Am I heating my dichro for too long?
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 3:02 pm
I had a square of dichro that was supposed to be emerald green.
In the package, it looked green.
After firing, there was no color at all, only a few sparkles here and there. Definitely no green.
I used a simple square of dichro topped with a square of Tekta clear.
This is the BE fusing schedule that I use for all of my simple stud earrings.
300 dph to 1150, and hold for 20 minutes.
300 dph to 1450, and hold for another 20 minutes.
Full to 900, hold 30 min
100 dph to 700
then off
I could show a picture, if that would help. But it only shows plain old clear squares.
In the package, it looked green.
After firing, there was no color at all, only a few sparkles here and there. Definitely no green.
I used a simple square of dichro topped with a square of Tekta clear.
This is the BE fusing schedule that I use for all of my simple stud earrings.
300 dph to 1150, and hold for 20 minutes.
300 dph to 1450, and hold for another 20 minutes.
Full to 900, hold 30 min
100 dph to 700
then off
I could show a picture, if that would help. But it only shows plain old clear squares.