Pot melt for Patten bar slices

[tom suter]

I just got done doing a pot melt.
I had a 8 inch sq lined with fiber paper and a sheet of clear on the bottom.

The pot was good it is 3/4" thick nice movement.

I went and clean the edges of with the tile saw.

This is when i realize the clear is much thicker on the border area I guess
is that the drip pushed the clear out a bit,

When i slice it I will clear on the edge and when i bookmark it it will not look
like I want.

I am trying to figure a way around this.

I am not sure if I should reload bottom side up and drip back on to it or to put scrap pieces
on the bottom side up and comb it.

I have not played with glass for a few years and it lessons learn time.
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Thanks for any idea how to work around this.

Tom

[tom suter]

I am not sure why it did not put the top pic but this is the top

Thanks
Tom

[Sharol]

Hi Tom,

Yes, getting a perimeter of thicker clear at the border is typical when potmelting onto a clear base. You will likely see some, although much less, of the clear base across the entire back of the melt. You could flip it and try to add glass on top of the clear, but I wouldn't recommend it. Multiple firings at high temperatures, especially with warm colours, can create other problems.

Why not just start slicing it up and see what you've got? The clear should diminish as you move towards the center of the piece. You can always trim off the clear base once you have the slices cut and not lose too much width for your butterflied pieces.

Sharol

P.S. I like the colours

[Judd]

You could make a rectangular mold, 6" long, 3" deep, 3" wide. Put a rectangle of clear glass on the bottom of the mold, an inch smaller than the mold. However, when I fire into molds, I don't bother with putting clear on the bottom of the mold.