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hi mark, if you use float, i suggest staining or using leaf on the non tin side. the silver can react with tin in alot of ways that seem to me to be unpredictable. i think though that those ways have alot to do with reducing conditions. rosanna

man, what an article . you will be stoked when you see it i think. great pics and words. there are 2 cats, one annie i think posed under anod and there is an intense looking orange cat under kaneko's sculpture. rosanna

wow! great article. is that psycho kitty? the whole june/july issue is full of glass. eye candy for sure, rosanna

thanks john yewbetcha i can wait. wont have my bentonite untill next week anyhow. thank you so much, rosanna

i have changed my mind. the more i think about it, the better i like this new board. rosanna

hi john, one more Q(i promise). were those proportions by weight or volume? thanks, rosanna

OOOEEE this is gonna be fun! i have everything on hand but the bentonite. will order that today. i assume jointing sand is just clean silica sand? the kind i would use in cement? sure am glad i bought that used glass kiln. this would be a pain in the big scutt. rosanna

hi john, thank you for the 'epic'. one more Q, was the mix damp wet or dry when the impressions were made? it is good to get info on this subject fron someone who has some first hand knowledge. rosanna

were the impressions made in the sand mis when it was wet, dry or damp? same Q for when the glass was layed on the mold. curiouser and curioser. rosanna ps i am posting this as new trying to get around that darn invalid_session thing

hi john, after that mix was fired on, did they throw it away or put in more plaster/clay/alumina ? it seems to me that those parts would get 'worn out' after a fuse temp fire. what temps were their top temps? i really want to try this. thanks, rosanna

fence sitting, i wish. i am envious. you will have a ball. the days will go by so fast. saving my pennies for sept. rosanna[/quote]

i think that the board is fragmented enough as it is. directing newbie Q's to the turtorial or archives will work i think. rosanna

i guess what i am asking is , are they using the glastile name as well as using your samples. rosanna

hi barbara, are they using your name? glastile? the names of your lines? if they are using your sample boards are they ballsey enough to use the names too? i will call around here and in wilmington and ask for tile that looks like yours. i think this is a good project for the 24/7 R&D team. rosa...

ok, thanks. i will try the steel first since i live in the land of metal shops. time to go hit the ole scrap piles. rosanna

hi all, i am designing some small table tops. i want to do a drape type thing with the edge. say an inch and a half or so drape all the way around. so what do you think would be a good material to make my mold with? mild steel? rigidised fiber? plaster? anybody got a learning curve to share? thanks,...

hi jennifer, i do not understand the full power to 960 part of your schedule. but when in doubt, pull the plug. works for computers too! lol. gotta love those opposable thumbs. rosanna

this is SO cool. brian is right when he says 24/7 research and development. rosanna

hi anne, in 'techniques of kiln formed glass' 1998 ed. by cummings , pages 93 - 98 there is a nicely illustrated section on this. cummings uses this technique to add pre cast shells and eyes and cabs to his waxes before investing. he makes sculpture. rosanna

cool! should be interesting glenda. i would try a little glob first to see if it did stick or not. thanks for the phone number nikki. rosanna