pate de verre-ish

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Vonon
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pate de verre-ish

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Is it possible to make a small bowl in a kiln washed mold by pressing glass powder "paste" into the inside surface and tack firing? It seems reasonable as that is a method used for making the "ice bowls" from tempered glass bits. There must be some cosmic force thing I don't recognize that dictates the use of a break away mold. I'm not trying for anything other than a simple little bowl.
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Kevin Midgley
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Re: pate de verre-ish

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watch your temperatures LOL

Look through the files on Warmglass
Like this in the photo section.
http://www.warmglass.com/phpBB3/viewtop ... re#p351974
Vonon
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Re: pate de verre-ish

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Thanks Kevin. I assume you're cautioning me to keep the temp. low enough to avoid a puddle at the bottom of the pot. I enjoyed revisiting the posts in the archives and was amused to find one of my own in that group.
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Re: pate de verre-ish

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Or you need to pack an inner shell holding the carefully placed powder in place.
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