Now that I've got your attention . . .
I am looking for techniques that people use for getting the smoothest bottom when slumping into ceramic and stainless forms. I know that some surface detail is inevitable (it is going to be a matte finish at best) but I keep trying for a really silky smooth finish.
Andy
Slumping Smooth Bottoms (yes I mean warm glass)
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Re: Slumping Smooth Bottoms (yes I mean warm glass)
AndyAndrew wrote:Now that I've got your attention . . .
I am looking for techniques that people use for getting the smoothest bottom when slumping into ceramic and stainless forms. I know that some surface detail is inevitable (it is going to be a matte finish at best) but I keep trying for a really silky smooth finish.
Andy
A drop mold will yield a perfectly smooth bottom. Correspondingly if your glass only minimally touches the mold it will only mark minimally.
Bert
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