a new location in Richmond VA (was in Massachusetts). Looking for other warm glass hobbyists or artists in area. I'll go about my own search locally, but if anyone on the board knows of anyone in this area, that info would be great.

Bert, You said a couple of interesting things.... First, about the user of waterjet cutting. I have done some past research into this and would love for you to tell me what you are doing, what equipment you use or rent or otherwise... with lots of details. Also, kerosene use. Are you referring just ...

I didn't think of using the rubber alone. I had rubber under the plate when I clamped it to keep the glass from breaking against my table. I use the stuff that's meant for under rugs I believe, I buy it at Walmart in their crafts dept by the yard, very cheap that way. I use it to hold my glass in pl...

Unfortunately I have to get this piece polished without benefit of fire as its already been textured on the top surface (I'm grinding the bottom to a soft bevel on the edge of the plate). I plan on preserving texture during the slump. I won't go crazy though on the final polish as its going to pick ...

Thanks Bert, I think I did the opposite. I spent much time at 50 grit, then smaller and smaller amounts of time on the way up. I guess I will do again tomorrow, beginning with 100 grit. On this same topic, any advice on how to hold a plate so I can get to all edges without adjusting. Right now I hav...

I've looked at the thread from last year called "Sanding sponges -- and now angle grinders and pads" and while its on topic, doesn't answer my specific question about user of angle polisher/grinder. I have a variable speed Fein tool with the velcro adapter to put the pads on (50,100,200,40...

Lisa, Please refer to my post of 9/17/03, "Finding Tin Side of Float Glass". Per Tony Smith's recommendation I went to Mama's Minerals and bought the recommended shortwave unit (2nd from top left on link page, $41.50). Armed with the photo on that same thread of a piece of float glass tin ...

I'm attempting a number of projects with 1/4 inch float glass and hopefully graduating to thicker, say 3/8 - 1/2 inch later. I understand there are cutters available that are specially made for cutting these thicknesses, producing a deeper score and perhaps tapping along the way. Can anyone heartily...

I firmly second the homeowner's insurance point. I didn't tell my insurance company for a few months after getting my kilns in my basement. I started out with the small Rapid Fire without a controller then got the real bug and went after the larger JenKen Oval 13. When I did tell my insurance compan...

Any suggestions regarding how to keep the cloth laying flat in the kiln? Do heavy kiln posts work? I think I heard Tony remark about this one time (re amisil products) but don't recall the outcome. I have used cut pieces under a full fuse and it pulled the entire piece up into a curl, which promptly...

Thanks everyone for the input. The basic problem was apparently the UV bulb type I was using, so I'm outfitting myself now.

Cathy

I have seen many references to not doing certain things on the tin side of float glass. I have also researched on the web how to find the tin side of a piece of glass. I have found, read and tried various instructions on how to locate the tin side using a UV bulb in a darkened roon. For the life of ...

I've seen a number of threads that talk about safety glass and tempering of pieces. I'm trying to get my hands around safety in general as it applies to selling any consumer glass product. The bottom line is that I want to have processes in place that result in a product that is safe to the consumer...

db -- I'm teaching myself Adobe Illustrator (10). Its somewhat painful as I'm not a graphic artist and getting stuck on some of the industry terminology. I'm trained as a software developer/programmer so it shouldn't be so hard. I have used Adobe Photoshop/ImageReady in the past and that has allowed...

Thanks db --

I think I may give the airbrushing a try. I've seen references to airbrushing the Reusche paints using the water miscable medium, so I'll look into that. I suppose I can create stencils from the same graphics programs I use for the screen stencil creation.

-- Cathy

I've had some recent small successes screen printing on glass with the Reusche paints. I think implied in the discussion is that this is for the purpose of creating opaque tracing lines. Certainly with the paint mixtures I'm using that is what is created. However, I am wondering if my assumption is ...