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Dear all. Thanks for all your ideas.

Hello all.

I've crushed some frit. The average is the size of rice grains. Then ran a magnet through it.

Then I washed it in a weak soap and water solution then rinsed in water.

The frit holds a lot of water! Waiting for the water to evaporate takes forever.

How do I dry the frit?

Peter

Thank you Bert.

Bert, could you please share your annealing schedule for the 10mm float?

Peter

Can you assume that identical bottles (same shape and color) have the same COE?

These bottles would be mass produced in batch runs. Correct?

I prefired white eartheware paper clay to 820C. I then added lead based glass to the prefired paper clay - with no kiln wash - and fired to 800C. The result was a very clear casting with no sticking. This was Rosanna's idea. There is an old post about it. It's got something to do with the paper in t...

I think the cheapest fusing glass and supplies in Australia are from these guys.

http://glassfusing.com.au/

Pete

Morganica wrote:
I have burned out "wax bondo," a mix I make with 50% lard and 50% beeswax melted together.

Cythnia, Are you able to steam out the wax bondo from the investment mold? Also, does the unused portion go bad because of the Lard?

Pete

I was doing some lost wax kiln casting and there must have been a some victory brown wax residue left inside the mold. There was only a tiny amount of wax residue but the fumes were so smelly! It absolutely stank. I had to switch off the kiln. Has anyone used natural beeswax for last wax casting? Is...

Lauri, 3M make several spray adhesives. Which ones did you try? Pete

I think they would make excellent paper weights, as long as they're not too heavy.

Thanks for the lead. Pete

Unique glass colors sell a product called "FREE". Their website states : "FREE is used to allow the glass to move "freely" on the surface as it expands and contracts while being fired. The best way we have found to apply FREE is to place it in an old cotton athletic sock and...

Im' off to a bad start. I'm having trouble finding out what government department is involved in the safety processes and regulations. The Federal government refer me to the state government who then refer me to the electricity authority who refer me back to the Federal government! Less government i...

Morganica wrote:Since I make my molds in layers, and hand-build them, I have an entirely different method

Cynthia, do you allow each layer to fully set before applying the next layer?

Faye, an easy way to do this is to fill the empty space with short grain dry rice. That is, the space that you want to occupy with the mixed investment. Empty the dry rice into a measuring cup. The volume of the dry rice is the amount of water in your investment. This method will give you a little t...

Dear all, thanks for your comments. There's plenty for me to investigate! Pete

Bert Weiss wrote:
I would suggest learning a way to make fiber board panels with embedded elements.

Thank you Bert. A

re fiber board panels with embedded elements called anything else? That is, is there a Technical term or industry term for this?

Peter

Hello. I'm considering starting a small business making kilns for the hobby and semi-professional glass, ceramics, enameling and precious metal clay market. Not industrial or commercial. I'm guessing the profit margins are high but the volume is low. I believe this market is large(ish), especially f...

I have a question to Lauri and others regarding the problem of drawing on glass. Its a serious question: Why don't you paint? Don, some people - like myself - have a shakey hand. Both the glass and the glass paint are so smooth and slippery thereby compounding the problem. It's not so much of a pro...