I don't typically do bottles, but was dumpster diving at the local glass recycle (OK, we were dropping things off and you can't help but look in and see what kind of cool glass there might be). I found a Sky vodka bottle -- one of the "big" ones (not the 750 ml but one about twice that size -- someone had a serious party!); beautiful blue. I slumped it yesterday, using the following schedule, which worked out well:
Seg Rate Target Soak
1 350 1100 30
2 350 1325 60
3 450 1475 15
4 1500 950 30
5 100 775 10
At the moment, I can't remember where I grabbed the schedule (maybe Creative Paradise? It was their mold), but they recommended the longer hold at 1325 as a bubble squeeze. It seemed to work well. Because it was such a large bottle, the bottom end was pretty thick (I think I'd have liked it better if I'd cut off the bottom).
I am still trying to figure out "what good" the textured bottle slumpers are... the nice pattern from the texture is on the back, and because of lack of clarity in the float glass, you can't see it from the "front". It is pretty from the back so I've decided to turn it around, hang upside down, and silicon some float to the back of it and make a wall vase for dried flowers.
We'll see....
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Dana W.
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