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Do you not still have that giant catapult? Fire it directly at your new studio?

What Tom just said! Much better idea.

Hi Don, have you sought advice from a local distributor or compressor service technician. The latter can probably give you good advice and save you from possibly having a sale of various used compressor components on eBay. Bon chance!

Hope it works out, Bonnie. Let us know if you decide to firepolish the frosting and if that affects the shape of the slumped piece.

Here are some notes I copied from various sites, some from here: SANDBLASTING & CARVING 1. To fire polish sandblasting clear fire to 1400° F. 2. To fire polish and retain the frost fire to 1238° F. http://www.lampworketc.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-81201.html Glass fusing made easy Spectrum u...

Yes,thanks Kevin, I did name the wrong acid. Here's more info from the archives, explaining why a simple sandblast and refire, or etching cream and refire wouldn't have worked: http://warmglass.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=41601 My chosen kiln shelf protection is alumina hydrate so simply dumping it a...

Thanks very much, Brad. I'll just stick to the separate shelf solution. A long time ago, last century at Pilchuck, while taking Painting and Firing with Albin Elskus, an intricate piece on which I'd spent some time became contaminated from silver stain on the kiln shelf. Albin rescued it by masking ...

Hi Brad, reading this thread with interest. Is it just contamination of the shelf one has to worry about or can the kiln become contaminated such that it would damage future firings. I've kept a separate shelf for silver stain in the past. Is that sufficient for silver foil, too? Thank you.

Very cheerful. Thanks for sharing, Don.

Yes, they did shine. A little bit of good news among all the terrible news. I must admit I didn't watch any of the Games, just the highlights on the evening news.

When do we see a new glass masterpiece, Don? Your audience is waiting. No pressure........

Hi Don,

Can't answer your question but it's a long time without an answer so I thought I'd say 'Hi'!

Regarding the rest of your question re: best mechanical equipment for cutting glass, for most shapes, nothing will give you the precision of a freehand cut once you become proficient. If you want to make 'unnatural' cuts, such as a cutting an inside point, possibly a leaf shape, out of a piece of gl...

Hi, are you trying to score the glass using a diamond pencil made for marking lab slides etc? They're not designed for making the score line which then allows you to run the score and snap the glass. If the score line is not continuous the run can veer off and the glass will break in the direction o...

Jan, this tape is called eFusing tape. It says it is OK to 500F. Whether that is good enough for any kilnwork is doubtful. I know nothing about it other than what I read on the site.

https://www.amazon.com/stores/E%2FFusin ... f_=ast_bln

Don Burt wrote:

Don Burt wrote:Thank you all for the compliments.

Slathering hounds lol.

Cept Jen you said Slavering, not slathering. Still, lol. and Thanks .

These guys, they drool you into submission!

May we have the address of the garden where this eye candy will hang, please? And do they have any slavering hounds? You know where I'm going with this don't you Don?

Well done, again!

Hi RandiC,

Your question peaked my curiosity as I have a corroded pendant chain which I believe to be a SS.

Here's what I found:
https://www.silcotek.com/coatings-for-e ... oming-back

Hope that helps.

The solution should be simple: elect a federal government that acknowledges the need for a rapid transition to renewable energy. The states are doing their best despite the roadblocks and diversions caused by the deliberate obfuscation, lack of funding and inaction at the top. What's more difficult...

Thank you, Brad, for keeping the board alive despite the lack of sponsors. It's much appreciated. I use it a lot and frequently review old threads for information I currently need. I hope it continues to be here for those who appreciate it. Thanks again!

The solution should be simple: elect a federal government that acknowledges the need for a rapid transition to renewable energy. The states are doing their best despite the roadblocks and diversions caused by the deliberate obfuscation, lack of funding and inaction at the top. What's more difficult ...