Why did this break?
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 1:25 pm
I took this piece out of the kiln this morning, it was room temperature and it looked great. I set it on top of the three plastic cups you see in the photo and was getting ready to add frit to the piece when it spontaneously broke clean down the center. I wasn't even touching it at the time. The glass is 90 COE. The first firing was fusing 2 clear round blanks. The second firing was tack fusing the flower parts. Here are my schedules:
1st fire:
400 > 1225 > 30
600 > 1490 > 10
9999 > 900 > 60
100 > 700 > OFF
2nd fire:
300 > 1250 > 20
9999 > 900 > 90
75 > 700 > OFF
A couple more things: you may not be able to tell from the photo, but none of the pieces touch each other. There is a small gap between ALL the pieces. Lastly, is this piece worth salvaging? Could I refire to full fuse in hopes it would all go back together?
1st fire:
400 > 1225 > 30
600 > 1490 > 10
9999 > 900 > 60
100 > 700 > OFF
2nd fire:
300 > 1250 > 20
9999 > 900 > 90
75 > 700 > OFF
A couple more things: you may not be able to tell from the photo, but none of the pieces touch each other. There is a small gap between ALL the pieces. Lastly, is this piece worth salvaging? Could I refire to full fuse in hopes it would all go back together?