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decal firing schedule suggestions? THANK YOU for any help

Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 3:27 pm
by JoanG
Decal Question...ANY help greatly appreciated
I am using black low fire decals on a small 2 layered glass piece and firing it in my small hot start kiln. The thermostat doesn't give me many options for controlling the firing schedule. I fired the first time using the decal instructions which indicated that the top temperature was 1290 with a 10 minute hold. The extra "stuff" around the decal (trimmed) was still visible. SO the question is...higher temperature? longer hold time?
I'm new to decals, but not to fusing,,,BUT have a little bit of a time issue so ANY help is appreciated...
THANK YOU

Re: decal firing schedule suggestions? THANK YOU for any help

Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 3:49 pm
by Brad Walker
The "extra stuff" around the decal will almost always be visible after the firing, so if that's the only issue the schedule was fine.

Re: decal firing schedule suggestions? THANK YOU for any help

Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 8:22 pm
by JoanG
I appreciate your response. I keep seeing work without that "stuff" so I still feel like I might be missing something. The results are disappointing and I see such beautiful pieces by other.
THANKS!