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This may be a silly question but I know nothing about metals - if stainless steel is carbon steel with added nickel to make it stainless, can you use carbon steel items as moulds or is the nickel an essential element? I understand that carbon steel withstands the same temperatures as stainless. Many...

Do any UK members know where to get sterling silver jewellry findings in the UK (mail order, no suppliers near where I live in Wales)? I haven't been able to find any suppliers of anything other than, quite frankly, junk - lots of fussy settings but no clean lined, unobtrusive designs. The findings ...

Can anyone give me advice on the best type of crystal clear adhesive for sticking glass to glass please? I'm making a rectangular vase (25cm x 10cm per side) in fused Artista and Dichroic. I don't want to detract from the glass by using copper foil or lead but have never stuck pieces together before...

You can also use car paints - the spray can type are the easiest - so you can have any colour you like, matts, metallics. They look as good on unfired glass as fired glass. Just remeber to do it outdoors and stand downwind! I've also used oil paints applied lightly and smudged on, oil and chalk past...

Tess thanks for the reply. Will this work for a rectangular shape? I should have said that the 4 sides are each 20 cms x 10 cms with the base 10 x 10. Cheryl

I'm a newcomer to kiln work. I have fuse and slumped individual pieces but now want to make a 3D piece - a vase - but don't know how to fuse/tack the 5 separate pieces together. I could copper foil them but want the piece to be entirely glass. Any advise gratefully received.