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I've made colored rims another way, using 1/4" strips cut from sheet. I first lay them onto a proper size semi-circle form and slump them. Now you combine these bent colors to form the outside circle & begin adding material for the main area inside. This works really well after you've worked out the kinks to sizing. You can even cut them 1/2" wide (so they sit 1/2" high) - enough room to add only frit to obtain a 6mm blank without a dam.

Hard to picture.....do you happen to have a picture before and after original slump of strips?

Laurie Spray wrote:Hard to picture.....do you happen to have a picture before and after original slump of strips?

Took me readi g it a few times...

Cut strips. lay each one, individually over a bowl slumping form and fire. Now you have these arced strips ghat you can lay on edge to form the rim.

Kind of like strip construction with arced pieces.

Dana

That's the idea.

Just can't imagine getting a true circle that way.......am I missing something?

If your slumping form is a true semi-circle, it should work well.

jjeakle wrote:Are you talking about something like this?

Very nice piece.
Bob

Slumping pieces into a true circle shape is important - however that's too hard using only two pieces (semi-circle) because you get a flat spot - so I use a few more. Any diameter can be bent then combined to form a true circle - don't even worry about how many pieces it takes to get it right. Pay attention to the diameter of the set-up, then slump many more than you need so you have choices.