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table top draping Q
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, rosanna
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Rosannarosanna gusler wrote: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, rosanna
I would use Unifrax HD board. I sometimes cover it with fiberfrax blanket coated with alumina powder. You didn't mention what kind of glass. If it is float, and you are not fusing I would fire to 1365 and soak until you like the look. If you are fusing float, fire to 1420.
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Read this: http://www.kerseyglass.com/resource-cen ... ticle2.asprosanna gusler wrote: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, rosanna
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